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I would love someone to define to me what 'we look after our own first' means??

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SnipeBird · 07/01/2017 22:07

Whenever I have political or brexit driven discussions this is a constant arguement thrown back at me - and genuinely I'd love to know what it means? Does it mean those who pay taxes here (includes people here and abroad, but not those on benefits maybe?), does it mean if you live here (all expats are out then), does it mean if you're British? (What does that mean? I'm half English, half German?), does it mean if you have a passport (well my 2yr old ds is out?)
What does it actually mean, who are 'our own'?

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Permanentlyexhausted · 12/01/2017 23:45

No, I'm not talking about reparations. That's a different issue. I'm saying that it's a bit rich to claim that we shouldn't give aid to countries less well off than ourselves when we have exploited them in the recent past and continue to exploit many of them.

SnowmaggedonAgain · 12/01/2017 23:46

Where do we go for that ww2 refund Permanently?

38cody · 13/01/2017 00:06

Snipebird: great thread
I'm going to say goodbye to it now but great thread.

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