If everyone leaves there'll be no one to hand out deals though. See how much this silly vote has complicated things? And for what?
"Things will go back to normal" someone said. Then what the fuck was the point?
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Brexit |OT| UK Referendum on EU Membership - 23 June 2016
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If everyone leaves there'll be no one to hand out deals though. See how much this silly vote has complicated things? And for what?
"Things will go back to normal" someone said. Then what the fuck was the point?
EmpressInYellow
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I feel like a pretty safe way to gauge most political decisions is: "Am I on the same side as fascists here?"
If yes, take a really good look at what you're supporting.
I mean, Marion friggin' Le Pen is cheering this on. These are your fellow travelers, Leave voters. These are your ideological bedfellows. Congrats.
If yes, take a really good look at what you're supporting.
I mean, Marion friggin' Le Pen is cheering this on. These are your fellow travelers, Leave voters. These are your ideological bedfellows. Congrats.
Whats the impact to the large majority of people right now? None. Everyone still has their jobs, most people aren't retiring tomorrow, very few will be using foreign currency (and just as many will benefit from a weak currency).
The less we let the stock market dictate our politics the better off the common person will be.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Honestly, the Leave voters dealt a major blow to the GBP, Scotts, NI, and other bad results, calling them dumb and idiotic is quite accurate if they've leaving would be bad. It's not like many, many people told them that, ya know, this is a really bad idea. I'd call them stupid.
The Leave party made many ads attributing to racism, so while it's difficult to say they're all racist, it does seem the Leave party is very popular with racists.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Yeah, I mean I guess there was the Blitz :/
Omega Kirby
Member
And I made a thread today regarding to why scots hate the english >.>
The first day that there was more than one race.
We've been racist forever; we just go through phases where we're better or worse at hiding it.
Textbook American Republican strategy.
1) Completely undermine/derail government functionality
2) Blame government dysfunction on the other guys
3) Rake in votes
QuicheFontaine
Member
Ok, and off to bed.
Thanks for the thread everyone who stayed up!
Thanks for the thread everyone who stayed up!
This would probably trigger me and my family to move back to Ireland.
ShipTheCheese
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The company I work for is going to be fucked - half of the data we work with we're only allowed access to because of the EU.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
But that's how Capitalism works?
Yeah the people who have lost their jobs and livelihoods in a blink of an eye are hysterical. Of course you'll just call hyperbole while covering your eyes and ears.
Flintty
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The last 24 hours have been people getting dog piled and branded racist and Xenophobic on Gaf, just for stating they're gonna vote Leave. It has been disgusting.
I have real sympathy for people badly affected by the result, heck I'm likely to be among them. But this is the start of a bumpy road of change which I hope will be for the better.
I'm not going to explain the reasons behind my vote; I know better than to do so on Gaf. People get analytical and nasty and nothing I can say will convince them that I made my vote for the best of reasons, reasons personal to me.
I get that people are hurt but for fucks sake, personal attacks on Leave voters needs to stop.
That's the one positive I take from this too, I'm in Bristol too and am incredibly proud at how strong the remain vote was here
Lightning Count
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All 32 Scottish territories voted remain which I am really proud of, but leave being stronger than expected meant it didn't matter due to how small the Scottish population is compared to England.
Visualante2
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What a time to be alive
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
As opposed to the tyrannical impact Europe was having on Britain through the pillow regulations depriving the common man of his gentle slumber.
Might you live in interesting times. Chinese Curse.
I expect some kind of war in Western Europe during my lifetime. Hopefully I am wrong though, Scotland and Northern Ireland might come back into the EU, and those countries have at least some interest in the EU. England never had any interest in the EU, except to complain about it. Now they cannot blame the EU anymore. I laugh at the promises that all that EU wasted money can now be spent on NHS and such things, surely it will be spent on tax cuts for the rich and corporations.
I expect some kind of war in Western Europe during my lifetime. Hopefully I am wrong though, Scotland and Northern Ireland might come back into the EU, and those countries have at least some interest in the EU. England never had any interest in the EU, except to complain about it. Now they cannot blame the EU anymore. I laugh at the promises that all that EU wasted money can now be spent on NHS and such things, surely it will be spent on tax cuts for the rich and corporations.
