Brexit Metaphor No 6
When several children are playing, the game often breaks down because they cannot agree on the rules: are they playing hide and seek with elements of tag or are they playing tag with a bit of hide and seek? When a child decides it suits them no more, they simply bail out. On the other hand, adults normally play more responsibly, even when there is a gambling element to it.
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| Adults playing mahjong in a back alley in Macau, October 25, 2018 |
For many Brexiteers, the EU is a game with rules that no longer suit them. Yet, they don't want to leave the bouncy castle just yet. They simply want to play darts inside it. Throwing darts in a bouncy castle is not very different from throwing stones when living in a glass house. But usually this is the point where the parents from Brussels step in and put an end to all childish shenanigans.
(This article is part of a daily series, with 155 more Brexit Metaphors to follow until Brexit day, March 29, 2019.)
