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[โ€“] 28 points 7 months ago (17 children)

As a unitedstatesian, I was genuinely baffled by Brexit - particularly the political establishmentโ€™s insistence on following the referendum despite the significant numbers of people who stated it was a protest vote, and all the analysis that said it would be rather economically catastrophic.

But nope: See that brick wall? Letโ€™s floor it and hope for the best, wcgw?

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    My mum voted brexit and she regrets it. She says such an issue shouldn't have been put to a refurrendum as the average person didn't know what the EU was, so they just had to be lied to for a few months.

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  • [โ€“] 22 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    If you donโ€™t know, vote to keep the status quo. Or donโ€™t vote. What the fuck did she think she was doing?

    Jesus, these people.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    She thought the EU was just unnecessary bureaucracy

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  • Exactly why "protest votes" are such a monumentally stupid idea. In a referendum, people vote for what outcome the people want, and the people will get what they voted for. Do they think the ballot box is supposed to be able to tell who genuinely wanted to leave the EU and who was just being a cheeky asshole?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Surely that's a good thing that the government followed through on its promise to respect the democratic result.

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  • [โ€“] [S] -5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Have the USA recently joined the UK?

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