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[BadHand]

On the upside, is the any reason for UKIP to exist after this?

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

I believe is a fair warning for us in US-GAF to go out and vote this November...

This is scary... :\

Today we Brexit; tomorrow we MAGA!

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Wow, the holier than thou elitism is strong in this thread.

 

[cdyhybrid]

I think it's only fair America chooses Trump.

Spoiler

joking

No thanks. I would hope this would energize Team Hilldawg.

Showing up the Brits is something we can all get behind.

 

[DrFunk]

The Yen is crashing

http://www.businessinsider.com/yen-us-dollar-brexit-referendum-2016-6

 

[jchap]

The NYSE reacts:

Buying big tomorrow morning

 

[Tak3n]

absolutely scary and stunning. the idiots won out

Wish you all the best over there. =(

Can we stop with the name calling please.

 

[Crashdown]

"I'm too old to cry, but it hurts too much to laugh"

 

[DJwest]

I can't believe this is happening. Wow. Just wow.

 

[Razorskin]

Did a single person pick Leave to win earlier in the thread? What an upset this is shaking out to be.

Tak3n!

 

[CrazyDude]

How likely is it that Scotland will leave the U.K?

 

[glaringradio]

why is this making the yen so crazy? usd/yen is collapsing :/
goodbye trip to japan...
thanks UK!

I'm in Tokyo on holiday now, can actually login to my revolut account and watch my holiday money slowly get eaten up. Feels bad, going to suck coming back home to the UK to an air of depression.

 

[Stallion Dan]

We've been fucked over by people who voted out of the EU that knew NOTHING about the EU. What do you expect?

I expect better than empty claims they know nothing about the EU.

...still, better than the direct insults. People should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Matsukaze]

the pound falling to the dollar has cost me 6 thousand pounds in less than 12 hours. holy fuck.

Christ. What a nightmare this is.

 

[Danny 117]

the pound falling to the dollar has cost me 6 thousand pounds in less than 12 hours. holy fuck.

Holy shit

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Wow, the holier than thou elitism is strong in this thread.

Yeah it's not like the pound is collapsing or anything. Nothing to worry about here.

 

[wesleyshark]

Did a single person pick Leave to win earlier in the thread? What an upset this is shaking out to be.

Yeah several people did

 

[RK9039]

You'd think They'd have some sort of fail safe in place to stop the population from making a massive, uneducated mistake of this nature.

I think technically this entire thing isn't legally binding, the government can completely ignore the result. The government can take the vote to parliament next, because all of this will be decided in parliament anyways. MPs will then vote, or they negotiate with the EU again.

This is horrible and interesting at the same time.

 

[MassiveNights]

500k difference with over half the votes counted.

This is it

 

[Gallbaro]

That failsafe's name was David Cameron. Whoops.

If only you guys had a written constitution/treaty method that needed super majorities to change.

 

[carlos]

If the Dow drops 500 points it isn't too bad considering the run up this week. However we could see a drop greater than the futures.

I agree, people were confident that remain would win and it drove up the markets; this is just giving this weeks gains back.
No idea how bad it could get over time

 

[mercenar1e]

the pound falling to the dollar has cost me 6 thousand pounds in less than 12 hours. holy fuck.

Get ready to lose more.

 

[jufonuk]

Cameron's first speech this morning
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0uX2sZuFg

 

[Geminosity]

Czechoslovakia hasn't been a country for over 20 years.

Huh? Oh, I meant Czech republic. I should really proof read my posts XD

 

[rodvik]

I cant believe some of ya'll are arguing that voters cant be trusted with important decisions like this.

Seriously?

My side looks like losing but I appreciate the vote. We were treated like the adults we are who can decide on important issues. Thats the kind of democracy I WANT. I dont want my vote watered down by some repesentative system where polticians can be bribed to vote one way or another.

 

[tamaster92]

Well this is fuckibg sad to watch

The one positive is that turnout seems to be 70% or higher which is quite high

 

[Dinjooh]

Are we at a point yet where I can write to my English mate and say 'wake up mate, you're fucked' ?

