Wow, Britain votes to leave EU...

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CatFromDaHood

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What if you are simply trying to keep hate and intolerance OUT of your country?

The problem is that NONE of the haters are man enough to admit to it. It's always the "other" who is the bad guy. So.....since I have never visited there.....I don't know who (if any) in the innocent party.
 

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"In 1980 the member states of the European Union formed the fastest growing economic region in the world, with 31 percent of world trade done through the current member states of the EU. Now, after 36 years of increasing "integration"the EU can boast of no more than 17 percent of world trade, with 10 percent of the EU’s population of the working age unemployed (24 million in 2016).

Only 6 percent of UK companies export to the EU and only 12 percent of our economy is traded with the EU, and this part of our economy is massively loss making. But to “enjoy” this trade, 100 percent of our economy is burdened with EU regulations and external tariffs which cost us far more than any tariffs paid by non-members of the EU! No wonder that in the last 20 years there are 27 non-EU countries whose exports of goods to the EU grew faster than the United Kingdom’s."

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/345325-brexit-saving-democracy-war/
 

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The good news is that the price of a pint in England just went to about $4.00 for any American travelling over there.

The bad news is my IRA just lost the value of several thousand pints.
 
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whilst enjoying the fruits of what this country has harvested. There are crackhead grandchildren waiting for their inheritance with more self-awareness.

That's the worst part of it for me. Watching these liberals which really are nothing more than borderline anarchist enjoy their nice job, liberties, and way of life that the "evil capitalist empire" brought them while trying to tear it down at the same time.

If these foreigners that they want to pack in for political gain actually effected their careers and livelihood, they'd be the first to shut it down. I'm still waiting on white elites in the media to give up THEIR livelihood for the "cause". Since its regular folks it effects, they don't give a ****. MSNBC (which is nothin but white elitist) needs to get diverse. Practice what you preach. And I don't care how gay you claim to be as to avoid your "whiteness". A gay white woman is still white. Anderson Cooper, your white privilege has lasted long enough. Time to offer that job up.

Nothing worse than a white American Western European ideologue that hates the country that gave them so much. They are the worst of the worst. Absolutely pitiful and delusional human beings.
 
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Can we just import this glorious bastard to the US to run against Shillary? He single-handedly ran a campaign to protect his country's interests first-and-foremost, against the deafening roars of every moron who thinks assimilation, multiculturalism, and globalism is good for a sovereign nation, and actually won.
The hero the UK (and USA) needs.
 

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Fear will always eventually win. It's the primary driving force in humans.

Whether it's fear of the "other" (immigration), terrorism, health or losing your job. It breeds suspicion, hate and isolationism, all cloaked as nationalism.


I think you're confused. They voted to leave. So all the fear mongering about what was going to happen if they left didn't win the day.

The people that were annoyed with the actual direction the country was going won the day.
 

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The Muslim mayor of London has already stated how everyone is welcome in London...everyone. Wonder how that will turn out if they have another major Islam Extremist catastrophe.
 

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Half this country has wet dreams about the US joining the EU.

So let's make a damn deal.

This is still the most confusing thing to me about millenials (sorry for generalizing, I'm just speaking "politics") but how and why these mf'ers love and trust government for everything is wild. Flip side, they won't trust the strawberries at the grocery store. ARE THESE FREE RANGE RAINFOREST CONSCIENCE BERRIES OR NAH??'!!! ANSWER ME DAMNIT!!!' It's the weirdest thing.

Obama could hold a special press conference telling them he found a new berry, named the dingle berry. Packed full of antioxidants and *very rare*. $20 a pound. Please send cash, check, money order to The White House, tia. Please allow 1-28 weeks for delivery, these are so rare. We might could dig out of debt selling **** balls to retards.

The Muslim mayor of London has already stated how everyone is welcome in London...everyone. Wonder how that will turn out if they have another major Islam Extremist catastrophe.

Lol
 

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It's instructive to look at who voted for what. The most obvious cohort breakdown is old vs. young. The older voter overwhelmingly voted to Leave. The younger cohort voted to Remain. Labour was split with 70% backing its leadership to Remain. And conservative Tories voted to Remain. Scotland voted overwhelmingly to Remain, and earlier comments about them splitting from England are probably the enthusiasm of the moment. The oddest thing, of course, is the attempt by the old to constrain the young. Ordinarily you expect the elderly to want to pass on to the young options and opportunity.

The other interesting aspect of the vote is that it is a non-binding referendum. There's no legal requirement for the PM to put in the paperwork and (in fact) Cameron has said he won't and would leave the choice to his successor. After word about UKIP's electioneering hijinx* filters through the economy and ordinary "buyer's remorse" sets in, the vote may turn out to be a mere curiosity. Much like not naming the ship of the line "Boaty McBoatface". A whole lotta nothin' going on.

*UKIP used deceptive mailings which resembled official NHS covers to promise enormous upgrades in service from "savings" from withdrawal from the EU. UKIP was obviously targeting the elderly there and have come out today saying that the savings figures were in error. Regardless, if EU medical staff were made to leave, it isn't clear who would be providing the upgrades in NHS service. You can't snap your fingers and summon health care workers. The needed gets pitched with the unwanted. Whoops.
 
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The oddest thing, of course, is the attempt by the old to constrain the young. Ordinarily you expect the elderly to want to pass on to the young options and opportunity.

