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Old 03-23-2019, 07:14 PM
 
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Brexit really reminds me of Trump....well, probably because the Russians and Mercer and Bannon and Cambridge Analytica, etc. were involved there in swinging their vote.

But now a million people have taken to the streets. Imagine...in the USA we all sit on our duffs. This would be the equiv of 2.5 Million Americans camping outside the WH.

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/3/23/...t-nigel-farage

You have to at least hand it to them....our pols KNOW we will take anything from them and our only reaction will be calling a radio talk show.
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Houston
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We don’t have referendums and Brexit was initiated due to a referendum which is about as close to direct democracy as you can get.

The real problem here is in order to have good trade policies you have to accept poor immigration policies.
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:30 PM
 
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Well 17.4 million people voted in favor of brexit. So get back to me when there are 18 million "brits in the streets".
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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Vote until you get the result you want and then stop.
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Old 03-23-2019, 07:39 PM
 
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One vote... And it was already done and we know the results...
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Old 03-23-2019, 08:01 PM
 
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Leftists around the world trying to usurp the will of the people if they don't like the outcome of an election or a referendum.

I'm glad Britain rejected globalism and the leftist bureaucracy that imposed itself on sovereign nations. Britain and all European nations should be free to determine their own destinies.
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Old 03-23-2019, 08:04 PM
 
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Brexit really reminds me of Trump....well, probably because the Russians and Mercer and Bannon and Cambridge Analytica, etc. were involved there in swinging their vote.

But now a million people have taken to the streets. Imagine...in the USA we all sit on our duffs. This would be the equiv of 2.5 Million Americans camping outside the WH.

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/3/23/...t-nigel-farage

You have to at least hand it to them....our pols KNOW we will take anything from them and our only reaction will be calling a radio talk show.
You inhaled way too much stove smoke.
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Old 03-23-2019, 08:07 PM
 
Location: near bears but at least no snakes
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Leftists around the world trying to usurp the will of the people if they don't like the outcome of an election or a referendum.

I'm glad Britain rejected globalism and the leftist bureaucracy that imposed itself on sovereign nations. Britain and all European nations should be free to determine their own destinies.
Britain is already very leftest. Some Americans would call them Socialists. They are way far left of the US. Now they are showing that they have the good sense to not veer to the extreme left where they are bossed around and have to take in more immigrants than they have space for. They're not rejecting globalism. Remember, they had an entire Empire.

If they ever get BREXIT they will have to forge new trade deals and that will still be globalism. But it will be on their own terms.
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Old 03-23-2019, 08:10 PM
 
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The BREXIT vote took British liberals just as much by surprise as Trump winning in 2016 did to American liberals, they never thought they could lose so they got lazy and ended up stunned. Much like Trump's win in 2016, these liberal Brits are doing everything they can to prevent the will of the voters from actually being done. These people are evil cannot be trusted.
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Old 03-23-2019, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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It will all work out. After Brexit, there will be far fewer foreign workers but they won't need them as there will be far fewer jobs and a permanently depressed economy.
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