Post #1882028

2026-05-02 07:58 UTC

@Geri @Remittancegirl @ApostateEnglishman While there is large group of out and out racists, I think #brexit said more about how uninformed our society is. The Brexiters said everything, every easy answer to every difficult question but they said it in such a way that people who didn’t look to closely could pick what they thought they wanted to vote for and ignore the rest. ‘Not what I voted for’ is a common cry amongst those who voted out and even then it only just got over 50%.

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@Remittancegirl@mstdn.social 2026-05-02 08:02

@markmason @Geri @ApostateEnglishman I have such a strong memory of being in that voting booth, and literally having to grit my teeth to vote for something Cameron sided with. I had to really overcome my tribal instincts to do it. I suspect beyond the promises and falsehoods and rhetoric, way more than 4% of that vote was simply a vote against Cameron. It physically HURT to vote 'with' him. If the referendum were to be re-run today, I suspect it wouldn't pass by a much larger margin.

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@Geri@mastodon.online 2026-05-02 10:08

@markmason @Remittancegirl @ApostateEnglishman yes, the simplistic nature of Leave gained sway over the more complex economic arguments of Remain

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@nini@oldbytes.space 2026-05-02 11:58

@markmason A polity incurious and misinformed will vote for the bad thing because it promised an easy solution to a problem. Of course it was a lie, nothing promised came about and people felt like it wasn't what they voted for. For some reason though, they'll vote again for the same fucker who lied to them before because he has new racist lies and new easy solutions for those looking enviously at the US and wondering why we don't have a Gestapo disappearing undesirables. @Geri @Remittancegirl @ApostateEnglishman

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