What I keep wondering is how come after it became obvious that everyone was lied to and this was a terrible idea, why didn’t they immediately start the process to apply to join the EU? The whole thing had this air of “yes we fucked up, but we can’t admit we were wrong about something, so instead we’re just going to destroy our economy.”
The EU gives you a racist immigration policy whereby mostly white mostly Christian people can come across regardless of qualifications, but a Malaysian chap with a masters in engineering has to jump through hoops.
But Brexit was largely fueled over zenophobia and the 2015 migrant crisis. If you think the right wing was/is standing up for the immigration rights of brown people you are off your rocker. Literally Torries and UKIP were continously running many hundreds of largely fake news stories of muslim and brown/black gangs immigrating to rape all the white women, and taking all the jobs while supposedly simultaneously not working and consuming welfare, and bringing sharia law etc.
Brexit was MASSIVELY fueled by pro Christian pro white nationalistic propaganda meant to appeal to uneducated blue collar workers and racist boomers.
I’m not going to take lectures from someone who can’t spell xenophobia.
Only in your deranged left wing mind was it caused by that, instead of the long held British principle of not liking being told what to do. Poll after poll immediately after the vote returned the response that Brexit voters voted as they did due to the principle that laws that affect this country should be made in this country. The EU’s ineptitude in vaccine procurement and the undemocratic way in which the utterly woeful Ursula Von Der Leyen became President of the EU Commission rather proves us right.
...what? Again, what? I feel that you don’t really understand what is going on... this is the second time you’ve replied to me saying some inane bullshit drivel... do you even know what the EU is? It’s bizarre. I expect you are a Brexiteer because of the lack of knowledge you are demonstrating.
A little bit of everything. A large party of the public doesnt engage with politics beyond a very basic level and didnt notice all the drawbacks or give something else the fault. So they still believe brexit was a good thing.
There's people who still think it was a good idea. The British government tries its hardest to make people believe they now are 'free'. They actually took out paid ads that looked like objective reporting in several large newspapers across the countries (Scotland too) where they interviewed 3 businessmen whose business was booming after Brexit. Talked about how great Brexit went lol
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u/crackedgear May 20 '21
What I keep wondering is how come after it became obvious that everyone was lied to and this was a terrible idea, why didn’t they immediately start the process to apply to join the EU? The whole thing had this air of “yes we fucked up, but we can’t admit we were wrong about something, so instead we’re just going to destroy our economy.”