Iceland votes 'No' to reopening EU accession talks

I find it a bit baffling they so badly wanted to avoid even hearing what's on the table. Saw so many people interviewed who simply said they didn't want to join, but that's not what this referendum was about

To me it's like knowing something odd is happening with your body but you refuse to consult and pretend nothing is happening. That level of stubbornness hardly ever yields good results.

	▲	sehw 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
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ChrisArchitect 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496707

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eimrine 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

EU is the sinking boat: no energy, no manufacturing, no AI, no freedom, no protection from Russia.

	▲	wewxjfq 13 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		What a high quality comment. Meanwhile at the top of every worthwhile metric including freedom indices: Half of the EU + Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada.
	▲	cjbenedikt 15 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Source(s)?
	▲	DivingForGold 13 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		and taxing their citizens to death ...