2026-05-02 07:58 UTC
@Geri @Remittancegirl @ApostateEnglishman While there is large group of out and out racists, I think #brexit said more about how uninformed our society is. The Brexiters said everything, every easy answer to every difficult question but they said it in such a way that people who didn’t look to closely could pick what they thought they wanted to vote for and ignore the rest. ‘Not what I voted for’ is a common cry amongst those who voted out and even then it only just got over 50%.
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@Remittancegirl@mstdn.social 2026-05-02 08:02
@markmason @Geri @ApostateEnglishman I have such a strong memory of being in that voting booth, and literally having to grit my teeth to vote for something Cameron sided with. I had to really overcome my tribal instincts to do it. I suspect beyond the promises and falsehoods and rhetoric, way more than 4% of that vote was simply a vote against Cameron. It physically HURT to vote 'with' him. If the referendum were to be re-run today, I suspect it wouldn't pass by a much larger margin.
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@Geri@mastodon.online 2026-05-02 10:08
@markmason @Remittancegirl @ApostateEnglishman yes, the simplistic nature of Leave gained sway over the more complex economic arguments of Remain