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[Dehumanizer]

Congrats to the britains, you've made the right decision.

 

[EmpressInYellow]

Brexit: "Maybe not technically fascist, but #1 with fascists".

Ugh. This whole thing just gets more and more depressing.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Oh god, first blood on the shoe.

And to think all of this is basically spelled out TO THE LETTER in The Big Short, now that I think of it. How bonds are interconnected and one drop can ruin everyone and all that.

 

[painey]

Absolute fucking insanity with the GDP right now. When I was in London in '09 it was about 1.60 USD for 1 GDP. Now it's 1 USD for 1.34 GDP.

This is not true. How do so many people fail to understand the markets? It is 1 pound to $1.33 right now. The dollar is still the weaker currency, but it has dropped by a HUGE amount in one day.

 

[Gattsu25]

This answers so many questions I had.

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

Oh wow, this answers so many more.

 

[Audioboxer]

Just like the independence referendum did then.

Good luck telling the same people who voted NO then to secure the EU and not be unable to get back in to vote NO this time to stay in the... Oh wait.

 

[ferrasvansen]

So if this result encourages Northern Ireland and Scotland to break off from the rest of the UK, we could be witnessing the beginning of the dissolving of the UK as we know it...

Kind of ironic that the Leave supporters wanted to make a stronger UK.

UK is finished, make no bones about it.

 

[Skellig Gra]

What does this mean?

That's BS. The agreement between UK and Ireland is outside the EU.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Area

 

[Havel]

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

This is fucking embarrassing.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Are we witnessing the death of a first world country in real time?

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Part of them took the bet because Better Together said YES meant no EU. Well....

Wouldn't you want a refund now after being scared stiff about the EU and YES?

I was hugely against a Yes in 2014.

I would encourage it now. It's only fair. That referendum was clearly missold.

 

[TyrantII]

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[Zapages]

wtf does keikaku mean? I need an interpreter.

plan... All according to plan... Its meme.

I hope the fallout of this... My Father and I were discussing... UK will safe itself by becoming an associate EU member or allow Scotland and N.I.R to remain part of the EU while England and Wales leave.

Another scenario is Scotland leaves the UK and becomes independent with EU support.

 

[GhostTrick]

If GBP-USD gets below 1.300 i will eat my fucking shoe.

Don't worry, it'll still taste better than British food :")

 

[NeOak]

Congrats to the britains, you've made the right decision.

GBP vs USD NEW HISTORIC LOW IN DECADES

GBP vs EUR

 

[milanbaros]

This is not true. How do so many people fail to understand the markets? It is 1 pound to $1.33 right now. The dollar is still the weaker currency, but it has dropped by a HUGE amount in one day.

If you lot are in charge we are done. Your comment is retarded.

 

[blastprocessor]

Now will the BOE need to increase interest rates to halt the fall.

 

[The Sum of Zero]

wtf does keikaku mean? I need an interpreter.

 

[Geg]

Good luck to all of you who will be affected by this

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Too young to remember 2008?

When companies lose value, they lay off people.

That had way more to do with stuff beyond the stock market. We're talking about systemic risks, credit flows, institutions literally going under. This is more of a panic sale like we've seen numerous times over the last 8 years whether it was about China or Greece or whatever.

 

[JoJo UK]

NI referendum?

— Marc Mallett (@MarcMallett_UTV)
June 24, 2016
BREAKING: Sinn Fein says "British government has forfeited any mandate to represent economic or political interests of people in N Ireland"

LOL 'Sinn Fein' & 'Political Interest'.

 

[darkwing]

At least seeing the EU exploding itself will be a good thing coming out of this.

Fuck you Merkel.

really now, the world economy is being affected not just EU, NYSE hasn't even opened yet

 

[Dangansona]

At least seeing the EU exploding itself will be a good thing coming out of this.

Fuck you Merkel.

What did Merkel do?

 

[Mumei]

Translators Note: Keikaku means plan.

If he's still confused, it's a meme based on a fansub of a line in Death Note.

 

[Rhaknar]

So, do people that are adamant that Trump has no chance to win still feel that way?

Not being a smartass, legit asking.

 

[Faustek]

wtf does keikaku mean? I need an interpreter.

...ok I'll take that seriously and answer.

Plan. It means plan.

 

[vinnygambini]

Oh I see, the standard "Stage 1" circuit breaker is at -7%, for the Japan stock exchange indexed to the Nikkei 225.

