The most absurd response to Brexit
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
July 2, 2016 8:26am CST
Most people will be fully aware of the controversy that has resulted from the UK referendum on the EU membership. There have been numerous demands for a fresh referendum or an alternative option.
Today many of the people who voted to remain in the EU are holding a protest in London, which is the main news story at present.
Earlier I was watching the news and the reporter spoke to a young couple about their reasons for protesting and what they would like to see as an outcome to this. I could hardly believe what the woman stated.
She claimed that the referendum itself was not politically binding and that the government should exercise their right to overturn the decision.
I doubt whether she realised the full implications of that statement. This would be tantamount to the British government abolishing democracy and ruling the country as an absolute authority.
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23 responses
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
2 Jul 16
People rarely think about the consequences of their statements. Many Americans, when asked, would abolish several of our freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
4 Jul 16
@Asylum That is very true, but in most cases, people just haven't thought about it much. They sure would if they were taken away from them!
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
2 Jul 16
I heard stories about immigrants experiencing Xenophobia days after the Brexit.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
@JohnRoberts My decision was certainly not due to racism, as is the same for most voters.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 16
@Asylum From everything I read, this had nothing to do with racism but about foreigners in Brussels telling Brits how to live and dictating laws and financial rules and extorting money.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Jul 16
@rebelann If a march or protest is organised next week there are many thousands who will join in irrespective of what the march is about. Some people consider this to be a fun day out and just pick up pet phrases from other campaigners.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
2 Jul 16
I've heard a few times that they could choose to ignore it, but like you say it would be completely undemocratic and go against what little bit of belief people still have in the democratic process. I voted remain, so I Wasnt pleased at the result, but it was what it was and people need to accept it. It might help if the politicians would get on with it.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
The politicians are definitely compounding the situation by delaying, which I suspect is for two reasons. Some are unhappy with the decision and are still expecting to find a reason to negate it, while others simply do not want the credit of being involved.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
@Dragonairy1 I have heard statements to the effect that everything has to be prepared first, but with a potential 2 year tine period that argument is very weak.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
2 Jul 16
@Asylum I think you're right, they are looking for an excuse to make it all go away, but all it's doing is adding to everyone's uncertainty.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
2 Jul 16
The whole thing has been a bit of a fiasco, tbh.
I bet if you'd picked 20 people at random going in to vote on 23rd June, and asked them to describe what that thought they were voting for (regardless of which way they voted), you would have got 20 different answers.
What's worse is that many of those in Westminster, or the relevant local assemblies, also would've given differing answers.
Some of the blatant lies used to push people into voting should mean the referendum result is invalid: garbage in, garbage out. Not many seem to realize just how much the basis on which they voted was flawed from the outset.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
2 Jul 16
@Asylum I think that is true of most people. Unlike being asked if you prefer Pepsi or Coke, the Referendum question was akin to asking if you prefer onions or lamb chops - so many different reasons why people prefer one or the other. Simplistic, perhaps, but useful for illustrative purposes.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Jul 16
@Jeanniemaries What has not helped is that both sides have made many misleading statements and people only tend to listen to the lies told by one side.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
3 Jul 16
@Asylum Well, it's a bitter pill for them to swallow, especially the immature ones.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
3 Jul 16
the civil war that would follow would make the last one look like a teddy bear's picnic
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 Jul 16
Guess she never heard of the Magna Carta or what happen to Charles I when he went that route!! The word 'bimbo" comes to mind!!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
@BelleStarr At least it makes as much sense as the woman on the television did.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Jul 16
Many people think they know what they are talking about until you hear their words. Then you really wonder if their heads have been in the sand all this time. People will say the oddest things around here too when presented with a microphone.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
2 Jul 16
She is right that it isn't binding but no government, in my opinion, would go against a referendum result.
The fallout is nowhere near as bad as was thought the day after the result.
Pound is climbing, FTSE doing well, france apparently sticking by le touquet agreement, other countries saying they want to give us a favourable trade agreement etc etc.
The remain camp lost, time they stopped their negativity and got with the program
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
2 Jul 16
I'd say it was more politically binding than it is legally binding.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
I knew from the offset that the panic response would not last very long, although many tried to use it as proof of a total collapse ahead. I considered the calls for a fresh referendum to be unrealistic, but suggesting that the government overrules it is unthinkable.
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@Hanyouyomi (2187)
• Dallas, Texas
2 Jul 16
I get what she's saying, I don't think she phrased it correctly. However, as an American on the outside looking in, this isn't something I blame your government over, but the Millennial half wits who didn't vote. As a Millennial myself, I feel such lack of involvement like that will doom humanity.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Jul 16
@Hanyouyomi There seems to be a lot of talk about those who voted to leave had no idea what they were doing, which I certainly cannot agree with. I knew what I was voting for and have no regrets.
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@Hanyouyomi (2187)
• Dallas, Texas
2 Jul 16
@Asylum Indeed it is. As I've become fond of saying:"It's too late now fools. You've made your bed, now die in it." Because they really should've known what they were asking for before hand. Bu it's like people casted a vote without a clue and those too scared to vote on staying should have voted.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
3 Jul 16
I don't know much about what will become of you after leaveing the EU,but sounds like you are on the side of Brexit.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 16
This woman does not realize such an action makes for precedent and makes all future votes meaningless. How is she going to like it when her choice wins only to be negated the next day? She will scream and yell at the injustice without a thought she once advocated such action. I dislike Obama as president but I have had to live with it and accept it because the majority spoke. That's how it works.
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@anya12adwi (6037)
• India
3 Jul 16
Well, so many views and comments... I couldn't understand the exact situation there.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
3 Jul 16
@anya12adwi Yes, both of those subjects were used to distort the truth. It was stated that Britain would lose vast amounts of revenue from lost trade, whereas in reality we would be able to trade and negotiate freely, which we currently cannot do. It was also claimed that voting for Brexit was purely a racist vote, which is completely absurd. I voted to leave the EU, but have absolutely no racist tendencies.
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