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The UK votes to leave the European Union
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She's a woman.
I think your semen still works tho. Maybe not as well with the EU tho.
Is that actually an option?
This is my biggest wtf. 51% majority is enough for a massive change like this? Unbelievable
The Brexit further exposes a conundrum for advocates of diversity and multi-culturalism. The more diverse a nation becomes, the "sicker" it becomes. Contagion sets in against immigrants and the country begins voting for more far-right groups and more isolationist policies. Liberal governments end up enacting policies that turn large portions of the population against them.
Fare Godmace
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Just woke up and I feel sick, I can't believe this has happened...
As an EU national working in London, I guess my future here has just disppeared. I know I won't be kicked out or anything like that,but I don't think I can keep living im a country wherea majority of people hate me just because I was born in Spain, even if I work in tech as a programmer and I was the best of my class I'm just a filthy immigrant, an "other" that totally robbed a Brit from a potential job and that leeches the system, even though I've never applied for benefits and I pay my taxes here.
Should move my savings from GBP to Euro while I can ASAP, or should I wait until it recovers in a couple of years? Fuck
As an EU national working in London, I guess my future here has just disppeared. I know I won't be kicked out or anything like that,but I don't think I can keep living im a country wherea majority of people hate me just because I was born in Spain, even if I work in tech as a programmer and I was the best of my class I'm just a filthy immigrant, an "other" that totally robbed a Brit from a potential job and that leeches the system, even though I've never applied for benefits and I pay my taxes here.
Should move my savings from GBP to Euro while I can ASAP, or should I wait until it recovers in a couple of years? Fuck
Does anyone have the source he's using?
AnathemicOne
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Poor Scotland, should have voted to leave when you guys had the chance.
How closely-tied are Australia's, Canada's, NZ's, etc. economies with the UK? This is something I never thought of.
Unbelievable.
jimbobsmells
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From the guardian.
Well done UK. Well done. /s
anonymous_abc
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Yes the UK's HUGE manufacturing sector will definitely profit from selling more goods abroad.
As they say: 'Selling two Jaguars is better than selling one Jaguar".
And I hope the rest of parliament will deny him one. Even if you are anti-EU, surely you can see sense in waiting a while to see how things go with the UK.
I get that, but as undemocratic as it may seem people over the age of 70 (younger if it was up to me) shouldn't even get a vote, this type of stuff affects them for another 10 MAYBE 20 years, it affects the young people for decades longer and old people always vote in the most selfish way possible.
Welcome to Britain
We got a majority government out of less than 30% of our populace.
We're idiots, frankly.
Trump has been going downhill for months.
If Americans do their duty he will have no chance. And the the UK choosing to stay home and getting stuck with this clusterfuck should only motivate people to do their fucking civic duty in November.
Red Arremer
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Northern Ireland and Gibraltar voted for remaining as well.
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Not very. Canada more than the other two, but the UK is much more closely tied to European economies.
Or was, anyway.
Laughable that a simple majority is all it required.
lol
anonymous_abc
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LOL, many more dominoes to fall I am sure!
"This coalition isn't working."
"Surly the answer to to vote the Toris in with no need to compromise."
This last five years has really soured my view on England.
GHG
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Goddamn this is a nightmare. Leave people dun fucked up listening to people flat out lying to them over concerns about xenophobia and nationalism.
CitizenVectron
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This needs to be seen by more people.
I'm actually not sure in terms of economics, just all of them being former british colonies with very close cultures I would assume the anti-immigration crowd wouldn't have such a big problem with it.
A few questions from an American who isn't all that tied into UK politics.
1.) I read this is a non binding referendum. Does that mean they don't technically have to leave?
2.) Why did Cameron open up this vote when it seems like the establishment was all for remain? Seems like a big risk.
3.) I understand the currency and stock market changes short term as any sort of instability tends to scare the market in the short term. With that said, I've seen people say here that thousands of jobs are instantly gone (one person said somebody they know already lost their job today). Is this true or just hyperbole? Why are jobs being lost so quickly?
1.) I read this is a non binding referendum. Does that mean they don't technically have to leave?
2.) Why did Cameron open up this vote when it seems like the establishment was all for remain? Seems like a big risk.
3.) I understand the currency and stock market changes short term as any sort of instability tends to scare the market in the short term. With that said, I've seen people say here that thousands of jobs are instantly gone (one person said somebody they know already lost their job today). Is this true or just hyperbole? Why are jobs being lost so quickly?
Uncertainty. We just told the biggest trading bloc in the world to fuck off. On the hope they remain friends on our terms.
And we were not even getting screwed over by them. In fact thier working immigrants were replacing our old retirees. In fact maybe you can see how we were actually screwing them over.
Lightning Count
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Farage just dropping bomb after bomb after bomb basically admitting they didn't know what they were going to do if they pulled it off.
I really don't know what you do and I ashamed of this result.
I really don't know what you do and I ashamed of this result.
My long-term partner's mum is a middle-class, lifelong Tory voter and avid Daily Mail reader.
She sent me a text this morning telling me that even though she disagrees with a huge amount that the EU has done, she voted Remain because she felt it was the right thing to do for her daughter and I, for her son and for her grandchild.
Totally floored me as she was one of the safest Leave voters I knew. Very grateful to her.
She sent me a text this morning telling me that even though she disagrees with a huge amount that the EU has done, she voted Remain because she felt it was the right thing to do for her daughter and I, for her son and for her grandchild.
Totally floored me as she was one of the safest Leave voters I knew. Very grateful to her.
Evil Monkey DTT
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Unpopular opinion but I fully agree with it. I do feel anyone past 65 should have a form of representation of course, but they have honestly proven themselves time and time again to be dangerous behind a ballet.
Agreed, but the whole issue with Ukraine has given certain people in our country more ammunition to disrupt things. Another partition and we are screwed.
Lilalaunebaer
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He can since it isn't legally binding. I mean you vote no and that is a democracy and yet they can still ignore it.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...n-sovereign-parliament?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
I'm sure we'll get one and we'll be dumb enough to vote Leave as well.
GeenPeil must be very excited.
RedSparrows
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