[empire]

Im glad we are leaving, if we had stayed, britain would end up with a third world economy, I voted to leave and my parents did too, Im glad I did my part.

[Liberty4eva]

I am delighted but realize not everyone is happy. Don't ask me how, but I found this leaked footage from Brussels which shows how the EU is reacting to the vote...

Youtube video

[Raph]

Very disappointed.

Proof that democracy isn't always the best solution. The saddest part is that it's mainly the low income uneducated people who voted to leave, and those are the people who are going to suffer the most as a result of it.

I work in the corporate world in London and could transfer to New York anytime so I'm not so worried about myself but this is a terrible and scary outcome for the future of Britain's economy.

The vote was entirely facilitated by nationalist populism and false fear and that's very sad to me.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Raph

The saddest part is that it's mainly the low income uneducated people who voted to leave

Originally Posted by Raph

I work in the corporate world in London and could transfer to New York anytime so I'm not so worried about myself

[Raph]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Your point is? Just stating pretty clear and probable outcomes of this

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Raph

Your point is? Just stating pretty clear and probable outcomes of this

My point doesn't matter. I'm low income and uneducated. I couldn't compete with your corporate brain.

[Black Dagger]

I say this as if I've been abroad in the last 5 years and my last two holidays weren't to a ****ing caravan park in Dawlish.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Some of the leavers I've seen sound so dumb. One undecided said she just had a last minute "comeon England" . One man who can barely speak English said he voted to leave to stop immigration. His wife was British so it's alright. And this woman from buzz feed who wishes she could now vote remain because her and family didn't realise that things such as Cameron leaving and what's already happening would actually be happening.

https://twitter.com/buzzfeednews/sta...44127416143872

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ithinkiloveyoutoo

Some of the leavers I've seen sound so dumb. One undecided said she just had a last minute "comeon England" . One man who can barely speak English said he voted to leave to stop immigration. His wife was British so it's alright. And this woman from buzz feed who wishes she could now vote remain because her and family didn't realise that things such as Cameron leaving and what's already happening would actually be happening.

https://twitter.com/buzzfeednews/sta...44127416143872

Just seen this lot on the news

[LaLaLand]

Don't care either way but I think this is a good thing in the long run.

Also David Cameron is out so can't complain!

[Raph]

Alsace from France, Quebec in Canada... I could go on, this city or province leaving the country's government is becoming increasingly popular I think. Just imagine Great Britains economy though if London left them. Such a foolish and ignorant choice to vote leave sorry not sorry

[Raph]

Well it's the same kind of nationalist populism sentiment that is facilitating Trump's success in the USA as well. As they say, history repeats itself...

[Raph]

Yeah to me age isn't the issue and every voice should be representative but the issue with democracy is that it can actually encourage ignorance. Like in this instance, leaving the EU was just used as a portrait by which the government fooled a lot of uneducated people into thinking the EU caused the issues in the UK when really it was the huge multinational companies that have created such a divided economy.

[user104658]

Not to mention the fact that MOST people are going to be butt****ed by this, whether they realise it yet or not. Those who do realise it are perfectly justified in feeling angry or despairing over it. The "sour grapes", "sore losers" rhetoric is so badly misplaced that it's not even funny. This isn't a vote for the X Factor winner. This is something that will personally impact on every single person's life in a very real way.

"Sour grapes lol lol we won we won" type statements just make me even more horrified at the state of democracy. What a joke.

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Not to mention the fact that MOST people are going to be butt****ed by this, whether they realise it yet or not. Those who do realise it are perfectly justified in feeling angry or despairing over it. The "sour grapes", "sore losers" rhetoric is so badly misplaced that it's not even funny. This isn't a vote for the X Factor winner. This is something that will personally impact on every single person's life in a very real way.

"Sour grapes lol lol we won we won" type statements just make me even more horrified at the state of democracy. What a joke.

I like you.

[Raph]

Well said!

[Raph]

And people forget that a large proportion of immigrants played a big role in actually improving Britains economy over the year!

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Woman from Sunderland smugly declares she voted leave. But why ''to get out country back''

Sunderland is 95% white

[Dollface]

Originally Posted by Dollface

This is how I see it... The country was almost at rock bottom (i've just been refused surgery on the NHS, surgery that I need, despite my family paying outrageous tax for years and years and years, it's not right that the NHS funding is so piss poor!) being in the EU was not working, so maybe, it was time to try something different. If it doesn't work and this all goes tits up, at least we tried, and i'm proud that the majority of the country voted to try, despite it being such a risk.

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[Rob!]

It's a massive irreversible mistake.

[joeysteele]

I have only one thing to say as to those of over 65 who it appears have voted more to 'leave' than 'remain', not all of them thankfully.

When 41 years ago, they were voting for their futures, they voted yes to getting closer to Europe in the EEC, with the knowledge, that was said at the time of going in then, this was just the start of the UKs journey in Europe.

Now it is not their futures they were particularly voting on, sadly more of them than not, it appears now voted to 'leave',so to blazes with everyone else.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I have only one thing to say as to those of over 65 who it appears have voted more to 'leave' than 'remain', not all of them thankfully.

When 43 years ago, they were voting for their futures, they voted yes to getting closer to Europe in the EEC, with the knowledge, that was said at the time of going in then, this was just the start of the UKs journey in Europe.

Now it is not their futures they were particularly voting on, sadly more of them than not, it appears now voted to 'leave',so to blazes with everyone else.

So, the over 65s who voted to leave were doing so out of spite for the younger generations and not because they genuinely believe it to be the right decision?

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

So, the over 65s who voted to leave were doing so out of spite for the younger generations and not because they genuinely believe it to be the right decision?

I didn't say all of them did I, and they only know why they voted as they did.
I was simply pointing out my view,it seems when it was about their futures and they were the ones in their 20s and 30s,they chose to vote solidly for in.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I didn't say all of them did I, and they only know why they voted as they did.
I was simply pointing out my view,it seems when it was about their futures and they were the ones in their 20s and 30s,they chose to vote solidly for in.

I never said you did, hence why I phrased the whole post as a question.

[_Tom_]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I have only one thing to say as to those of over 65 who it appears have voted more to 'leave' than 'remain', not all of them thankfully.

When 41 years ago, they were voting for their futures, they voted yes to getting closer to Europe in the EEC, with the knowledge, that was said at the time of going in then, this was just the start of the UKs journey in Europe.

Now it is not their futures they were particularly voting on, sadly more of them than not, it appears now voted to 'leave',so to blazes with everyone else.

Perhaps it's because old people actually have life experience and have been directly impacted by the EU?

These are people who have direct experience from before and after the European Union. They have lived through the EU's effect on their lives - and they can see how it's going.