Yes, but is that spite or self-preservation? It was notable how much anti-EU sentiment fell off while the Brexit negotiations were ongoing, and fairly clear that was at least a secondary goal of the … (View Post)

That dataset is in severe need of normalisation by country, to adjust for the fact that certain countries seem much more "respectful" in general than others. Also, the question is poorly wo… (View Post)

Doubly important, I would say. Since delays become somewhat more likely. (View Post)

I don't know if that qualifies as "obvious", but it's certainly plausible, and more likely than a "divided loyalties" insinuation. (View Post)

It means I'm assuming you are not yourself Jewish, on the basis that there are vanishingly few Jews out there called Mary. On which basis, you are presumably not personally offended by the comment in… (View Post)