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Not much doubt in my mind. There are plenty of folks like that in USA. Hoyt Jun 2016 #1
Plenty of folks like that in every country on Earth. n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2016 #5
And this is why we don't put complicated economic policy up for a general population referendum auntpurl Jun 2016 #10
Your post doesn't prove your point. I see four nutter Brits with a banner and cherry-picked images. leveymg Jun 2016 #70
Ok. auntpurl Jun 2016 #74
If you want to get really granular, FDI from the EU did not stop the loss of real income leveymg Jun 2016 #79
+100 AntiBank Jun 2016 #93
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What?????!!!! Are you serious????!!!!! nt clarice Jun 2016 #200
...about? auntpurl Jun 2016 #201
That issues of this sort involving National issues should not be left up to the electorate??? nt clarice Jun 2016 #203
Uh, no, I'm not kidding. auntpurl Jun 2016 #207
ummmm. So If this issue is "beyond the scope" of the average British voter... clarice Jun 2016 #210
Most millenials voted against it. The angry old people voted in favor. MADem Jun 2016 #2
There was a very clear correlation with education level as well nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #53
Yes, indeed. MADem Jun 2016 #141
How elitist is that???? I'm glad that I don't live in your world... shameful.nt clarice Jun 2016 #206
Unfortunately the young voters didn't come out kiva Jun 2016 #139
I think that no one actually thought this thing would pass. MADem Jun 2016 #140
On Twitter last night: "Boris Johnson sacrificed a million jobs to get one". nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #164
That's it, in a nutshell. nt MADem Jun 2016 #217
With all respect "Angry Old people".....really? nt clarice Jun 2016 #204
Yes, really--read the coverage, that IS how the vote broke down. MADem Jun 2016 #216
This just blows my mind: sufrommich Jun 2016 #3
Charming, isn't it. auntpurl Jun 2016 #59
Then, he has no one to blame... ReRe Jun 2016 #86
Here's the link, just in case anyone wanted to see it. auntpurl Jun 2016 #172
Thanks, auntpurl ReRe Jun 2016 #173
He was on the REMAIN crew, too...! MADem Jun 2016 #219
Seems to me that one could appear to prove almost anything by merely presenting anecdotes. jonno99 Jun 2016 #4
I don't have to prove anything to you. auntpurl Jun 2016 #7
That doesn't really address the substance of the point made. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #11
Oh, sorry, did you not think my answer was substantive enough? auntpurl Jun 2016 #16
I'm simply commenting on your lack of refutation. My feelings don't enter into the matter JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #18
And here you are, still commenting. auntpurl Jun 2016 #20
So hostile melman Jun 2016 #31
Do you think so? auntpurl Jun 2016 #37
Without a doubt. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2016 #138
Yes. 840high Jun 2016 #108
Hostile and condescending. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #132
I know. How dare someone living in the UK tell Americans what the campaign was about! Violet_Crumble Jun 2016 #150
Thank you. auntpurl Jun 2016 #154
+ 100000000 TubbersUK Jun 2016 #177
Yeah. We need to learn our place. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #180
I wish I could rec a post NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #209
+1000 n/t JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #227
Please stop refuting the "Pitchfork and Torches brigade" theories..facts and realities upset them.nt pkdu Jun 2016 #153
Yet 52% of the UK disagrees with you. modem77 Jun 2016 #233
Well said. There were many reasons, and that was certainly one of them, but it was far from the main OnDoutside Jun 2016 #8
I LIVE here. Why would you think I was making this up? auntpurl Jun 2016 #14
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Refugees do not get jobs or housing ahead of British citizens auntpurl Jun 2016 #28
probably, but it is human nature, and some are more radical than others swhisper1 Jun 2016 #32
See OP. auntpurl Jun 2016 #39
From the Guardian Jim Beard Jun 2016 #131
And? auntpurl Jun 2016 #152
The point Jim Beard Jun 2016 #247
Sorry, I totally disagree. Hoyt Jun 2016 #38
So how do you feel about undocumented workers in the US, (economic refugees) or Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #72
if they entered legally, its fine swhisper1 Jun 2016 #88
+10 840high Jun 2016 #109
No, I'm sure that's happening but I wouldn't tar all English people with that brush, just as I OnDoutside Jun 2016 #107
I have friends in London 840high Jun 2016 #110
