[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I don't believe they are an incompetent government, quite the opposite actually. Too much regarding competence is subjectively defined by political persuasion.

I voted remain, because I felt the status quo was the better option, but brexit in itself doesnt bother me. People have such short term views and they shouldn't. It took 40 years for us to get the state of integration that we have now with the EU and it will take another 40 years of shaping relationships on brexit until we can truly decide if it was the correct path. By that time, the world will have changed beyond all recognition. Governments from left and right will have shaped the future. It's not and never will be about the now

It's all well and good saying we'll know if it was worth it in 40 years but what about the lives that will be in ruins in the here and now when, chances are, Brexit ends up going terribly? I doubt 'Things will be better in 40 years, just you see!' will be a comfort to people who have lost their homes because we've slid into another recession or worse.

I think you're being very optimistic and you're minimalising the effects that Brexit may have on people now by saying that it might be worth it in the future. We don't need to be optimistic, we need to be realistic.