It is extremely important that Americans take note of this. It's not just spite though as many of these voters are struggling.
Rural and less-educated voters have largely been ignored and beaten down by both parties. Democrats have completely and absolutely ignored them while Republicans have economically harmed them but pandered to them on social issues. Now the social issues are a lost cause and these voters see absolutely no established parties willing to help them. All the rural voters hear is rhetoric akin to "stfu and vote how we tell you to." This leads to the scary rise of people like Trump, because they see nowhere to turn to. So bullshit reigns.
I see many similarities in the Brexit vote.
Interceptor
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You are living under a rock eh? 1 million to germany last year, close to that this year already, a whole slum waiting to reach britain through the tunnel, thousands drowning in the ocean, the whole eastern part of the EU reinforcing borders. The far right on the rise everywhere, mass shootings in paris and brussels, etc etc etc.
"I don´t know about any immigration problem" This is exactly why your people voted to exit.
Because they are sick of people denying the obvious while screaming racist at anyone mistaking it as a valid way to discuss real world problems.
"I don´know about any problems" - congratulations. Sentences like this are ripping the EU appart.
GoldenEye 007
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Yes, Nikkei just halted trading multiple times for the lols. Dow Futures down over 600 points. And people posting in here their jobs are done or at risk.
This is fine.
This feels even worse then all the times I've watched the toris win.
Thinking of moving away before this comes into effect.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Even if you bet on this happening, you don't benefit from it. Because the money's worthless now. NobodyWins.gif
SporeCrawler
Member
really doubt it.
So you can't explain it either. Gotcha.
MidnightHour
Member
Wasn't expecting to wake up to leave winning, huge disappointment.
Unknown Soldier
Member
No one was going to fight a civil war if Scotland voted to leave the UK in 2014, they won't lift a finger if Scotland does it in 2016. I think a lot of people have resigned to seeing dissolution of the United Kingdom in their lifetimes, if for no other reason than nobody wants to turn Great Britain into another Yugoslavia.
At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?
EP president Schulz: "Expect Cameron to trigger article 50 next week. Then the 2-year deadline for exit negotiations begins."
https://twitter.com/stefanleifert/status/746211679566856192
https://twitter.com/stefanleifert/status/746211679566856192
Havoc2049
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Hopefully you did this before the vote. I know I did. Might be a good time buy low later this year. The UK will make a comeback.
Well before today. It was poised to overtake Germany and Japan to be the 4th largest economy in the 2030's.
Red Arremer
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Scotland is definitely gonna drop out of the UK now. Northern Ireland is also definitely on the fence regarding unification with Ireland or independence. Gibraltar might be wanting to drop out as well if Spain continues its bullying. Generally, this will give a big boost to secessionist movements in Europe.
If the UK economy makes it through this with just a few bruises instead of imploding, it will also blow up anti-EU sentiment across all countries, especially the ones that already have these kinds of sentiments run rampant (e.g. Austria).
If it does implode, it'll make the EU stronger, but of course it will cause a shitload of suffering.
Either way, this is the worst possible outcome for just about everybody.
If the UK economy makes it through this with just a few bruises instead of imploding, it will also blow up anti-EU sentiment across all countries, especially the ones that already have these kinds of sentiments run rampant (e.g. Austria).
If it does implode, it'll make the EU stronger, but of course it will cause a shitload of suffering.
Either way, this is the worst possible outcome for just about everybody.
PackAPunchedMick
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They thought they knew the British people, tjhey were wrong, surely they can't keep their job after this?
-duskdoll-
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They could all be factors to be honest.
Honey Bunny
Member
It's amazing how often the Remain campaign used this as a reason to say.
If we leave they'll fuck us over out of spite, yeh that sounds like a marriage I want to be a part of.
I think if you go into any argument with someone and assume, or worse state, they are stupid and racist then how in gods name do you expect to convince them of your side?
More people voted leave than remain, so in essence you believe that over half the voting population is stupid and racist.
Is it perhaps more likely that they believe they are doing the right thing and are under a misapprehension than they hate other people and are too stupid to understand the consequences of their actions?
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