Brexit Metaphor No 19
Russian dolls are a fractal hierarchy: the biggest doll contains a smaller one, the smaller doll contains a tiny one, etc. Many other things in nature are fractal: snowflakes, coastlines, even broccoli.
Brexit resembles Russian dolls in such a fractal sense. Article 50 sets out the rules for leaving the EU, but Article 50 itself can be stopped with a tacit "Article 50" of sorts: with the agreement of the other EU member states.
Similarly, the draft backstop Customs Union agreement that is supposed to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will likely contain its own backstop: the rules on how the UK can withdraw from the backstop Customs Union with the EU.
There was a referendum for Brexit in 2016 and now there may be a referendum to stop Brexit. That's as fractal as Yin & Yang gets. So why don't we just brexit from Brexit?
The world is fractal. So is Brexit politics: darkness in light, light in darkness.
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| Fractals: Mandelbrot set (Source: Wikipedia) |
(This article is part of a daily series, with 142 more Brexit Metaphors to follow until Brexit day, March 29, 2019.)
There was a referendum for Brexit and now there may be a referendum to stop Brexit.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't we just brexit from Brexit!
That's as fractal as Yin & Yang gets: darkness in light, light in darkness.