What do you do when problems get too much for you? You bury your head in the sand or you take refuge in hectic activity that you sell as the solution to all problems. Our politicians almost always choose the second option and they regularly fail miserably. Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States can apparently only be governed if someone like Donald Trump leads people to believe that all they need to make everything ‘great again’ are the right and most immovable prejudices.
The remains of a small boat flying European flags is burnt on a bonfire during a demonstration in Whitstable, southeast England on April 8, 2018 against the Brexit transition deal that would see Britain continue to adhere to the Common Fisheries Policy after formally leaving the EU.
People working in the fishing industry supported by the pro-Brexit Fishing for Leave organisation launched flotillas nationwide on April 7, 2018 in protest against the prospect of Britain continuing to adhere to the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy that sets quotas and fishing rights during the transition period after Britain has formally left the European Union. / AFP PHOTO / Niklas HALLEN (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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