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This should serve as a reminder that there are many things which motivate people other than raw economics. Many things which we ignore at our peril.
If, has been suggested here, the motivation for the brexit vote is racism, then weâve established two things. First, that a majority of the UK voting public is racist. Second, that telling them theyâre all racists is not a winning electoral strategy.
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Another Upside for those of us on the other side of the pond: cheaper British beer, although Bass ale will never lose its value as far as Iâm concerned.
Early in the day I heard news reports that people were staying away from the polls because of inclement weather. I wonder if thatâll cause some embarrassment to future generations.
âGrandfather, how did you vote on the European Union question?â
âWell, since it was rainingâŚâ
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I know this is a late reply, but Tory Brexiteers see the EU as an obstacle to Britain trading freely with the whole world, especially rising (or until recently rising) economies like Brazil and China. So Brexit wonât lead Britain to move away from neoliberalism. On the contrary, if we end up outside the single market we will have to replace it with free trade deals with other countries.
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I certainly hope youâre wrong, since the events that led to the current situation in the UK can be traced directly to the unnecessary war started by the last shitty president the US elected fifteen years ago.
God knows what disastrous repercussions the entire world will have to suffer for decades if the US were to elect an even more dangerous and inept asshole than that one.
Hillary, 2016. Save the world.
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Tony Blair of course had nothing whatsoever to do with the Iraq invasion (cough Chilcot Report cough).
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Starting with those whoâve made a cash down payment to her.
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What about in economics? Or politics? Things donât always follow the pithy rules and tend to be very sensitive to realityâŚ
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To be fair⌠I also think that Trump will be the next president⌠now.
I didnât think that yesterday, but I do now. This will bolster the racist/bigot vote, now they see they can actually vote and change the world instead of just protest-voting. Seriously, Canada needs a wall now⌠
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It seems apropos that âBrexitâ is a homophone for âbreaks it.â
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Just as Iâm sure PM Boris Johnson will have nothing to do with his country following President Drumpf over whatever cliff he decides to jump off.
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I donât. Brexit will just galvanize the opposition even more, and coupled with his inept, non-general-ready campaign management, his lack of donors, and the unrelenting focus of the Democratic machine now turned directly on him, this will only make Drumpfâs loss even more of a landslide than it already was set to be.
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Holy crap; I realized that Scotland overwhelmingly voted Remain, but I didnât think they did so this consistently:
Compare and contrast to NI, which voted solidly to Remain, but had some regions that wanted to Leave.
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That map suggests another âleave the UKâ referendum in Scotlandâs very near future.
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It isnât obvious who was following whom. Blair was pushing an âinvade Iraqâ policy even before W was elected President, and much of the âevidenceâ for WMDs came via British intelligence.
Dear EU, given that the Channel Tunnel comes into London, would you like a capital-sized exclave?
Sadiq Khanâs article in the Evening Standard today seems to suggest that âLondon wants a place at the negotiating table, alongside Scotland and Northern Irelandâ.
I would suggest those who voted out on the basis that the EU was stripping workers of rights, and that an exit would be better, are misguided. Cameron is going and has, effectively, handed control the far-right wing of the Conservatives. As such, the rich will be alright - as they generally are - while the poor will suffer from a slower economy and probably more austerity.
I donât think anyone in mainland Europe would be happy with this result. Itâs just a mess. No one wins.
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Lets just all keep calm, and wait to see what Vladimir Putin has to say. And then do something else.
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So, the real question is how fast Amazon UK and Waterstones will have their exchange rate updated - Iâve got about a dozen books Iâve been thinking of ordering from the UK. (Or is that my credit card who handles the exchange rate? Iâll have to call them and find outâŚ)
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Next up, Britian votes to leave the Commonwealth, because itâs full of âbrown people.â
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Whatâs wicked (in the witch sense, not the cool sense) is that counties like Cornwall - which receive massive amounts of EU funds - have voted out.
Why? My Kernow friends - why?
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