BREXIT WATCH

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Should I stay or should I go? This poll is closed.
Please stay	195	31.20%
Go away	136	21.76%
Who cares?	99	15.84%
gently caress you op, your soccer sucks and your tea tastes like poo poo!	195	31.20%
Total:	625 votes

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etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Hammerite posted:

lol "please treat us like children, we're so coddled that we didn't realise our voting choices would have consequences"

It took the interviewer all day to find the attractive woman in the beginning of the video

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:39

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 09:29

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

corpuscollossus posted:

This is Boris celebrating:

He betrayed his friendship with David Cameron and destroyed his political career ... for his own political career. Not to :qq:

for Cameron because whatever, but that's guilt you're seeing.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:40

corpuscollossus: Apr 19, 2007

Looks like panic to me. I honestly don't think he'd fully appreciated the smell of his own farts until the result came in.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:42

Decebal: Jan 6, 2010

Cameron or Blair ???

Who made the biggest doo-doo ?

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:43

new phone who dis: May 24, 2007; by VideoGames; Morbid Hound

Danger Mahoney posted:

Kind of weird to see the "18-24 age group voted to remain so that's all that should matter" and "these infants will live with this decision longer" talking points immediately disseminated and parroted by all the usual suspects. I mean like at the exact same time. Strange.

It's hilarious because for possibly the most important election in their lives more than half couldn't be assed to go vote. This is what happens when you don't care. Someone else makes the decision for you.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:43

eric: Apr 27, 2004; Lipstick Apathy

Gonna lol when everything is back to normal in the UK in a few months. Brexit baby Brexit!!!

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:44

Top City Homo: Oct 15, 2014; Ramrod XTreme

Ivor Biggun posted:

All Boris wanted to do was become the PM, now he's worried that tanking the economy to get there might have been a step too far.

geert Wilders

Boris Johnson

Donald trump

We are being invaded by lizard people who also happen to be giant assholes who couldn't even get the skin part right

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:49

Decebal: Jan 6, 2010

natetimm posted:

It's hilarious because for possibly the most important election in their lives more than half couldn't be assed to go vote. This is what happens when you don't care. Someone else makes the decision for you.

A lot of those young people probably made passionate social media posts about the issue ! That doesn't count for nothing to you ?

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:49

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Decebal posted:

A lot of those young people probably made passionate social media posts about the issue ! That doesn't count for nothing to you ?

It was so important only 35 million votes got cast.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:52

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

is it safe to say that if they revoted today they'd vote to remain pretty handily?

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:55

Grandma Panic!: Nov 4, 2006

wit posted:

Not that it matters but I am one of the 2 million plus people who have signed.

I signed too and i'm not even British. I think anyone anywhere can sign it.

That 2 million is meaningless lol

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:56

Strudel Man: May 19, 2003; ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

Danger Mahoney posted:

Kind of weird to see the "18-24 age group voted to remain so that's all that should matter" and "these infants will live with this decision longer" talking points immediately disseminated and parroted by all the usual suspects. I mean like at the exact same time. Strange.

This is the twitter era. Ideas can spread very, very quickly.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:58

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

Eonwe posted:

is it safe to say that if they revoted today they'd vote to remain pretty handily?

Yeah, pretty sure we would, lol

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:58

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

corpuscollossus posted:

# ? Jun 25, 2016 19:58

Elukka: Feb 18, 2011; For All Mankind

Decebal posted:

So Scotland want's to vote again to break away from England ? Didn't they just have a Referendum ?

So now we're just going to keep voting until the "right" result occurs ?

It wouldn't make sense to have another referendum on Scotland if nothing had changed, but this is a pretty big deal. Remember that one of the major points of the Better Together campaign was that an independent Scotland's future in the EU would be in jeopardy.

I don't think you could justify another EU referendum however.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:02

mike12345: Jul 14, 2008; "Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."

My guess is both Johnson and Cameron banked on remain, so Tories could basically court both voting blocks. It didn't work out.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:04

Gianthogweed: Jun 3, 2004; "And then I see the disinfectant...where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that. Uhh, by injection inside..." - a Very Stable Genius.

Danger Mahoney posted:

Kind of weird to see the "18-24 age group voted to remain so that's all that should matter" and "these infants will live with this decision longer" talking points immediately disseminated and parroted by all the usual suspects. I mean like at the exact same time. Strange.

Yeah it's not like the olds have more living experience and might know more of what it's like to live through fascist regimes. gently caress them they're all racists. They shouldn't vote.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:04

Young Freud: Nov 26, 2006

corpuscollossus posted:

Looks like panic to me. I honestly don't think he'd fully appreciated the smell of his own farts until the result came in.

That speech is interesting because he's totally conciliatory toward the Remain faction but never once celebrates Leave and any time he does mention it, he brings up the Brexit will take time and UK should not rush it and be hasty about it. It's like he's giving a concession speech.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:05

Heath: Apr 30, 2008; 🍂🎃🏞️💦

texit related: is there literally any factor in texas leaving the US that wouldn't improve the US dramatically at the expense of our worst citizens?

