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EJM
So I note that only 36 percent of the 18 - 24 year olds voted but those that did voted overwhelmingly to stay. My daughter and her friends ( who all voted ) were desolate. They just could not believe what had happened. Many wrote movingly of their sadness and grief about the loss of the European ideal.
Unlike the older generation of English, they speak other European languages, have studied and worked in Europe, see themselves as European. They were embarrassed and ashamed that their country seemed to be rejecting being part of a bigger collaborative group, they felt their future had been stolen by the baby boomers.
Now they ( and their parents )feel we must pull together to make this work - we live in a democracy and the majority have spoken but spending the next ten years unpicking 4o years of laws and contracts seems a somewhat wasteful use of politician and civil servants ' time when there are so many more important issues to be addressed.
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EJM
So I note that only 36 percent of the 18 - 24 year olds voted but those that did voted overwhelmingly to stay. My daughter and her friends ( who all voted ) were desolate. They just could not believe what had happened. Many wrote movingly of their sadness and grief about the loss of the European ideal.
Unlike the older generation of English, they speak other European languages, have studied and worked in Europe, see themselves as European. They were embarrassed and ashamed that their country seemed to be rejecting being part of a bigger collaborative group, they felt their future had been stolen by the baby boomers.
Now they ( and their parents )feel we must pull together to make this work - we live in a democracy and the majority have spoken but spending the next ten years unpicking 4o years of laws and contracts seems a somewhat wasteful use of politician and civil servants ' time when there are so many more important issues to be addressed.
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Stones50
This was fantastic for the UK. They have to protect themselves and their borders. A "one world" state is a disastrous proposition.
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EJM
So I note that only 36 percent of the 18 - 24 year olds voted but those that did voted overwhelmingly to stay. My daughter and her friends ( who all voted ) were desolate. They just could not believe what had happened. Many wrote movingly of their sadness and grief about the loss of the European ideal.
Unlike the older generation of English, they speak other European languages, have studied and worked in Europe, see themselves as European. They were embarrassed and ashamed that their country seemed to be rejecting being part of a bigger collaborative group, they felt their future had been stolen by the baby boomers.
Now they ( and their parents )feel we must pull together to make this work - we live in a democracy and the majority have spoken but spending the next ten years unpicking 4o years of laws and contracts seems a somewhat wasteful use of politician and civil servants ' time when there are so many more important issues to be addressed.
So 36% of them vote but they feel their future has been stolen by baby boomers. Do they really not see the contradiction?
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Aquamarine
Having unintentionally won, it now seems Boris can't walk away from this vote fast enough. Let someone else clean up the mess!
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desertblues68
I have just been insulted on the bus. I am en eu citizens and have been living in London for more than 20 years. A guy told me to go back to my shifty country. I moved seat and he kept following me around. I begged the driver to stop got off and got on another bus. The people on the bus just looked the other way.
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Aquamarine
Having unintentionally won, it now seems Boris can't walk away from this vote fast enough. Let someone else clean up the mess!
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Aquamarine
Having unintentionally won, it now seems Boris can't walk away from this vote fast enough. Let someone else clean up the mess!
Apparently, that was not the case. Michael Gove decided to run as candidate as opposed to supporting Johnson, as he had previously indicated.
Boris, Gove and an "act ot treachery"
Looks like the levels of unscrupulousness of the Leave campaigners haven't fallen since winning the referendum...
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Aquamarine
Yes, but instead of standing up to Gove, Boris backed off, immediately.
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jambay
Next time they'll ask "old" people to be terminated at the age of4530, "Soylent Green""Logan's Run" style...
Both interesting movie ideas though...
but we are probably more headed THIS WAY... cuz it's got electrolytes in it
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EJM
It's the 36percent who voted (and campaigned and worked hard to get out the vote ) who feel desolate - who knows what the others feel .
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EJM
It's the 36percent who voted (and campaigned and worked hard to get out the vote ) who feel desolate - who knows what the others feel .
Yes I get that but why aren't they blaming their own generation for not bothering to vote?
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jambay
Next time they'll ask "old" people to be terminated at the age of4530, "Soylent Green""Logan's Run" style...
Both interesting movie ideas though...
but we are probably more headed THIS WAY... cuz it's got electrolytes in it
Sort of like the 'old' 1960s feeling of 'never trust anyone over the age of 30.'
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matxil
Especially the downfall of Boris Johnson is a pleasure to see.
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Stonesfan62
Britain voted to leave the EU. Now that's what I call democracy)