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In reply to the discussion: FFS, why can't Britain just admit that leaving the EU was a dumb idea, driven by Putin and a handful [View all]Doodley
(8,976 posts)The mistake was the political elite taking the British people for granted and transferring wholesale the ability of the Brits to make their own decisions to a lawmaking factory on mainland Europe.
For decades, British politicians have lied about the EU, promising not to cross red lines, that were crossed, and dangling a referendum without intending to hold one.
When eventually they did hold a referendum, they didn't get the result they wanted. Okay, some xenophobia was at play, but the people felt betrayed by their politicians. It was a question of who runs Britain.
The Conservatives have been split from head to toe on the issue, and it was obvious at least to some that Theresa May was never going to get Parliament to agree on a way forward.
Boris Johnson is only going to f*** things up even more. The whole thing is a mess, but it is only right the people had a say. By the way, I am a Brit, now a US citizen. I would have voted no.