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:23

new phone who dis: May 24, 2007; by VideoGames; Morbid Hound

Heath posted:

texit related: is there literally any factor in texas leaving the US that wouldn't improve the US dramatically at the expense of our worst citizens?

A shitload of oil and gulf coast fisheries.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:25

Strudel Man: May 19, 2003; ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

Heath posted:

texit related: is there literally any factor in texas leaving the US that wouldn't improve the US dramatically at the expense of our worst citizens?

It produces a third or half or something of our domestic oil, I think.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:25

khwarezm: Oct 26, 2010; Deal with it.

Gianthogweed posted:

Yeah it's not like the olds have more living experience and might know more of what it's like to live through fascist regimes. gently caress them they're all racists. They shouldn't vote.

'I have serious concerns about the EU being a conduit for Fascist infiltration of Britain': no brexiter ever

'loving FOREIGNERS!': There we go.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:26

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

Strudel Man posted:

It produces a third or half or something of our domestic oil, I think.

sounds like a pretty small price to pay :shrug:

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:27

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

So it turns out England was the South Carolina of the UK all along

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:29

Strudel Man: May 19, 2003; ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

thathonkey posted:

sounds like a pretty small price to pay

More importantly, though, the southern border would look weird without it.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:31

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

PS, im in Austin, Texas and nobody outside of Bumfucktown and Hangbrowns county or wherever takes "Texit" as a serious thing and not just some poo poo our suckafuck governor has stuck in his rear end

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:32

RaceBannon: Apr 3, 2010

Britain was like - Hey EU check this out" and Brexitted all over their faces

i love it

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:32

Young Freud: Nov 26, 2006

Heath posted:

texit related: is there literally any factor in texas leaving the US that wouldn't improve the US dramatically at the expense of our worst citizens?

Plenty. Mostly defense-related, since Texas Instruments, Bell Helicopter, and that big nuclear weapons plant Pantex are located there. And while Lockheed Martin and Raytheon might be headquartered in Maryland and Massachusetts, they have major plants throughout the state. I'd imagine the Department of Defense would rather keep all that without having to renegotiate for parts for the armed forces and the State Department would like to keep them inside the US for ITAR and EAR reasons.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:34

Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

khwarezm posted:

'I have serious concerns about the EU being a conduit for Fascist infiltration of Britain': no brexiter ever

'loving FOREIGNERS!': There we go.

I just can't believe the remainers lost with this attitude. Maybe next time double down on crying racist; you probably didn't do it hard enough this time.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:37

Riot Bimbo: Dec 28, 2006

OctaviusBeaver posted:

We know England can exist independently as an actual country. The last time Scotland tried that they bankrupted themselves and had to beg to be annexed.

I would say that citing ancient history is not useful to make a case for how a modern nation would fare. right now i would say england is loving worthless without scotland, hth

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:39

Danger Mahoney: Mar 19, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Heath posted:

texit related: is there literally any factor in texas leaving the US that wouldn't improve the US dramatically at the expense of our worst citizens?

Well it's the second most important state economically, just behind California. Also it controls the large majority of oil discoveries (by barrel) in the US. So no, Texas leaving would p much tank the US economy overnight.

Then again it's one of the two States that could survive completely on its own, being a net exporter of both goods and services. So it's one of the like half dozen states that could secede and do just fine, difference being an independent Texas (or California) would be possible while the others would rely heavily on assistance.

Of course the whole conversation is stupid because Texans like being in the U.S. and the only people who bring up secession are literally insane and there are probably less than a thousand of them in the whole state.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:45

Prettz: Sep 3, 2002

Gianthogweed posted:

Yeah it's not like the olds have more living experience and might know more of what it's like to live through fascist regimes. gently caress them they're all racists. They shouldn't vote.

hahahaahaha

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:45

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

hemophilia posted:

hth

Yeah, same

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:46

objects in mirror: Apr 9, 2016; by Shine

Americans should engage in more UK bashing in general imo and teach those nigels just because they think we like them for being America's lieutenant all the time we haven't forgotten war of 1812.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:49

Velkest: Mar 1, 2014

"Now, before I talk about the economic implications of our country leaving the EU, let me just say that everyone who votes Leave is a racist nazi who should be shunned and exiled and fed to the dogs."

I wonder why people didn't continue listening to Remainers, after an opening like that.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:49

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

Danger Mahoney posted:

Well it's the second most important state economically, just behind California. Also it controls the large majority of oil discoveries (by barrel) in the US. So no, Texas leaving would p much tank the US economy overnight.

Then again it's one of the two States that could survive completely on its own, being a net exporter of both goods and services. So it's one of the like half dozen states that could secede and do just fine, difference being an independent Texas (or California) would be possible while the others would rely heavily on assistance.

Of course the whole conversation is stupid because Texans like being in the U.S. and the only people who bring up secession are literally insane and there are probably less than a thousand of them in the whole state.

Let the Texans have the soil, we just need what's under it. Long live the Republic of California.

# ? Jun 25, 2016 20:50

khwarezm: Oct 26, 2010; Deal with it.

Germstore posted:

I just can't believe the remainers lost with this attitude. Maybe next time double down on crying racist; you probably didn't do it hard enough this time.