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[mainiac]

What exactly is the correct course of action in this hypothetical?

[Leafsnail]

As far as I'm concerned my nation is facing an existential threat and I don't care whether saving it "looks bad".

[Neonivek]

As I said the Leavers suffer LARGELY from both the PETA effect (Being represented by crazies) and the Trump effect (Being partnered with crazies but for non-crazy reasons)

A similar scenario would be when the USA wanted to enact gun regulations. Who did the news show? The Crazy people.

With a bonus of having a "KKK Support Effect" with the Leaver Racists coming out and basically going "Yes, this was about racism."

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I've cooled and know the leavers aren't racists (give me a break! I just found out about the whole situation a few days ago!) Though ohh boy do they need a better PR firm.

Come on UK isn't your media OWNED by Rupert Murdock?

[Dorsidwarf]

I think people crying that the UK is being "punished" by the EU for brexit are entirely too full of themselves.

The EU is just maneuvering, like all political blocs, into a position most beneficial for its members. Which just so happens to not include the UK after the next couple of years.

[Starver]

Also I am making a prediction...

Captain Britain is going to die as a result of Brexit, or turn evil, or be replaced by a darker version of himself.

(Loud Whispers replies: Who?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Britain


And I've seen it suggested that the SNP could field (directly, or by an alternate 'umbrella' brand) candidates outside of Scotland, to oppose all Eurosceptics of all parties...

[Neonivek]

Everytime I see "Eurosceptics" I get the words "Euro" and "septic". Making me picture someone who just hates Europe.

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Hmm doing actual research... Yeah the UK had a severe problem with racists before this whole Brexit thing.

[Sheb]

Everywhere has problem with racists.

[mainiac]

Everywhere has problem with racists.

Not your mom's bedroom.

(If this gets me banned I have ZERO regrets)

[Neonivek]

Everywhere has problem with racists.

No, I mean it has big problems with it and that it was getting worse over time since early 2000s apparently. (though seeing how they gathered such a statistic, it can be debated... though apparently not?). With a few race riots here and there (not that many. Like 10 in the past 100 years)

It is one of the major issues facing the UK and IMO unlikely to quiet down until ISIS is gone.

It is actually pretty interesting.

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And to be fair to the UK, so it doesn't seem like I am picking on them for having problems. Canada has had Race Riots as well.

Then again... Canada has only really attempted to develop its "We are a nation of immigrants" philosophy post WW2. Before that "White Canada Forever" was... yeah... History isn't kind to Canada's current political climate.

[Frumple]

I'unno, being fair(?), the UK's thing on that front seems more general xenophobia than straight-up racism. Not that the latter's lacking, of course. Just that the bile of the UK's lot of that sort seems aimed more at non-natives (or at least perceived ones) in general than anything more nuanced. Perhaps only by a small margin, but that's the impression I've been getting over the last few years, m'self. They talk like racists but they don't target like 'em, basically. More than not, anyway.

[Loud Whispers]

Gonna reply to posts later, much too busy now, but in the meantime some news:
Cameron to Corbyn: "For heaven's sake man, go."
Shit is getting saaaaaaaaaaaaad

[scriver]

I think people crying that the UK is being "punished" by the EU for brexit are entirely too full of themselves.

The EU is just maneuvering, like all political blocs, into a position most beneficial for its members. Which just so happens to not include the UK after the next couple of years.

For a lot of countries who do trade with the UK the most advantageous position would be one that where their economy isn't in shatters.

"We are a nation of immigrants" philosophy post WW2after all natives were genocided.

I borked a bork.

[Neonivek]

"We are a nation of immigrants" philosophy post WW2after all natives were genocided.

I borked a bork.

To my knowledge this was mostly the US who did this.

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Suffice it to say... Brexit sure has a lot of action. It seems like everyday so far something interesting happens.

Honestly the UK Elections are going to be especially interesting.

[Grim Portent]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/27/brexit-boosts-calls-for-australia-to-leave-the-commonwealth/

So the Australian republican movement has decided to poke it's head up again and press for another Aussie referendum on leaving the Commonwealth. They last had a referendum on the matter in 1999.

[Sonlirain]

For a lot of countries who do trade with the UK the most advantageous position would be one that where their economy isn't in shatters.

Well the kicker here is that individually the countries the EU consists of don't trade all that much with UK while the UK trades quite a bit with the EU as a whole and losing ~10% of your trade is not nearly as dramatic as losing 47%.