Well, there's certainly no denying it was 'brusque', and it would be disingenuous for me to pretend it wasn't. I think by and large these discussions are handled as well as could be, but we've all lost our rag on occasion. God knows I wince at some of my 'Trump era' hot takes, and some of my 'choice' reactions to other posters. In fact, in some other threads too!
We're all 'in the moment', and with political threads we all get rubbed up wrong, especially in 'text-speak'. We think we know each other pretty well after all these years but ultimately haven't the first clue, and with differing temperaments afoot, personalities clash. I'd wager more people would put aside their differences if meeting over a pint, that is, if people bloody turned up for the Meistermeets!
By the same token, six years on, we're reminded in this ongoing Brexit bungle that everyone's to take a
side, that there can be no neutrality or simply observing how things play out, and so it becomes an unwanted Remainer vs Brexiteer unwitting stand-off. Fact is, six years is a long time in politics, I believe my partner voted to Leave based on half-truths and the pledges (I think I couldn't vote, but the sentiment was there) and can now see that the chancers of that time couldn't see past their noses, never mind a decade into the future.
And as for unfettered immigration, that's highlighted just how far the UK's
taken back control of its borders, as I'm sure anyone with half a brain would like help those in need, but not before knowing if their asylum is genuine. Yet as today's figures have proven, it's all a sham, as half a million have entered illegally in a year!
I don't make any bones about believing the politicians 'of the day' were ever truly in favour of enacting Brexit, and as we'll see soon enough, Sunak's already paving the way for re-entry. Perhaps the right choice? Who knows, but I'm not going to kid myself that the Mini sold to me is a Lamborghini, and Brexit, in its current guise, is looking rather like a dud