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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 692868" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Many of the elderly who voted to leave were folks who remembered England in the in the 40s and 50s. Before the waves of immigrants hit. People who viewed Britain as the Isle of the Mighty (With apologies to the author of that mythologically based novel set in</p><p> the Celtic Bronze age) saw that slipping away with new morals and mores, with new cultures coming and old culture changing. They saw London as the center of their world, not Brussels, Belgium.</p><p></p><p>Britain had always "held back" on the EU as it was. They never joined the Eurozone; they retained the pound. They never went completely to open borders, as I understand it.</p><p></p><p>All this really goes back to a campaign promise Cameron made: that he'd hold a vote on Brexit if re-elected.</p><p></p><p>Just like many of the British citizenry, especially the younger members, Cameron never thought, not for a minute, that Britons would vote to leave the EU.</p><p></p><p>Even in the weeks leading up to the vote, when it was looking as if the vote would be in favor of Brexit, there was too much infighting, specifically between Corbyn and Cameron, for the parties to set down and start planning their arses off for "what if".</p><p></p><p>As it sits, they were all caught with their pants down. I feel sorry for those dragged along unwilling, especially the young folks and those there on work visas who may lose their jobs and homes.</p><p></p><p>I do not feel sorry for those who are feeling "Bregrets"; who woke up going, "OMG. What have I DONE?" andd are claiming either that they didn't know what they were voting for, or thought their voting for Brexit was just an "editorial statement" because of course, "it'll never happen".</p><p></p><p>If you're old enough to vote, you are old enough to research before you cast your vote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 692868, member: 1963"] Many of the elderly who voted to leave were folks who remembered England in the in the 40s and 50s. Before the waves of immigrants hit. People who viewed Britain as the Isle of the Mighty (With apologies to the author of that mythologically based novel set in the Celtic Bronze age) saw that slipping away with new morals and mores, with new cultures coming and old culture changing. They saw London as the center of their world, not Brussels, Belgium. Britain had always "held back" on the EU as it was. They never joined the Eurozone; they retained the pound. They never went completely to open borders, as I understand it. All this really goes back to a campaign promise Cameron made: that he'd hold a vote on Brexit if re-elected. Just like many of the British citizenry, especially the younger members, Cameron never thought, not for a minute, that Britons would vote to leave the EU. Even in the weeks leading up to the vote, when it was looking as if the vote would be in favor of Brexit, there was too much infighting, specifically between Corbyn and Cameron, for the parties to set down and start planning their arses off for "what if". As it sits, they were all caught with their pants down. I feel sorry for those dragged along unwilling, especially the young folks and those there on work visas who may lose their jobs and homes. I do not feel sorry for those who are feeling "Bregrets"; who woke up going, "OMG. What have I DONE?" andd are claiming either that they didn't know what they were voting for, or thought their voting for Brexit was just an "editorial statement" because of course, "it'll never happen". If you're old enough to vote, you are old enough to research before you cast your vote. [/QUOTE]
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