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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2020, 06:57 AM Jan 2020

I am beyond stressed today @ what the future holds [View all]

I thought I had reconciled myself to Brexit after Boris won such a large majority in the General Election . I saw the result as a second referendum on Brexit and lets face it Boris could not have a bigger mandate on this issue - well in England anyway. I have resigned myself to the fact that today is the last day I will be a European Citizen - probably in my life time. Who knows what the future holds but if there is a further referendum sometime in the future I will pushing up daisies before we get there.

Brexit is finally here. Global Britain it is then. 😨

Sorry, but I would maybe have a scintilla of more faith in Brexit Britain if we were not run by a bunch of right wing fuck wits, and the opposition was actually led - just led - by anyone that could provide a reasonable level of scrutiny on what these bastards on the Tory benches are up to right now. I do not think that is to much to ask in the oldest modern democracy on the planet, do you?

I said to someone once. It is not the fact that you voted for Brexit that upsets me, it is the fact that you believed that the ineffective, inept and plain awful people who rule us would in anyway be able to make a decent fist of it.

And here we are. Pass the smelling salts someone.

Shit.

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I am really sorry for Brits... I really had hoped for a turn from the Brexit abyss. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1
I'm sorry this is happening. barbtries Jan 2020 #2
Yes, dark times indeed - and not entirely unrelated n/t TubbersUK Jan 2020 #10
So many parallels between the two countries. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #23
I have faith in the Brits. They'll figure it out. I'm optimistic. oldsoftie Jan 2020 #3
Depends on your definition of success... Soph0571 Jan 2020 #6
Exactly TubbersUK Jan 2020 #9
If that turns out to be the case, then the people will vote to change once again. oldsoftie Jan 2020 #14
Not for some time unfortunately n/t TubbersUK Jan 2020 #16
Hardly - the Union is under more strain than the EU at the moment TubbersUK Jan 2020 #8
I couldn't disagree more T_i_B Jan 2020 #11
When the USSR fell, it was hard on the population in the beginning. Major changes. oldsoftie Jan 2020 #13
We've been hearing similar from Farage and the populist Right for the last few years: TubbersUK Jan 2020 #15
No, I said if it ends up going well, more may follow. If things go south, that wont happen oldsoftie Jan 2020 #17
Looking at all the evidence.... T_i_B Jan 2020 #18
Yes, unfortunately: TubbersUK Jan 2020 #20
Have you seen this bollocks from the sun today? Soph0571 Jan 2020 #19
Murdoch - he's been a huge player in all of this n/t TubbersUK Jan 2020 #21
That bastard should have dropped dead years ago. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #24
I feel for you. But America is going to be worse because of our sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #4
We are going over the cliff hand in hand Cosmocat Jan 2020 #5
As an American expat... Layzeebeaver Jan 2020 #7
I see there's a change.org petition to the EU Comission asking for Brits to retain EU citizenship Ghost Dog Jan 2020 #12
I feel for you wryter2000 Jan 2020 #22
I sympathize with you my sweet Skittles Jan 2020 #25
It is all so yuck. UK's MAGA'ts in all their glory last night.... Soph0571 Feb 2020 #26
OMG Skittles Feb 2020 #27
Still as edumacated as ever! T_i_B Feb 2020 #28
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