J.k Rowling...

[spathiphyllum]

"My mentions have taught me that Brexit is like Trump's wall. For its devoted fans it has a symbolic value totally unrelated to its workability, its true cost or the glaring self-interest of its proposers, whereas non-believers see nothing but a deranged and costly vanity project. "

[MallyJ]

Yep!

[jno]

sounds like an apt comparison.

[ABerrant]

Equally apt comparison to the EU.

[naomi24]

She's a brilliant fiction writer.

[Zacs-Master]

Correct in all respects.

[Old_Geezer]

:-)

Just because someone is famous doesn't make them wise, nor necessarily right.
If the quote really is from JK that there's a case in point.

[Zacs-Master]

'If the quote really is from JK that there's a case in point.'

Eh?

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe, as others have implied, she meant to say :

"My mentions have taught me that the EU is like Trump's wall. For its devoted fans it has a symbolic value totally unrelated to its workability, its true cost or the glaring self-interest of its proposers, whereas non-believers see nothing but a deranged and costly vanity project."

Then it'd fit exactly.

[Old_Geezer]

Could you not spot that the tech somehow changed my "then" to "that" ?

(I spend more time correcting the stuff I typed perfectly, when I read what it has put on the screen, than I do typing the stuff in the first place.)

[Zacs-Master]

No. I'm pretty sure she meant brexit. It's what she wrote on Twitter.

[Zacs-Master]

'tech' ?

[Old_Geezer]

Ah so that's where she possibly made the error.

[Old_Geezer]

I'm sure you don't need every little thing explained.

[Zacs-Master]

Erm, there was no error. You wish there was, but there wasn't.

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1072458088924483584?lang=en

I'm guessing you don't have a twitter account, OG?

[naomi24]

It seems those for whom celebrity holds little influence aren’t treating these dubious gems of wisdom in the spirit they were posted.

[Zacs-Master]

It seems those who see undeniable truths are treating these words in the spirit they were posted.

[naomi24]

Who dat den?

[Theland]

It a wonder we haven't had a few golden nuggets from the three wise men, Geldof, Bonehead, and the third is so insignificant I've lost his name! Help me?

[Zacs-Master]

Dem wot agree.

[Jackdaw33]

Do you mean Branson, Theland?