>As a yank, this issue is none of my business. As long as the people are voting, there is a feedback and correction system in place, I try not to worry about the internal affairs of allies.
You've no idea how nice it is to read somebody talking about this situation with a level head.
> Having said that, I am quite taken back by all the drama I'm hearing on my social feeds.
The media have stirred up the general public in the UK to levels of crazy I've not witnessed since Tony Blair and the weapons of mass destruction.
I'm not on Facebook but my partner is, and the amount of emotion and spats she's witnessed on there have forced her to seriously consider closing her account. She's a self confessed Facebook addict, and just can't handle the amount of noise and vitriol. People are genuinely losing their minds over here.
It's impossible to have a meaningful discussion with pretty much anybody about the situation. Everyone has a very emotional stance, hardly anybody has facts to reference their arguments by.
> Whatever they do -- and I hear now that maybe they'll vote to go back
Despite the 2m people who have signed a meaningless petition, there's no going back. I hope people here now invest their time and efforts in making this work and coming together as a nation, rather than continuing to bitch and moan at one another - all the while freaking out about the fall of GB.
The UK has been through much worse than this. Like most things in life, the outcome won't be as good (or as bad) as those on either side would have us believe.
I'd like to think one thing we have learned is not to trust the media - but I doubt it.