Thanks, Obama.
LOL - WHAT? Regret is eating that 5th taco - not for a vote you should have researched.
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It is a very munchy word, Iâll give you that.
No less strange than fringe groups like the KKK and (now Scientology frontgroup) Nation of Islam promoting âright of free associationâ aka libertarians trying to re-legalize segregation. They hate each other, but not as much as they hate the world.
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Itâs an interesting info-graphic.
Kind of strange the way the numbers add up (or donât). For example, 80% of the leave vote thinks that immigration is a force for ill, whereas 21% of them thinking itâs a force for good, leaving them with⌠a population of 101% ?
No wonder the leaves won. Apparently they get to vote multiple times.
[Edit: BTW, Iâm just being a little snarky. The numbers do add up, but the graphics itself is convoluted and confusing]
This is a fantastic result. It has nothing to do with racism nor xenophobia, it has to do with independence. The right for a country to govern itself as it sees fit, and to remove politicians through elections when they donât (or in the EU often canât) carry out their mandate. Consider the many countries historically that have waged wars and shed blood for a shot at independence. How are people so ready to give that away?
The EU is hell-bent on a United States of Europe that it can control from central governance. It has extended its mission-creep far beyond its original remit and will continue to do so if unchecked.
Centralised power is never a good thing. It is unaccountable, un-removable and becomes expensive for those who can least afford it. The markets have had a shock, but watch this space, theyâll be back up within a week or two.
Britain will look forward to doing the same trade with our European cousins that we always have, and be free to make trade deals with the rest of the world now too.
Please donât accuse everyone who voted âleaveâ of being racist, small-minded or little-England pensioners, itâs not the case at all. Itâs about leaving an expensive behemoth that only has its own power in its best interests.
Our brothers and sisters in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece etc. will see that life outside of this fenced-in area is indeed possible, and besides eachother, thereâs a whole big world out there ready to trade with.
Let it pull us together, not apart.
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Based on the age breakdown of the voting, we have just been voted out of the EU by people who think Ready Brek is an exciting way to start the day. So there is that.
Yes, Iâm cranky. My investments are in the toilet, my kids may leave the country, thanks to a load of ignorant old people who didnât have a clue about the issues, but thought that if all those immigrants went back where they came from, it would be easier to get to see their (Polish) doctor.
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Youâre right. Theyâre not all pensioners. Half of them are almost/wannabe pensioners.
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Do you think that will happen before the UK has their ârejoin the EUâ referendum?
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Oh, believe me, I know. I grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio Orthodox community, and those forces that you mentioned were very much presentâalot of Dubya voters, for example, back when I still lived there, because he was âpro-Israelâ, despite the evident facts for the reasons behind his support being appeals to the Revelations block.
As for social regressiveness⌠Iâll put it this way: at the school I attended, they were so prudish that I didnât even know what homosexuality was. It wasnât even mentioned. Which worked out fine for meâI had zero preconceptions to overcome, but I really have to wonder what kind of effect that might have had on my statistically three gay classmates.
But, yes, I have to wonder at the degree of compartmentalized thinking of a group of people that can proclaim that assimilation is the biggest threat facing our people and actively work towards shutting themselves off from secular society, while at the same time working hand-in-glove with Evangelical Christians on a political level.
Of course, I made the mistake of asking about that and other points of dogma, and, well, thereâs a reason Iâm not part of that community anymore. 
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Welcome to 21st century democracy.
Personally, Iâve kind of reversed my decision on if the âinternet is a force for good or evil.â I used to think good, but now I just see it as a tool, and all tools these days will be used for evil. In the ever-hastening post-literate world culture that weâre living in everything is reduced to a reaction, and no thought requiring more than 140 characters can be expressed.
So, you may think that the old folks screwed the pooch on this one. But donât worry â the young ones can screw up next time!
Tx; Iâm good on the grandfather thing.
One said: âI personally voted leave believing these lies and I regret it more than anything, I feel genuinely robbed of my vote.â
Oh goodness. âRobbedâ?
Iâd love it if there was some polling on this, though. With nearly 1.3 million voting to leave itâs almost hard to believe that you couldnât find 5 who regretted it.
Such as the UK in itâs recent Brexit vote? I get issues of scale, but I donât like people pretending that no one died in this campaign.
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The religious Right have more in common than they do with the left wing of their own religions. Forget the ideologies: itâs the right-wingness that matters. When you see someone dressed in black, wearing a funny hat, possibly a funny beard, and telling women that he knows whatâs best for them, whether theyâre Islamist, Hassidic, Russian Orthodox or Bible Belt makes little practical difference.
And the sound of tills ringing is the same for all of them.
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I am utterly baffled that a decision of this magnitude was decided by a simple majority. When the vote is split nearly 50-50 youâd think it might be a sign that this isnât a good way to decide.
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Itâs the older generations that have seen the EU change beyond recognition and are wise to its advances. One could just as easily argue that the elders have wisdom on their side and the youth have naivete.
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Jo Coxâs murder was indeed a sad, tragic and senseless act by a deranged individual. We all wish her family, especially her children, all the support we can.
One could just as easily argue that the elders have dementia on their side and the youth have correctly functioning brains.
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Oh wow, I thought you were joking.
Thatâs better than the old rumor about Bob Avakian living/hiding on Hubbardâs yacht, and at least up there with the true story of Jim Bakker and Lyndon LaRouche being cellmates.
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