Brexit Metaphor No 84.
Imagine a movie car scene: it is getting dark on the world stage and Britain needs to get behind the steering wheel and drive off into the future. Britain is at a ripe middle age and needs to use prescription glasses to read and drive. But in 2016 Britain stomped on its spectacles and all it now has is a pair of sunglasses. Britain puts on the sunglasses and drives off into the sunset. Won't the entire audience be wondering how long the drive will last before there is a car crash?
EU membership functions as prescription glasses. They don't look cool but they help you see clearly and get things done.
Brexit serves the role of a pair of funky sunglasses. Wearing them makes you think you look cool. But when dusk falls, wearing them doesn't help; it actually makes you worse off.
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| Sunglasses (Source: Wikipedia) |
Notes:
1. Timeline: This article is part of a series of original #BrexitMetaphors published daily. A total of 84 have been posted so far and another 77 Brexit Metaphors will be published every day until the planned Brexit date of March 29, 2019.
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