Yes, I was really surprised with my friends as they were both well educated and well travelled OnDoutside Jun 2016 #115
no, I think you really believe it, but it rings hollow to us,brexit isnt a one issue conflict larkrake Jun 2016 #170
agreed swhisper1 Jun 2016 #23
I've lived here 25 years PaulaFarrell Jun 2016 #230
Maybe it's just you ? ;) OnDoutside Jun 2016 #238
no they like me PaulaFarrell Jun 2016 #239
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #6
More innuendo about the American left. Sigh. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #15
Oh, isn't it? I am more than convinced. The poster stated fact, not innuendo. auntpurl Jun 2016 #17
The post was deliciously fact-free. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #19
You are wasting your time. auntpurl Jun 2016 #21
cherry picked photos do not reflect the feelings of the majority swhisper1 Jun 2016 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #43
Ha ha, you replied to me. We're on the same side. :) auntpurl Jun 2016 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #66
In all seriousness auntpurl Jun 2016 #67
It is so discouraging mcar Jun 2016 #123
It is unbelievable! NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #211
A weird thing is happening on the far left, I fear. MADem Jun 2016 #220
The far right has "they terk er jerbs" NuclearDem Jun 2016 #47
it is very old swhisper1 Jun 2016 #33
You're right, it's tired and was never very convincing. Marr Jun 2016 #50
+:10 n/t whathehell Jun 2016 #128
Nah, more like the left is against free trade because many of them are economically illiterate YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #143
It's built right into our system and displayed everyday. nt fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #122
Exactly. Hoyt Jun 2016 #40
k and r niyad Jun 2016 #9
Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. So spot on. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #12
Xenophobia and racism are the dark side of populism. Straw Man Jun 2016 #22
Good post. YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #146
Thank you. nt Straw Man Jun 2016 #149
True. And the U.K. has much less immigration than Ireland which is content with EU pampango Jun 2016 #24
David Cameron is an idiot, this should have never left committee. Rex Jun 2016 #26
He had to. auntpurl Jun 2016 #30
I am sorry you have-had a Trump like idiot as PM. Rex Jun 2016 #35
He's not Trump-like auntpurl Jun 2016 #41
Hoisted by his own petard. Rex Jun 2016 #49
It would be brilliant if we had an opposition party to speak of auntpurl Jun 2016 #52
That shocks me, I've always thought of British Parliament as having better common sense Rex Jun 2016 #56
I have to say, from a distance, mind you, I've been less than impressed with him. MADem Jun 2016 #222
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You're just shitposting now. NuclearDem Jun 2016 #42
Yes. So tiresome. auntpurl Jun 2016 #46
Thanks, I appreciate it. JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #48
I think it's too soon to say Cameron will be the most disgraced politician in UK history Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #98
Ah. Yes. Well played. auntpurl Jun 2016 #99
When Boris is done he is probably going to end up in exile Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #100
At this rate he'll be seen as the PM who destroyed the UK. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #129
I don't doubt this for a minute. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #29
Because as a member of the EU, we are required to take a certain number of migrants. auntpurl Jun 2016 #34
Thanks. So they really were fearmongering, then. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #51
Oh yes. auntpurl Jun 2016 #55
That is far too simplistic an answer alarimer Jun 2016 #103
Thatcherism and the austerity measures of Britain and other EU countries The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #104
Thank you +100 840high Jun 2016 #111
So you're saying they never had to compete with people who weren't like them before. nt fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #125
Well, at least here in the US, there was a concerted effort to pit people against one another alarimer Jun 2016 #213
thank you for reason, there is a hysteria trumpeted by corporate news larkrake Jun 2016 #171
Gladly recommended. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #45
Let us now take a moment to appreciate representative government auntpurl Jun 2016 #57
Agreed. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #60
You got me there. auntpurl Jun 2016 #61
