This sort of distain-for-plebes arrogance on the part of the elites is why they will continue to be surprised by events for the foreseeable future.
The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
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Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
That reminds me of certain American voters saying they support Trump just because they want to tear the system down. I don't think they realize what tearing the system down would actually mean.
What would it mean?
Death, destruction, anarchy, civil war.
Not that I think Trump will bring that. The office of President is not that important. But I'm talking about what a certain set of voters says they want, not what will actually happen if they vote that way.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#43People who voted remain want to see what it's all about now.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yea, only the other side has idiots voting for them.
"Certain american voters", not the whole "other side". I'm sure most Trump voters actually want him to be president, but I've heard a few people say "oh I'm sure he'll get impeached within a year or two, I just want to shake up the establishment".
I originally posted the comment without "certain" and then immediately went back and added it, because I was afraid someone would think I was referring to all Trump supporters without it. Apparently it didn't work anyway.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#45Isn't that expected? People who voted for the establishment status quo want to know what might happen in the years to come now that the vote has gone against them. Voting to stay meant no change, therefore they knew more or less the outcome, but now that the outcome is opposite their votes, they want to look into the repercussions --this informs that it's likely they stay vote didn't investigate the alternative befor…
Washingtonpost is extremely biased so I kind of scoffed at the headline. It's all in the "implication" with them.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#46Isn't that expected? People who voted for the establishment status quo want to know what might happen in the years to come now that the vote has gone against them. Voting to stay meant no change, therefore they knew more or less the outcome, but now that the outcome is opposite their votes, they want to look into the repercussions --this informs that it's likely they stay vote didn't investigate the alternative befor…
I think you're drawing conclusions based on your biases just as much as wapo is. You don't know who is googling the EU right now, or what their motivations are.
Just as much as some remain votes were blind votes for the status quo, some leave votes were blind votes for change.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#47The left wing establishment once again shows their utter contempt for the common people. Of course there's a lot of people searching about the EU today. It's pretty disingenuous to suggest it's a sign that they're ignorant. But hey, anything to defend the narrative, right?
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the contrary, the fact the EU had enormous power over British people, yet barely anyone knew what it was, what it did, or why it was important, was a compelling reason for the UK to leave.
Or, perhaps, it's a compelling reason why things like this shouldn't be decided by referendum.
how should they be decided then?
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#49Pundits need to stop it with this "mock the unsophisticated yokels" click-baiting and trolling. Of course people are Googling about the EU after a major upset referendum about the EU. One reason "insane" anti-establishment positions like this are winning (even when they are insane) is because pundits stubbornly refuse to actually listen to peoples' reasons for supporting them. Instead they mock them as backwater idio…
48% voted to stay, now they are Googling what happens next to them. It's a stupid article.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
When you're in an abusive relationship it's always harder to pack up and leave than it is to stay. You've gotta do it though, because the long term consequences of living with your abuser are unacceptable.
Of course, we're talking about one of the largest/most functional nations in the history of the world not domestic abuse.
Most people in the US don't know how good they have it and what it means to be under a true abusive and police state.