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[whyamihere]

People were giving the same level of confidence and assumed that the UK would be reasonable in its vote.

2016 is the year of the cosmic joker.

Well, no, that's not how this works.

People were reasonably certain, giving the polling, that this was a likely scenario. Just like how Trump was leading the polling in the Republican primary polls for almost the entire primary, but we just ignored them because THAT CAN'T BE HAPPENING LALALA!

Now, Trump is down by a staggering 6.6% (much more than Romney was down at this point) at a time when polling is becoming more and more predictive. It's a lazy and useless analysis to scream "anything can happen!!!"

 

[Buzzman]

Saves 350 million a day, controls immigration, job enrichment, have our own legislation system and justice system etc etc, lots of reasons

Edit: Sorry meant a week

All at the cost of 350 BILLION in less than 24 hours, good job!

Also: https://twitter.com/m1897/status/746215377265266688

 

[Ocarina_117]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

Charming.

 

[Putzweg]

Still surprised that most market players didn't anticipate this decision. Making the right prediction must have been of utmost importance but it looks like many still missed the mark.

Not surprising. A lot of newbies out there really.

 

[Jezbollah]

Tim Shipman ‏@ShippersUnbound 3m3 minutes ago
414 days ago David Cameron became the first Tory leader to win a majority in 23 years. In 6 minutes time I understand he is resigning.

 

[90TilInfinity]

We aren't going to be negotiating with businessmen but politicians. The French and German governments cannot allow their own anti-EU sentiment to rise in their own country which will happen if Britain flourishes outside the EU.

Expect any trade deal to include freedom of movement of labour.

Yep. What I'm also curious about is how this will be reported in mass media? The lack of reform is really coming home to roost now.

 

[brain_stew]

Barclays down 35% already. Oh dear.

 

[geordiemp]

Shitty news to wake up to. I'm actually ashamed to be part of this country. I have two years to get the fuck out of here right?

Bye - you can always go live in Scotland.

 

[Red Arremer]

Seen this image floating around on twitter, don't know how likely its ever to happen, but honestly wouldn't surprise me if this was what it turned out to end up like within the next 10 or 20 years.

Not Wales, but can see the rest happening (or NI becoming entirely independent).

 

[cabot]

I'd love to hear from EuroGAF their opinions on the likelihood of:

- the end of the UK, with Ireland, Scotland, or both leaving

While I do think now the chances of Yes vote in a second indy referendum is pretty likely, it would be foolish to do it so soon. Scotland have had 4 major votes in the past two years, we're getting burned out here. Also couple that with the fact Sturgeon knows if they lose this referendum then the book is shut for a hell of a long time, she has said before she wants consistent Yes polling at 60% for a number of months before pushing a referendum.

I think Sturgeon will try to make the best of a bad situation currently, she doesn't need to do much else. If the Tories have Johnson as leader with Farage in cabinet, that'll do the damage. They're both loathed up here by the majority of the populace.


I'd say a referendum around 2020 with a push starting maybe late next year or 2018. In the meantime, Sturgeon will do her best to negotiate Scotland being a member of the EU in the result of a yes vote.

 

[TheOddOne]

 

[Dr.Acula]

Think of the economy like a home-budget. You've got groceries, electricity, etc. This is a pretty common ol' folksy metaphor a lot of politicians like to use. What's happened here, is that the UK just asked for a divorce, and the UK hopes the EU doesn't try and take the house.

 

[Dmax3901]

People are literally posting in this thread that they are being told their jobs are lost as a result of this stupid decision. This is not a theoretical change for many, many people.

Seriously? I missed that. That's terrible

 

[CyclopsRock]

If you wish to remain as happy as you are right now, try not to go around the internet today... or ever again.

What the fuck does this mean?

 

[ShipTheCheese]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

Great way to start a debate and show some moral high ground.

 

[commedieu]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

So u voted for the 350 million to nhs then?

 

[MrS]

Well, well, well.

 

[stan423321]

The US's huge diversity and polarization that causes minorities and liberal whites to band together against the Republicans make it extremely unlikely for the GOP to win the presidency this go around.

The so-called left claiming there's no way so-called right will make people vote something, and then the so-called right going and making people vote it is exactly what happened in UK though, and I hear some comparisons with other elections on the continent. So I would watch that "extremely".

 

[Ashes]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

Thanks for turning back the pound back to 1985. How on earth are you celebrating a victory?

 

[Arksy]

Isn't this like one of the very first things that was debunked throughout this campaign and has been made extremely clear that it's not true..

It's 350 million pounds a week gross, and yes that is the number, but we get some of that back in a rebate. It's a smaller figure gross. I don't think it's misleading to quote the gross figure though.

 

[daveo42]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

Please explain to us why this is good for the UK? I need to understand how worries over immigration and nationality matter in a global market.

 

[Lagamorph]

Barclays down 35%
Lloyds down by 30%
House builders down by over 40%

Markets have been open for 15 minutes.

 

[mid83]

One interesting point is how this vote seems to show that this anti establishment thing we've seen in the US primaries is a real thing outside of the US as well.

