The British people voted to get out of the EU - why? - because of immigration - they were losing their country and got tired of it - sounds exactly what is happen here in the US
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The British people voted to get out of the EU - why? - because of immigration - they were losing their country and got tired of it - sounds exactly what is happen here in the US
Like peas in a pod.
When the people voted they never brought up the economic factors that this would bring. If a currency drops 1% that's bad, the Pound Sterling has dropped 8% in a couple hours. It's projected to drop between 15-20%, that's horrible. Just wait for the inflation to kick in soon.
Immigration policy is only a small part of it. Britons were fed up with having their nation controlled from Brussels and Berlin (literally). They say they were getting screwed over and they took steps to stop it. Good on them for being ballsy enough to buck the establishment and say "Enough."Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
Now if only they would let NI vote on leaving the UK :)
And just to clarify huge difference in immigration and refugee. The majority of immigrants in the UK are Australian, Irish, and American.
This is another wake up call that the younger generations are tired of the establishment. The same thing that is going on in the States and what happened here.
I don't think they're comparable,at all. What's happening in the US is an uprising of "The Silent Majority" of a a vast former middle class who have lost jobs to economic corruption and outsourcing to foreign countries as matter of governmental foreign policy. This mess we've gotten ourselves into was a "protest vote" against one person by younger voters duped into believing that legalization of pot was the be all,end all of political gain without one shred of forethought about what the ramifications of electing a leftist government at this juncture in history would entail "down the road."Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonkers
My understanding is that the younger voters were overwhelmingly in favor of staying in the EU...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonkers
You just nailed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
The trend we are in regarding voters is alarming. Ontario endorses living beyond its means and has given majorities both Provincially and Federally to idiots who don't care about economic health as long as they get to rule and have the PIN numbers to the credit cards. As for Brexit, I fear it could have a domino effect and the EU is heading for an iceberg while people party on the credit cards.