So, can they rejoin? Or will the entire country collapse due to the awkwardness of reversing the earlier decision?
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
#72Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wanting to know and in many cases regretting it. It seems obvious many had no idea what they were doing, and many were just "mucking about".
How do you know that they regret it "in many cases"?
As well as who is regretting what (remain/leave) and in what numbers. It's all click bait speculation.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#74Earlier 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.
Or even more, maybe a compelling reason for Britons to elect representatives in the government and EU parliament who could actually push the reforms the EU needs?
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#75Earlier 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.
I can say with confidence that it might mean the government stays out of their medicare /s
Actually as long as you include that "it might" part in there, you can say anything with confidence.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#76Isn'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…
This doesn't explain "What is the EU?" being the second ranked search query.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#77Isn'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 just saw an interview with a young woman who was expressing that most of her family voted "yes" out of protest, and now they're already regretting it, seeing what the fallout is.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#78Earlier 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.
I'm genuinely curious how someone living in an EU state does not know what it is and some of the stuff the org does day-to-day. How does this happen?
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Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#79Here's a Leave fellow who says he just did it as a protest vote thinking it wouldn't actually pass. https://twitter.com/AdamWSweeney/status/746269140915208193 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The most important international agreement in the UK's history torn up because people thought this was a Buzzfeed poll.
I don't think your description is accurate.
He says "I'm a bit shocked to be honest.. I'm shocked about both... I'm shocked that we have actually voted to leave. I didn't think that was going to happen. My vote, I didn't think was going to matter too much because I just thought we were going to remain."
Maybe this short clip is missing context... maybe he says later on in the conversation that it was a protest vote... but all this clip shows is that he's surprised they won?
It's common to vote for something you believe in, knowing the opposition will win anyway. That doesn't imply it's a protest vote, that you don't really want what you're voting for.
Re: The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it
#80Patronizing attitude towards British voters from newspapers and the elites. Democracy happened, British people wanted to regain sovereignty over their affairs, and they did it. Good for them.