All this domestic turmoil is indicative of the way in which Brexit goes to the heart of Britain's national identity. For this reason, it is hard to believe that the jingoistic associations of The Daily Mail's cartoon were a coincidence. Brexit is rooted in imperial nostalgia and myths of British exceptionalism, coming up as they have — especially since 2008 — against the reality that Britain is no longer a major world power.
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