Why so much referendum decision remorse?

[anonymous-user]

Matt UK said:

Maybe it's just the news coverage, but I'm staggered there so many people saying they voted leave "but are now not sure if they made the right decision" or are "surprised it actually happened and now feel nervous".

Seriously, did the people of this country not understand what they were voting for?

Unfortunately a lot of the unintelligent masses actually believed the Brexit camp claims

[Einion Yrth]

jonnyb said:

I like be the fact you all think you live in a democracy.

I get the feeling, in the next few weeks and months, you will find out you don't. Or at least not your version of it.

And should it become demonstrably clear that we don't? How do you think that's going to play out on the streets? Civil disobedience killed the USSR, and it killed Apartheid, and it caused the withdrawal of the Raj from India and Pakistan. They're outnumbered, and they know it.

[vonuber]

Einion Yrth said:

And should it become demonstrably clear that we don't? How do you think that's going to play out on the streets? Civil disobedience killed the USSR, and it killed Apartheid, and it caused the withdrawal of the Raj from India and Pakistan. They're outnumbered, and they know it.

People will grumble, realise that they are still getting paid, the lights are on and Gogglebox is due to start.

[Einion Yrth]

vonuber said:

Einion Yrth said:

And should it become demonstrably clear that we don't? How do you think that's going to play out on the streets? Civil disobedience killed the USSR, and it killed Apartheid, and it caused the withdrawal of the Raj from India and Pakistan. They're outnumbered, and they know it.

People will grumble, realise that they are still getting paid, the lights are on and Gogglebox is due to start.

Doesn't seem to have worked for the (minority) remainders.

[babatunde]

Wayne E Edge said:

That is hilarious

That's so beyond funny it's actually disturbing, I truly sincerely hope it's comedy, but doubt it.

[loose cannon]

Perhaps they prefer I'm a celebrity get me out of here......

[stevemiller]

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[Norfolkit]

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[vonuber]

Einion Yrth said:

Doesn't seem to have worked for the (minority) remainders.

Context was if we keep the current status quo of being in the EU.

[marshalla]

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[marshalla]

Don said:

On a technical note: you have no birthrights granted you by the planet. You have some Human Rights granted you by UK law as required by EU law.

If you're talking about ECHR, it predates the EU and EC and EEC and all the other incarnations of the thing we just voted to leave, by a few years, is a product of the Council of Europe and is signed by several non-EU countries. The UK, on the other hand, has refused to adopt several clauses.

[amgmcqueen]

There has been some remorse mainly because of the media's constant doom and gloom stories.

Reading about the EU's plans for a European super state sounds like something the Nazi's devised! Makes me wish someone would hurry up and invoke article 50!

I'm proud Britain stood up for democracy and looks like we may have escaped from the menace of tyranny once again.

[eharding]

Einion Yrth said:

Civil disobedience killed the USSR, and it killed Apartheid, and it caused the withdrawal of the Raj from India and Pakistan. They're outnumbered, and they know it.

As if your sorry fat wheezing arse is going to do much in the way of active civil disobedience. At a sit-in, maybe.

That being said, if the Brexiteers ever do take to the streets when they realise we aren't actually going to Leave, the casualties could be hideous - the number of heart-attacks, strokes and general embolisms amongst the rioters once they break into a gentle trot would be awful.

[Einion Yrth]

eharding said:

Einion Yrth said:

Civil disobedience killed the USSR, and it killed Apartheid, and it caused the withdrawal of the Raj from India and Pakistan. They're outnumbered, and they know it.

As if your sorry fat wheezing arse is going to do much in the way of active civil disobedience. At a sit-in, maybe.

That being said, if the Brexiteers ever do take to the streets when they realise we aren't actually going to Leave, the casualties could be hideous - the number of heart-attacks, strokes and general embolisms amongst the rioters once they break into a gentle trot would be hideous.

Quite a lot of successful civil disobedience has involved just sitting down and being inconvenient. I'm sure as a student of history you'd be aware of that. Except of course you don't appear to be a student of history, merely someone I don't know, and I doubt I'd want to know, who seems to get a kick out of being personally insulting to someone he doesn't know. Fill your boots, I'm old enough, ugly enough, and probably, if it will make you happy, fat enough to not give a stuff.
Enjoy your life.

[eharding]

Einion Yrth said:

Quite a lot of successful civil disobedience has involved just sitting down and being inconvenient.

Yes, but in those cases the protesters weren't too fat, old and knackered to stand back up again without help after they'd finished being 'inconvenient' by sitting on their arses.

Still, enjoy your daydream of being lauded as 'Bunter of the Brexit Barricades'.

[mph1977]

Matt UK said:

Seriously, did the people of this country not understand what they were voting for?

Quite obviously , not aided in way shape or form by the litany of lies and mistruths told by the leave campaign official or otherwise.

[Einion Yrth]

eharding said:

Yes, but in those cases the protesters weren't too fat, old and knackered to stand back up again without help after they'd finished being 'inconvenient' by sitting on their arses.

Still, enjoy your daydream as being lauded as 'Bunter of the Brexit Barricades'.

I don't recall us ever having met. Were you that unmemorable? Otherwise it's tricky to see how you could be judging my weight.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Matt UK said:

Maybe it's just the news coverage, but I'm staggered there so many people saying they voted leave "but are now not sure if they made the right decision" or are "surprised it actually happened and now feel nervous".

Seriously, did the people of this country not understand what they were voting for?

I suggest you stop watching the BBC who have thrown away all pretense at impartiality in order to undermine the exit.

I know of no leave regrets in my circles - in fact the news coming from the EU about total integration only proves we were right and got out just in time.

[Blue62]

I played golf with a CEO of a reasonably large company today (T/O £150m) and he told me that he regretted voting Leave because it's now clear that there's no plan and all the market reaction has taken him by surprise.

I reflected that maybe this country is not set fair under any circumstance, if tools like him are running businesses, maybe we really do need a nanny.

[eharding]

Einion Yrth said:

eharding said:

Yes, but in those cases the protesters weren't too fat, old and knackered to stand back up again without help after they'd finished being 'inconvenient' by sitting on their arses.

Still, enjoy your daydream as being lauded as 'Bunter of the Brexit Barricades'.

I don't recall us ever having met. Were you that unmemorable? Otherwise it's tricky to see how you could be judging my weight.

Lucky guess, confirmed by a hilariously defensive response?

I'd postulate that you're so fat, we'd have to roll you in flour to find your Farage?