It's language like this that makes people hate the left so much. So condescending. You're basically saying the old people should not have a say in what they're leaving their children (and increasingly, the children of third world immigrants they have no ties to). And further, you're saying that the old cut the options of the young. FALSE - all of it. If anything, the parents prevented low wage youth from Poland from moving to England and cutting the wages of their native sons.

And you know what? The youth of this country liked Bernie freaking Sanders. They don't have the life experiences to know wtf is going on. Many of them have been somehow sold on this left wing utopia that has NEVER worked, but they weren't old enough to live through the Soviet Union, Cuba, Communist China, etc., and you can be damn sure the universities controlled by the left never reminded them.

So cut the BS dude and provide proven facts about how bad this is for the "youth of Britain". And losing out on film subsidies provided by the EU doesn't count.
 

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Ordinarily you expect the elderly to want to pass on to the young options and opportunity.

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If you give a kid the option of ice cream or spinach, he'll choose the ice cream even if spinach is better for him.
I would hope the elderly would aspire to make wise decisions based on their experiences. They are in infinitely better position to make these decisions than "youngers". When younger generations disregard the wisdom of their fathers, they are on shaky ground. I remember telling my mother I was smarter than she was. I was wrong.
 

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Teachable, The UK is leaving the EU, the majority of Great Britains voted for it. It's a slap in the face of everything Obama and Hillary stand for, and I suspect you realize that.

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If you read everything I wrote, you'd know that the Tories backed Remain as well. Are Obama and Hillary supposed to be Tories now? I can't keep up.
 

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If you read everything I wrote, you'd know that the Tories backed Remain as well. Are Obama and Hillary supposed to be Tories now? I can't keep up.

You can scratch parties line out on a vote like this, they mean nothing as the outcome shows.

Are you saying Obama doesn't want the Govt to have MORE power? Didn't try, and just get shot down by the supreme court, to bypass our laws on immigration? You really can't see the similarities? Of course you can, and thats why you're in damage control mode.

This should be a wonderful moment, a free people went to the polls, and decided their country needed to change gears.
 

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It's language like this that makes people hate the left so much. So condescending. You're basically saying the old people should not have a say in what they're leaving their children (and increasingly, the children of third world immigrants they have no ties to). And further, you're saying that the old cut the options of the young. FALSE - all of it. If anything, the parents prevented low wage youth from Poland from moving to England and cutting the wages of their native sons.

And you know what? The youth of this country liked Bernie freaking Sanders. They don't have the life experiences to know wtf is going on. Many of them have been somehow sold on this left wing utopia that has NEVER worked, but they weren't old enough to live through the Soviet Union, Cuba, Communist China, etc., and you can be damn sure the universities controlled by the left never reminded them.

So cut the BS dude and provide proven facts about how bad this is for the "youth of Britain". And losing out on film subsidies provided by the EU doesn't count.

You think nobody in England benefited from the EU? Do you think leaving the EU is going to keep factory jobs in England? What keeps jobs in high wage countries? What will keep London's financial markets healthy? Do you think that factories in England can now ignore EU regulations? Do you think England can train enough medical personnel in the next 2 years to make up for those who now have to leave? Do you think that UKIP is really targeting Poles (who are from the EU) -- or other, darker skinned immigrants (who aren't.)

But, hey, do yourself a favor and ignore me. Life's too short.
 

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If you read everything I wrote, you'd know that the Tories backed Remain as well. Are Obama and Hillary supposed to be Tories now? I can't keep up.
The vote in GB had to do not only with finances but with protection of the traditional British culture and GB's sovereignty. Apparently many in the older generations want to protect British culture from influences of inferior cultures and didn't like the idea of other nations that are influenced by these cultures making economic decisions that impact British sovereignty. Maybe younger, "more inclusive" citizens don't recognize the detrimental impact of unrestricted immigration on their culture.
IMO, Trump should promise GB leaders he'll push for even greater economic support (trade wise) for GB if he is elected.
 

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Miners. Traditional stocks are still overpriced. Drd, exk, gss, mux, hmy to name s few possibilities. These will all top out in a few years for 5-10x your money.

Sorry Throat, not sure I understand that man. I have an option express account with charles scwabb. IS it because of the increase efficiency of cost for renewables?
 

Bill Derington

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You think nobody in England benefited from the EU? Do you think leaving the EU is going to keep factory jobs in England? What keeps jobs in high wage countries? What will keep London's financial markets healthy? Do you think that factories in England can now ignore EU regulations? Do you think England can train enough medical personnel in the next 2 years to make up for those who now have to leave? Do you think that UKIP is really targeting Poles (who are from the EU) -- or other, darker skinned immigrants (who aren't.)

But, hey, do yourself a favor and ignore me. Life's too short.

Yes

Do you think Great Britain is just going to fold up..no.

You don't give people near enough credit to adapt.

You're all for change as long as its your terms, this is change for the better long term in Great Britain, and the US could use a big dose of it.

It's funny you keep mentioning healthcare, that was one of the driving forces. They were starting to see that Universal Healthcare isn't so swell. Especially with hundreds of thousands of immigrants that Great Britain had no say in entry. Mothers in labor being sent home because there simply weren't beds, waiting on surgery when it's desperately needed, those things don't sit well with people.
 
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