Non sequitur. They are still responsible for voting. And they face reelection. eom fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #126
I wouldn't worry too much, auntpurl. roamer65 Jun 2016 #54
I do hope you are right. auntpurl Jun 2016 #58
In a few months with the next Greek bailout and European banking crisis... roamer65 Jun 2016 #68
Nope, it wasnt. The fact that a few xenophobic yahoos exists does not jack_krass Jun 2016 #62
Oh, a few? auntpurl Jun 2016 #64
No, but I travel there frequently, and have daily contact with many people there. I dont doubt jack_krass Jun 2016 #120
There are English people ON THIS VERY THREAD telling you you're wrong. auntpurl Jun 2016 #151
Look, I dont doubt that the UK ultra right has attached itself to the "leave" movement. jack_krass Jun 2016 #178
Okey doke! nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #179
A few ?? Are you european or British ? drray23 Jun 2016 #95
Medical research will be hard hit as well auntpurl Jun 2016 #101
So we're against democracy now? runaway hero Jun 2016 #63
Are we against putting complicated economic policy up for a general population referendum? auntpurl Jun 2016 #65
This is extremly unfair runaway hero Jun 2016 #69
It is unfair CountAllVotes Jun 2016 #71
The achievement gap is getting too big. runaway hero Jun 2016 #78
No, I'm talking about uneducated people (that is based on polling, not my opinion) auntpurl Jun 2016 #73
Of course they were runaway hero Jun 2016 #77
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Oh good, you're back. auntpurl Jun 2016 #176
I think we need to set up a DU Group for all the Name Removeds Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #184
Such a shame; they probably had invaluable words of wisdom auntpurl Jun 2016 #186
They were FUCKING LIED TO Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #75
ALL POLITICIANS LIE!!! davidn3600 Jun 2016 #76
Serious question: Do YOU know what the lie was that was admitted to the morning after the vote? Stinky The Clown Jun 2016 #97
If "democracy" equals racist bullshit convincing the public to vote against their own interests YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #144
That's too bad then runaway hero Jun 2016 #182
LOL! Is the Third Way international now?? I guess we should have known, considering that they are Number23 Jun 2016 #225
I gues you're going to tell me runaway hero Jun 2016 #236
Every bit as reasonable and informed as your post screaming about the Third Way as if it has Number23 Jun 2016 #242
really? runaway hero Jun 2016 #243
This was absolutely about youceyec Jun 2016 #80
Probably. And in the meantime auntpurl Jun 2016 #82
It has started, Hate Crimes Spike youceyec Jun 2016 #240
High levels of immigration equal political instability perdita9 Jun 2016 #81
Oh, rubbish. auntpurl Jun 2016 #84
You think pro Nazi hate groups are rising for no reason? perdita9 Jun 2016 #112
Again, rubbish auntpurl Jun 2016 #160
There doesn't seem to be any correlation TubbersUK Jun 2016 #105
There is a correlation, just a negative correlation. auntpurl Jun 2016 #166
Ah, yes. Makes for an even stronger rebuttal - Thnx n/t TubbersUK Jun 2016 #167
Agreed. 840high Jun 2016 #114
I approve of your statements! Jim Beard Jun 2016 #142
Thanks for introducing the same talking points that were pioneered by white supremacist groups YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #147
Really. auntpurl Jun 2016 #158
I didn't understand any of it until marlakay Jun 2016 #83
Absolute lies from beginning to end. auntpurl Jun 2016 #85
Oliver's Brexit episode was fucking brilliant! Native Jun 2016 #197
Absolutely! ananda Jun 2016 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author AntiBank Jun 2016 #89
to the degree it was about anti-Muslim xenophobia, you would think EU nations... yurbud Jun 2016 #90
As an ashamed English expat living in Colorado... Gumboot Jun 2016 #91
I'm so sorry. auntpurl Jun 2016 #94
I was in the same boat. Never been more ashamed of my home country. truebrit71 Jun 2016 #116
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #92
The Brexit fools think "V for Vendetta" was a training manual. Efilroft Sul Jun 2016 #96
Excellent post, auntpurl. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2016 #102
This is awful n/t DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #106
The side by side pics of actual Nazi propaganda film and Nigel Farage standing in front of that bus Rex Jun 2016 #113
It is quite honestly, horrifying.... truebrit71 Jun 2016 #117
Yes , Victor, in Leeds: So the Remain campaign were telling the truth. Person 2713 Jun 2016 #118
"So the Remain campaign were telling the truth" is going to be the tagline auntpurl Jun 2016 #155