 

[Tak3n]

Did a single person pick Leave to win earlier in the thread? What an upset this is shaking out to be.

I took pages and pages of abuse for pushing the leave vote....trust me it was not pretty

 

[CorrisD]

Good work Cardiff, 60/40 for Remain.

Now I am going to go to bed so I can wake up and see the chaos.

 

[Iksenpets]

why is this making the yen so crazy? usd/yen is collapsing :/
goodbye trip to japan...
thanks UK!

Yen is the safest major currency for investors to flee to right now, since it's most shielded from the fallout of this.

 

[Andrefpvs]

So, if I want to import a game from the UK, do I pay now or wait for the final results?

Can the Pound get any lower?

 

[Hazzuh]

Wow, the holier than thou elitism is strong in this thread.

It's class warfare innit.

 

[LegoArmo]

Bolton voted remain? Interesting

 

[Blader]

I don't understand the economic perspective of Leave voters. Do they not believe that leaving has a detrimental impact on their country's economy? Do they not care, or think that that applies to them?

 

[smokeandmirrors]

oh boy stock markets and currencies tanking because of unfounded racist bullshit.

even the US isn't that bad GG.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Wow, the holier than thou elitism is strong in this thread.

It's definitely coming from atleast one poster

 

[Operations]

Will Cameron resign over this and his idea of calling the referendum in the first place?

 

[Kathian]

Fuck is the market just losing confidence in itself? I mean China is still a shit pot ready to fall further.

The problem internationally is capitalism is failing to generate global growth. So stuff like this is just a net negative.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Did a single person pick Leave to win earlier in the thread? What an upset this is shaking out to be.

<raises hand>

Predictions are in the OP.

 

[AuthenticM]

The Remain camp dismissing the arguments of the Leave one with "nah, racist" is not helping discussions.

I'm not in the UK, but isn't there merit for a country to want to reclaim its autonomy? The EU is starting to have its hands in a lot of aspects of its country members' governance, and I'm sure it will only keep going in that direction in the coming decades. Is the Remain camp really ok with that?

 

[googleplex]

Democracy was a mistake.

And Bernie supporters wonder why the U.S. Democrats use super delegates in their primary process.

 

[BadHand]

Betting markets 90% in favour for brexit now.

 

[BlastProcessing]

99% of the voters do not have exposure in the market which a few days of volatility of a week at worse would bother them. The only people losing money in the stock market tonight are active asset managers.

A few days of volatility? I think we have drastically different expectations about how markets react to massive, prolonged uncertainty. A leave vote will reverberate for years before we even begin to understand its effects.

 

[carlos]

I'm in Tokyo on holiday now, can actually login to my revolut account and watch my holiday money slowly get eaten up. Feels bad, going to suck coming back home to the UK to an air of depression.

damn man, just try to enjoy what is left of the trip, I know it will be tough, but try!

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Can Cameron overturn this? He has to right?

 

[Gaz Pwnage]

Preston, a student town. Leave. This is over.

 

[darkwing]

So, if I want to import a game from the UK, do I pay now or wait for the final results?

Can the Pound get any lower?

I think it will get lower once Leave officially wins

 

[ZanDatsu]

Maybe it's a good thing.

 

[Jezbollah]

if the economy crashes through the floor, no wonder they want Cameron to stay on. No way in hell will tories be considered the safe and reliable economic party anymore.

Who will beat them? A Labour party that has seen hundreds of thousands of their voters ignore their leader's plea for a Remain vote?

Labour and Corbyn is in just as much of a mess than the Conservatives and Cameron are tonight.

 

[Best]

I cant believe some of ya'll are arguing that voters cant be trusted with important decisions like this.

Seriously?

My side looks like losing but I appreciate the vote. We were treated like the adults we are who can decide on important issues. Thats the kind of democracy I WANT. I dont want my vote watered down by some repesentative system where polticians can be bribed to vote one way or another.

Yeah but have you seen the 'arguments' for Brexit. Uneducated C2DE down and outers voting on something they don't even nearly understand.