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In reply to the discussion: ONE LAST TIME: Brexit, for the VAST MAJORITY of Leave voters, was about xenophobia [View all]Adrahil
(13,340 posts)245. A 1%er? I wish.
AS top neo-liberal? Who knows!? Certain folks seem to apply that label to anyone they want to demonize.
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ONE LAST TIME: Brexit, for the VAST MAJORITY of Leave voters, was about xenophobia [View all]
auntpurl
Jun 2016
OP
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
If you want to get really granular, FDI from the EU did not stop the loss of real income
leveymg
Jun 2016
#79
That issues of this sort involving National issues should not be left up to the electorate??? nt
clarice
Jun 2016
#203
How elitist is that???? I'm glad that I don't live in your world... shameful.nt
clarice
Jun 2016
#206
On Twitter last night: "Boris Johnson sacrificed a million jobs to get one". nt
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#164
Seems to me that one could appear to prove almost anything by merely presenting anecdotes.
jonno99
Jun 2016
#4
I'm simply commenting on your lack of refutation. My feelings don't enter into the matter
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#18
I know. How dare someone living in the UK tell Americans what the campaign was about!
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2016
#150
Please stop refuting the "Pitchfork and Torches brigade" theories..facts and realities upset them.nt
pkdu
Jun 2016
#153
Well said. There were many reasons, and that was certainly one of them, but it was far from the main
OnDoutside
Jun 2016
#8
So how do you feel about undocumented workers in the US, (economic refugees) or
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2016
#72
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
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
Nah, more like the left is against free trade because many of them are economically illiterate
YoungDemCA
Jun 2016
#143
True. And the U.K. has much less immigration than Ireland which is content with EU
pampango
Jun 2016
#24
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
I think it's too soon to say Cameron will be the most disgraced politician in UK history
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jun 2016
#98
Because as a member of the EU, we are required to take a certain number of migrants.
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#34
Thatcherism and the austerity measures of Britain and other EU countries
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2016
#104
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
Non sequitur. They are still responsible for voting. And they face reelection. eom
fleabiscuit
Jun 2016
#126
No, but I travel there frequently, and have daily contact with many people there. I dont doubt
jack_krass
Jun 2016
#120
Look, I dont doubt that the UK ultra right has attached itself to the "leave" movement.
jack_krass
Jun 2016
#178
Are we against putting complicated economic policy up for a general population referendum?
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#65
No, I'm talking about uneducated people (that is based on polling, not my opinion)
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#73
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
LOL! Is the Third Way international now?? I guess we should have known, considering that they are
Number23
Jun 2016
#225
Every bit as reasonable and informed as your post screaming about the Third Way as if it has
Number23
Jun 2016
#242
Thanks for introducing the same talking points that were pioneered by white supremacist groups
YoungDemCA
Jun 2016
#147
to the degree it was about anti-Muslim xenophobia, you would think EU nations...
yurbud
Jun 2016
#90
The side by side pics of actual Nazi propaganda film and Nigel Farage standing in front of that bus
Rex
Jun 2016
#113
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
People don't like trade deals because they are economically illiterate racists
YoungDemCA
Jun 2016
#145
People can not like free trade and still not be racist. Free trade is just a policy. Now once
craigmatic
Jun 2016
#181
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
so do we,it's the norm,so we have to look at why so many members want to leave
larkrake
Jun 2016
#168
Either you are being deliberately obtuse or you still don't understand what I said.
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#196
We are SO on the same page! I posted something extremely similar on this in the AA forum
Number23
Jun 2016
#223
As one Brit guy so perfectly said, the main folks cheering this are Putin, Trump and ISIS
Number23
Jun 2016
#224
I think it might be time for a little DU break, until the US forgets about Brexit
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#235