It's so sad. Most of the people who voted for this will be first to get chewed up.
From real conversations with muh paw that took place last year:
Me: Dad, did you notice drop in the pound since you voted for Brexit?
Dad: The value of the pound goes up and down all the time and in any case this is probably its
true value. It was artificially high.
Me: What do you mean artificially high?
Dad: RARRGLFARRRRRGGGHH!
Me: You know you've condemned the young of this country and the poor will be at the mercy of the rich more than ever before?
Dad: RARRGLFARRRRRGGGHH!
Me: You know this is likely going to hit the NHS when you need it most?
Dad: RARRGLFARRRRR*gets ill from stress of conversation*rrggghhhh...
Me: Oh crap. Time to stop talking about about my dad's politics and xenophobia.
People like him are a lost cause and tbh many of them had it coming. Brexit demographics:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36619342And they will carry on till the bitter end. Shame they took the rest of us with them. There has been an undercurrent of anti-EU rhetoric (propogated by the right) and simmering xenophobia which has been there building since I can remember. And a genuine sense of exceptionalism and superiority fermented over generations. Like America's dilemma, it was there like a shadow on the horizon. Now it seems like a race to the bottom.
Also, I can't overstate the infuence of the Daily Mail over my dad since he started reading it. Seeking out confirmation bias, maybe. But he's been so much more angry ever since.