The NYSE has the same circuit breaker, tied to the S&P 500.

Yup same thing applies on the NYSE or similar, I believe it's 8% in the US but I'm not 100% positive on that.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

So how long till Ireland and Scotland break away? What's the upside here for them?

Escape English and Tory neglect.
Thrive as a vibrant, progressive, diverse and welcoming small country.
Get weapons of mass destruction the fuck away from 30 miles from my home.

Scotland. And he's apparently hated there big time.

He and his shitty golf courses can kindly do one

Can an independent Scotland support itself economically?

Absolutely. And I strongly believe we don't even need North Sea crude oil to do so either.

 

[Lucreto]

Devastated this morning, I am trying to start a career and this will cause me great problems.

I hope they raid the pension pot so everyone will feel the pain on this and have massive youth protests in London.

 

[numble]

Just like the independence referendum did then.

No? The "stay in UK" margin was 10% higher than "independence". The "remain in EU" margins in Scotland is 24% more than "leave EU"--more than double the margin of the "stay in UK" margin!

 

[theaface]

This country. This country. Feel isolated. I hate this country right now. Job at risk today. My wife's job won't stand a chance.

Sorry mate. It's sickening to think that this is going to cause so much self-inflicted real-time pain for a lot of people, and even worse that there will be so much collateral damage for those who were pro Union. Wishing you and your missus the best.

 

[jts]

So if I buy now from Amazon.co.uk, will my credit card apply the current exchange rate? 🤔

 

[RefigeKru]

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

Today is the day I truly wish I was never born here.

 

[ferrasvansen]

I was hugely against a Yes in 2014.

I would encourage it now. It's only fair. That referendum was clearly missold.

Yep well said, I respect England and Wales decision but we were clearly lied to and misled.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What does this mean?

When both Ireland and Northern Ireland (part of the UK) were in the EU, there was the Schengen Area and there were no border controls between Ireland and the UK, both member nations. Now that the UK has left the EU, there is now no longer a Schengen Area and therefore the UK and Ireland must now decide if they will now have an enforceable border between two sovereign nations.

 

[danowat]

Is the BOE likely to increase interest rates today?

 

[darkwing]

If GBP-USD gets below 1.300 i will eat my fucking shoe.

delta says prepare to cook your shoe

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

So, do people that are adamant that Trump has no chance to win still feel that way?

Not being a smartass, legit asking.

He has a chance just like every single person in an election has a chance, doesn't mean it's a good chance or likely to happen.

 

[NegroNinja]

Thanks to everyone who answered and put it in perspective for me. Thread moving to fast to quote everyone.

Never underestimate the power of bigotry.

 

[Zapages]

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

This is what I am going to scared for come November for US-Gaf... :\

 

[BlueTsunami]

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

Motherfucking wow, if there ever was a more strong infographic

A whole nation was hoodwinked, literally

 

[Easy_D]

What did Merkel do?

She let the dirty poor immigrants in. Ofc.

 

[Nibel]

This is bad. Not only for the UK, but I can see this triggering a chain reaction in the EU

I feel bad for all my British mates. Terrifying shit

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

What did Merkel do?

All the decisions that habe been slowly eroding the EU in the last years were coming from Germany and Merkel.

This is the final result of all these politics.

 

[MasterShotgun]

Xenophobia won and everyone will likely suffer as a result. Stay strong UK GAF. I can only hope us Americans don't succumb to similar sentiments this November.

 

[Kanhir]

Former Blair adviser Alister Campbell saying a "hard border" between the Republic and Northern Ireland will now happen. Christ Britain, what have you done?!

I doubt that's going to happen as long as Ireland stays out of Schengen. The NI border controls in the past were awful - nobody wants to go back to that.

 

[Dangansona]

So, do people that are adamant that Trump has no chance to win still feel that way?

Not being a smartass, legit asking.

Because they have so much faith in Queen.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

Looking forward to the first 100'000 pound note.

Next week.

 

[Sianos]

At least those filthy foreigners will now stay out of the country, amirite?

but it's about ethics in uh

actually yeah it really is just straight up nationalism

refreshingly honest, i guess????

 

[rodvik]

Good luck telling the same people who voted NO then to secure the EU and not be unable to get back in to vote NO this time to stay in the... Oh wait.

Shrug. I dunno. Votes can change is all. One way or another. Turns out the British public is not so easily predicted. Who knows how we will feel in five years or two?