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I have the passing feeling this will be the equivalent of bringing the local school checkers team to a grandmaster chess tournament.
So, can I put the horsie here?
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The UK votes to leave the European Union
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So, can I put the horsie here?
This is exactly how I feel as well.
That Winnie the Pooh meme edit from a few pages back sum up my feelings exactly.
I'm absolutely embarrassed by this country.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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:lol Yeah the markets are being ticket buy everyone will just magically forget about it. Do you export pixie dust?
IdreamofHIME
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Plaid Cymru calling for Welsh Independence...
..they do know how Wales voted, right?
..they do know how Wales voted, right?
I think you'll find that they're not actually promises but a series of possibilities
It's a joke
They're thinking 'if we attack them, they'll go home'. So, what you said. But why the ever loving fuck should they be bullied into going anywhere by a bunch of violent arseholes?
how is cameron remaining so glib about this? The fake NHS numbers aren't a laughing matter - they're a symbol of the unbelievably toxic campaign fought by the leave campaign, built on hate and lies. Personally I'd investigate it for breaking some kind of election rules around fraud, but he could at least criticise it heavily.
PdotMichael
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UK shows overwhelming support for the EU after voting to want to leave the EU.
I feel bad for the future generations of teachers trying to explain it.
Errrr because our country is a xenophobic shitheap?
That's a nice thing to say, however they won't be saying that when they've lost their job.
They will not be saying that after a tangible loss in wealth and living standards
Britain doesn't have the best trade negotiators, we actually officially don't have any of our own the EU does our deals, there's obviously brits involved but much less than we'll need to suddenly start dealing with the EU and all these "amazing" deals we are going to get around the world
JonathanEx
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they'll just blame the EU for doing a bad deal, we'll always find a way to deflect responsibility
Don Draper's Hat
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I'm amazed they even know what a recession is.
I get the sense that they thought the question asked was: "Do you want the Poles, and all other foreign scum, to leave or remain in OUR country?"
They think that now the vote has gone in their favour everyone who isn't British has to pack up and leave right away.
Heckler456
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That's where my thought process was going, but there is just no way the government will be able to sell that to the public. Unless the pound just absolutely and utterly tanks, and there is a disastrous economic crisis in the UK clearly as a result of the brexit.
More Fun To Compute
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If you have nationalists thinking this way and their life worsens more then they will not suddenly become intellectuals and do the research to find a more nuanced position. They will kick out and look for more extreme leaders.
Ravensmash
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Oh wow, I'm actually scared that this could be right for a minority of people...
Didn't think of it like that before.
Yeah, this is what really scares me. The contempt for qualified opinion encouraged and validated by Gove et al is really, really dangerous. It's hard to put the lid back on that box.
SymbiantXenos
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They have no idea how the Internet works then.
TatteredHat
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Lol the UK government seems convinced that they can broker a deal with the EU that'll end up being better than what they have right now.
Fakeknowledge
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blazinglord
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Cameron is pretty well known for making glib remarks. It is considered to be one of the few chinks in his Teflon armour.
There it is.
£1.20 to the USD is the new forecast point in which Sterling should stabalise. Wow.
My new forecast is 1.00 GBP/USD. Fuck me.
My new forecast is 1.00 GBP/USD. Fuck me.
We need a plan before we talk to anyone either formally or informally
And before that we need a government
I know it seems hopeless, but have faith.
Wait for the day Article 50 is invoked - then weep. Until then, fight like fuck. Take the conversation to all you know and HAMMER your MP to let them know your story.
ferrasvansen
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No fucking way. Thats revolting.
ebullientprism
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Thing is, that takes time. And its gradual. If its not immediate most of them will not tie it to their disastrous vote.
Most likely they will blame the immigrants again. The vote didnt make enough of them to leave.
Some things to add:
Hollande: We want Art. 50 ASAP and "We respecht the UK but the UK also has to respect the EU". Important things: Clarity and unity.
Just came home.
The interesting thing here is to see the financial market impact on the UK, EU, and even other markets. US banks aren't doing well today.
If Cameron will stay in power until October and ignore this for months, how will that work out? Shouldn't someone force him out earlier to get things rolling?
ferrasvansen
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What if that just delays the inevitable and lengthens the period of investor uncertainty
And so the little plan leavers had was crushed aswell
Shoe eating time.
Anyone who was being reasonable expected this. There was simply no way there would be talks from the EU until article 50 was triggered. Anyone who believed otherwise was deluding themselves.
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