This is some horrifying shit. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #119
Your tutelage on this is invaluable mcar Jun 2016 #121
People don't like trade deals especially if they feel like it costs them jobs. I guarantee you craigmatic Jun 2016 #124
And with a population about as well informed and with the same kind of racist feelings. eom fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #127
No because racism doesn't explain it all. I'd vote against NAFTA not because I hate Canada or Mexico craigmatic Jun 2016 #130
What you're saying is that those factories were not dependent on location. fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #133
This is in the south (GA and AL) and it happened in 1990's. NAFTA still hurried the process along. craigmatic Jun 2016 #134
Well fellow global citizen, we have new challenges. Onward! eom fleabiscuit Jun 2016 #136
People don't like trade deals because they are economically illiterate racists YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #145
what??? are you insane??? this country is decimated and crippled by nafta larkrake Jun 2016 #169
People can not like free trade and still not be racist. Free trade is just a policy. Now once craigmatic Jun 2016 #181
Stop promoting neoliberalism/neoconservatism. runaway hero Jun 2016 #183
absolutely larkrake Jun 2016 #156
No, it's not about that Lithos Jun 2016 #135
You're right, it's that too. auntpurl Jun 2016 #157
THANK YOU for your informative posts, Aunt Purl Hekate Jun 2016 #137
The people who voted to leave had been left alone to wither due to austerity. applegrove Jun 2016 #148
poo, it is not the only reason. Other countries want out too. Control of borders is vital to the larkrake Jun 2016 #159
Other countries have the same media demonisation of immigrants as the UK auntpurl Jun 2016 #162
so do we,it's the norm,so we have to look at why so many members want to leave larkrake Jun 2016 #168
That this had to be said is depressing. joshcryer Jun 2016 #161
And LOADS of other things too. auntpurl Jun 2016 #163
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K&R lupinella Jun 2016 #185
Yes, let's call names, insult people, and paint with a broad brush. OrwellwasRight Jun 2016 #187
I don't blame them auntpurl Jun 2016 #190
And yet you still blame the "ignorant." OrwellwasRight Jun 2016 #193
Take another run at reading my post. auntpurl Jun 2016 #194
And then you undid it all with yout last line OrwellwasRight Jun 2016 #195
Either you are being deliberately obtuse or you still don't understand what I said. auntpurl Jun 2016 #196
Yes, yes, you'll let me have the last word OrwellwasRight Jun 2016 #198
Nah! Neo-liberals! 1%! Elites! Adrahil Jun 2016 #188
are you one of them? runaway hero Jun 2016 #244
A 1%er? I wish. Adrahil Jun 2016 #245
I like this runaway hero Jun 2016 #246
Britain and the West is fucked anyway...... JudasTheGrass Jun 2016 #189
Why do you think that? n/t Spazito Jun 2016 #191
Welcome to DU. What do you mean? uppityperson Jun 2016 #199
Leave voters = Trump voters Beacool Jun 2016 #192
When all of the spin, rhetoric, and hand wringing are done..... clarice Jun 2016 #202
And now that I think about your OP....... clarice Jun 2016 #205
ok. nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #208
No...not ok.... please explain your reasoning.... you can't just.... clarice Jun 2016 #212
ok. nt auntpurl Jun 2016 #214
You'll need to call out pretty much every UK DU member as well, then. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #218
You might want to tell NPR how much you disapprove, too. MADem Jun 2016 #221
Rec'd lib87 Jun 2016 #215
We are SO on the same page! I posted something extremely similar on this in the AA forum Number23 Jun 2016 #223
+ 100000000000 TubbersUK Jun 2016 #228
The greater arrogance JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #229
We got somebody hollering about the Third Way in a thread about Brexit! Number23 Jun 2016 #241
As one Brit guy so perfectly said, the main folks cheering this are Putin, Trump and ISIS Number23 Jun 2016 #224
but, but, it doesn't fit the glen greenwald and others narrative still_one Jun 2016 #226
So if people don't support open borders then they are xenophobes and racists? modem77 Jun 2016 #231
I just...can't anymore. auntpurl Jun 2016 #232
There's really no reason you should have to. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #234
I think it might be time for a little DU break, until the US forgets about Brexit auntpurl Jun 2016 #235
I can completely understand that, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #237
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