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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald calls-out the dominant Brexit narrative [View all]KPN
(15,643 posts)if the xenophobes who voted in favor of Brexit hadn't voted, the Remain supporters would have WON ... and the hell with the 45% (or whatever that specific number is) of voters who voted for Brexit because they lost faith in the institutions that affect their livelihood, and that have served the 1% -- the elites -- but not them.
Brexit is not the fault of xenophobes, but the fault of elites responsible for economic policies that dislocated the millions of people who voted for Brexit. They got it wrong and ignored all of the warning signs that have been flashing for two decades now. Brexit is the result of mass discontent with "leaders".
The establishment ignores the masses at its own risk here in the US as well ... and, yes, xenophobes make up a share of the millions who are discontent -- but they are small part of the pie -- as they were in the UK.