timetokill
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Wow, this is going to be seriously fascinating to watch, just a huge event with seismic ramifications.
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The UK votes to leave the European Union
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Fucking hell. I feel sick and actually a bit ashamed to be British right now.
- this referendum should never have happened in the first place. Cameron offered it as a sticking plaster to try and appeal to voters at the general election. It's too important a decision to be handed out like candy
- people are too stupid to make an informed decision. Generally, both sides. The implications for remain or leave are massively complex and there was no way they could have been clearly explained or understood by many people
- so most people will vote by instinct, gut reaction, or fear/scaremongering. And that often means you get a more right leaning result
- people have literally been voting to leave based on not wanting so much beauracracy from Europe. Well now you'll just get it from Westminster instead. And lots more of it.
- sounds like almost all areas outside of London and Scotland voted to leave. That is scary as hell. And I don't care if I'm being judgemental but I'd put money on lots of he leave votes being based on heresay and scare tactics from cunts like farage and boris Johnson. I saw almost no reasoned arguments from the lead campaign - only grunting rebuttals of information from the remain side with no evidence to back it up, and a constant emphasis on immigration (which won't change) and sovereignty (which wasn't really given up to Brussels in the first place)
Fuckety fuck.
- this referendum should never have happened in the first place. Cameron offered it as a sticking plaster to try and appeal to voters at the general election. It's too important a decision to be handed out like candy
- people are too stupid to make an informed decision. Generally, both sides. The implications for remain or leave are massively complex and there was no way they could have been clearly explained or understood by many people
- so most people will vote by instinct, gut reaction, or fear/scaremongering. And that often means you get a more right leaning result
- people have literally been voting to leave based on not wanting so much beauracracy from Europe. Well now you'll just get it from Westminster instead. And lots more of it.
- sounds like almost all areas outside of London and Scotland voted to leave. That is scary as hell. And I don't care if I'm being judgemental but I'd put money on lots of he leave votes being based on heresay and scare tactics from cunts like farage and boris Johnson. I saw almost no reasoned arguments from the lead campaign - only grunting rebuttals of information from the remain side with no evidence to back it up, and a constant emphasis on immigration (which won't change) and sovereignty (which wasn't really given up to Brussels in the first place)
Fuckety fuck.
The biggest issue of this result is that Farage is still relevant.
Regardless of what happens now; we have to work together and not cause the already existing chasm to widen further.
My maaaan. Same here
This post makes absolutely no sense - on any level. Literally none.
London votd to stay - England voted to leave. London has more in common with Scotland than any area of England in terms of beliefs and morals. London is a labour stronghold. Thatcher won election on the backs of the white working class.
Literally, nothing you say here makes any sense at all.
RedSparrows
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Fine Ham Abounds
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Because even the people who proposed it didn't expect it to pass probably
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Google "Pound Sterling". Look at the news section.
Lilalaunebaer
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Alright.
We´re willing to take in all the "Remain" refugees. You´re cool. The "Leave" people can stay there.
We´re willing to take in all the "Remain" refugees. You´re cool. The "Leave" people can stay there.
Unknown Soldier
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It's a 2/3 majority but your point stands.
googleplex
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If 17 million people can be motivated and moved by racist rhetoric, How is that any different then being actively racist?
Honest question.
TheLaughingStock
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Bam Bam Baklava
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Yeah, the more I think about it, the market needs fuel to sell-off for extended periods of time and without any shoes to drop in the next week and further there's not much to fuel the drops. It's not like debt contagions and China fears that kind of fed the fire for weeks/months. This is a one-off event.
These voters are the ones who also keep the Tories in power, look, no one stops young people from voting
Prototype Viktor
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Hey UK gaf we can fit you all in Idaho or South Dakota
Phantast2k
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MisterFalcon
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Maybe young people should, like, vote instead of whining on the internet and calling for people to be stripped of their democratic rights.
http://www.ukpolitical.info/Turnout15.htm
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
Now let's join England and Australia
Lightning Count
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Guessing this means my savings are now worthless.
Fuck only knows how the banks are going to react to this.
Fuck only knows how the banks are going to react to this.
He's not even in the cabinet.
jediyoshi
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*just the ladies
You abandoned the sinking ship by jumping into a lake of crocodiles.
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Deleted member 231381
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What is your point here? Most of the world's assets are denominated in dollars; the US is in a unique position where interest rates on the dollar are almost unaffected by US govt actions. Even then, they suffered during the default brinkmanship. The UK is not the US; the pound is not the dollar.
Baleoce
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Reposting from last thread since thread was closed.
It was bound to happen tbh after the insane Paris attacks. People are scared and fear wins.
The funny thing is that the British have had south asian (or Pakistani) imimigrants for decades now. Three generations born and raised in the U.K so they should be used to them. They should know not all muslims are evil. But nope, they let ISIS win.
You guys can come to the U.S. Queen Hillary's got your back.
This picture just makes me feel ashamed.
AHA-Lambda
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Can only pray but it won't happen
Sweeney Tom
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The bad: Every world economy and stock market is currently nosediving in response to this and won't stop for some time, thousands of jobs are definitely gone at least, and the United Kingdom will never be the same again (at the very least attempts at leaving will be made by Scotland and others)
The good: We all die in the end
Honey Bunny
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Yes it is!
Haven't read that. People are simply pointing out the Vote Leave campaign lied about the "£350 million a week" number.
gutter_trash
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pretend that it never happened LOL
I hope Australia, NZ, U.K and Canada can make some sort of union even if it's just free movement agreement out of this or something, maybe that can help offset the damage and would be the only upside of this.Poor Scotland, should have voted to leave when you guys had the chance.
jellies_two
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The markets collapsed because they rose a lot in the last week off the back of an incorrect assumption.
Don't read too much into short term volatility that's what markets do. It's whether they stick around for weeks or months and what interest rates do that will matter.
Don't read too much into short term volatility that's what markets do. It's whether they stick around for weeks or months and what interest rates do that will matter.
Yes because a leadership battle right now would be incredibly super fucking helpful.
Face it Tiger..
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Xisiqomelir
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Someone better see if Herr Merkel is okay. It looks like the 4th Reich will be a no-go.
Good post, Kabouter and I am in complete agreement here.
this post is garbage
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Oh and reducing immigration was a lie too apparently.... https://twitter.com/immmy/status/746225124316061696
This is like getting to the base of Everest and going "Lads I think we need some climbing gear"
Fuck this god forsaken country.
Indeed. Enough slagging of the oldies when the kids didn't even get out of bed for it.
Dirtyshubb
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Wow, I never would have guessed....
The leave voters really have fucked those country over with this, so ignorant and short sighted to what would actually happen.
Lightning Count
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All of those British MEP's out of a job now.
I am seriously considering moving. Ireland seems like a logical choice for an English speaker wanting to stay in the EU.
I am seriously considering moving. Ireland seems like a logical choice for an English speaker wanting to stay in the EU.
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