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The British are leaving the British are leaving!

Posted by richrobinson 8 years, 10 months ago to The Gulch: General
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The vote heard around the world. Kudos to the British people for getting this right. A lot of establishment forces lined up against them. Curious to see what happens next...


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  • Posted by Riftsrunner 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Germany is one of the reason for BREXIT. Apparently Germany is giving the refugees from the middle east German citizenship. And with the free movement of EU citizen, they get to spread out across the EU countries (at least in the Shengan (sp?) zone). Unfortunately, these 'refugees' don't want to integrate with their host countries and are making problems by insisting on retaining their own laws and acting on them.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 10 months ago
    Since I was born there and still hold dual About time and should have done it a long time ago. I hope you mean British establishment however. Ours doesn't count for squat once you pass the three mile limit. Or even on this side of the border.
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  • Posted by Temlakos 8 years, 10 months ago
    Paul Craig Roberts warned that the EU would make things difficult during the breakaway process. He recommended David Cameron get the bum's rush now. Today. This instant. Same with the breakaway: don't stretch it out for two years. Just declare unilaterally that all cooperation is at an end.
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  • Posted by basalyga1 8 years, 10 months ago
    Cheering for the Brits! Great reminder of our revolution. Maybe of the revolution to come, not the Berne kind, I hope. My liberal friends posted that they really didn't mean to exit the EU. They were just sending a message that got carried away... spin spin spin.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    LOL! My first laugh today is a good long one!
    Old Dino was still laughing when I wrote all of the above. I've settled down now.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That would be interesting. I have heard this could take up to 2 years to negotiate and complete. My first thought was why and that's a good enough reason to get out. Scotland could hold a vote in that time frame and really muddy the waters.
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  • Posted by $ Daniel_Maranello 8 years, 10 months ago
    Personally I think they should never have got into bed with Europe in the first place. However, now it will be interesting to see what Scotland does by way of separation from the UK. They are in the same position as Britain was to the EU after all in terms of self determination and sovereignty.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Expect the looters to use every possible shenanigan, fair and unfair, to both accomplish their objectives and keep us from accomplishing ours. This is one of the great lessons of Atlas Shrugged.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Krisanne Hall is a Constitutional scholar. She said on Facebook a few weeks ago---"the Constitution is written in English, why do some people constantly need it interpreted?"
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes, I suspect MOST politicians across the globe have no understanding of what their people want. You'd think here in the US the constitution would make their role clear and easy to understand.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They have a long way to go but this is a good first step. FOX was interviewing tony Blair this morning. My opinion is that he appeared to be shell shocked. How could the people want something other than what they were told to want???
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 8 years, 10 months ago
    Excellent news...unlike the unconstitutional reaction that happened in the US, secession doesn't seem to be causing a civil war with the EU. Welcome back to autonomy GB, now get your house in order by cleaning up your muslim mess before it corrodes your culture more than it already has.

    my 2 bits.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    True. I don't know for sure but I have to think Merkel is a huge EU supporter. This may now become a major election issue in countries all over Europe.
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  • Posted by Technocracy 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If Germany goes the way of the UK, the EU is toast. They are the supporting economy keeping it afloat.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Excellent points. There will be a period of time where the losers tell us awful it will be. I heard someone say this morning they aren't leaving Europe. That is physically impossible. They are leaving a failed economic system.
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  • Posted by tkstone 8 years, 10 months ago
    While I am all for the Brexit, I am concerned with how the vote is bring portrayed as being isolationist and uncooperative. When in reality it should be viewed as being a against coercion. The powers that be will be vilifying this result for some time. However, I think the German response stating that of course it is in the interests of both parties to have free trade between them even if they are not part of the union is very telling. Free trade can work with out coercive powers. Actually it only works without coercion.
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  • Posted by $ Suzanne43 8 years, 10 months ago
    Heard on Fox News this morning that the vote to get out of the EU was under counted because people there, like here, were afraid of being labeled anti-immigrant, having no compassion, etc. They are also tired of Brussels running their lives, like telling them what kind of toasters and hairdriers to use. This was an anti-establishment vote, and I say, "Way to go Brits!" I hope that we take a page out of their playbook.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Agreed. It's pretty clear his decision was made ahead of the vote. I thought sure when I read a few days ago that BREXIT support was falling that the fix was in. The markets reacted positively and my guess was that the average persons vote wouldn't matter. I was surprised to see it go this way.
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  • Posted by salta 8 years, 10 months ago
    Cameron stepping down seems odd, as if he could never work in the service of the people, once the people's wishes are made clear.
    I fully expected him to make the exit process as painful as possible, then have another referendum to try to reverse the decision next year.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It has to happen. The powers that be are no doubt planning their next move in order to maintain power. Upheaval may be an understatement.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 8 years, 10 months ago
    The markets are going crazy and at least two other nations' movements for exit have taken major boosts.

    What many don't realize is that this is just a step. Now comes the 1-2 year process of negotiating the actual exit itself. I think it is safe to say from the market's reaction, however, that there is a fair amount of upheaval.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hope they do. I see it as a repudiation of The New World order crowd. A world wide revolt may be starting and it most likely will get ugly.
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