I see a lot of parallels between this and Trump, including the fact that if he were to win, I wouldn't be surprised to see comments by him and his staff that's lots of the campaign promises were BS (the wall, bringing back millions of jobs etc...). I feel bad for the Leave voters who are already seeing backtracking on apparently major issues that people voted on.

 

[Boem]

Very, very sad today.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Saves 350 million a day, controls immigration, job enrichment, have our own legislation system and justice system etc etc, lots of reasons

Edit: Sorry meant a week

Except it doesn't
Neither does that
Definitely not that
Nope

 

[Jindrax]

Proof that education still has a LONG way to go.

 

[GHG]

Great way to start a debate and show some moral high ground.

But people just posting the immigration image over and over again without any discourse is completely ok?

 

[sphagnum]

Let us free ourselves of the false song of globalism. I want peace and prosperity between NATIONS, not evil empires calling themselves "unions".

We can live in an international world of trade, travel, and peace. Nation States are the key to prosperity. You can take what good there is out of the EU, without the EU and rid Europe of the rest of it.

Fear has been instilled into so many, especially the youth into thinking the world is better off with globalism. Is cultural degradation, complete inequality of nations, less freedom, and forced policies really the superior way? Giant multinationals raping the working class of the world and nations are the solution?

We are better than this. Please research the evil of globalism and wake up. I want a peaceful and prosperous world just like many of you who disagree with me on this issue.

Go back to /pol/

 

[Corronchilejano]

What the fuck does this mean?

The 350 million figure going to the NHS this week? Literally debunked by its own proponents. And it's everywhere. You can't even go into facebook without reading about it, and I'm in another continent altogether.

 

[SnowFlakeCake]

The way the market is panicking, I think muscling in is a good idea at this minute. Need to put down a few thousand on some banks me thinks, get some return on the panic.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Jesus fucking christ. Jesus fucking christ.

I'm out, I just can't do this anymore.

You can vote however you like, but jesus. fucking. christ.

Yeeeup, I'm out.

As a US citizen who is fully aware of just what far-right government parties are capable of, I can't right now.

This is going to be tough for you EU, and certainly more tough than 350 million a week. Which last I heard was a made up number but that's okay, because you're independent now.

Best of luck, y'all are going to need it.

Anyone know a good place to watch this shitshow from an unbiased news perspective? Economics based would be preferable.

A site that I could check up on each day to see how things are going for the next year or so would be nice.

 

[fanboi]

Delaying the inevitable

Yes but maaaaybe it will be a smaller shockwave

 

[MMarston]

how to lie with straight face
https://twitter.com/m1897/status/746215377265266688

I may not be a UK citizen, but fucking wow.


The cajones this guy has.

 

[whyamihere]

Saves 350 million a day, controls immigration, job enrichment, have our own legislation system and justice system etc etc, lots of reasons

Edit: Sorry meant a week

Except it won't and you just destroyed your own economy for the foreseeable future.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Excellent, well done brexiters. And fuck everyone who just thinks half the country are nothing more than racists. Fuck all of you.

Excellent, good job for destroying peoples lives, savings and retirements. Good job all!

 

[Gemüsepizza]

So EU is dead, right?

Everyone else going to start leaving, right?

Recessions in several countries, right?

No. Replace EU with UK.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

But people just posting the immigration image over and over again without any discourse is completely ok?

Whats wrong with showing what Leave voters motivated to vote the way they did?

 

[MUnited83]

Saves 350 million a day, controls immigration, job enrichment, have our own legislation system and justice system etc etc, lots of reasons

Edit: Sorry meant a week

No it doesnt. Good work getting played by the UKIP though!

 

[Hard]

Proof that education still has a LONG way to go.

Governments have been taking money out of education for years. An uneducated voter base is great for those who want to remain in power.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Saves 350 million a day, controls immigration, job enrichment, have our own legislation system and justice system etc etc, lots of reasons

Edit: Sorry meant a week

You may want to sit down for this, I've got some news for you...

 

[Sarek]

The worst thing for the EU now would be to try to force loyalty through fear. Does that sound like a healthy union?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wntX-a3jSY

This is extremely UK centric view. Are other countries supposed to reward behaviour that is causing major problems for them then?

 

[FStop7]

Rumors that Cameron's resigning on the BBC.

 

[Machina]

Rumor on BBC that Cameron is about to resign

 

[darkwing]

Barclays down 35%
Lloyds down by 30%
House builders down by over 40%

Markets have been open for 15 minutes.

but jobs will be safe right?

 

[Omega Kirby]

Ok, I got to digest this and sleep. Stay strong britgaf

 

[gruenel]

Never has this GIF been more appropriate.

 

[Mr Cola]

Cameron soon

Rumour of resignation according to BBC

 

[CyclopsRock]

The 350 million figure going to the NHS this week? Literally debunked by its own proponents. And it's everywhere. You can't even go into facebook without reading about it, and I'm in another continent altogether.

Gotcha, I misunderstood your meaning! Apologies

 

[JoeM86]

Leave better hope Cameron doesn't leave. If he says he intends to resign its going to send a whole separate shockwave behind the one that is ripping through England right now

Indeed. We need to carry on as normal as much as possible. How the public act now is what will determine whether or not we'll fall into turmoil/recession

 

[Jezbollah]

So just to re-iterate, leaking now that Cameron is about to resign.