[Eji1700]

No Shit.

Economically, diplomatically, strategically, and environmentally probably the dumbest decision they could have made and something they will continue to feel repercussions from for at least another decade.

It’s not as loud as Brexit or Trump but likely equally as damaging to so many causes across the board.

The only silver lining from this monumental fuck up is that since sadly we only learn when consequences occur, they’re finally having to face the music and will hopefully plan for a better future.

[eru]

You are right that it was a dumb decision, but in this case blame the voters, not the politicians. It's democracy at work, it's what the people wanted. (At least judging by opinion polls and protests and the like.)

[gregbot]

Well, the only real downside to this is that energy is a bit more expensive and emissions won’t go down significantly for an extra 15 years or so. Depending on your preferred social cost of carbon that could not matter to you.