I'm afraid I'm not as charitable as your good self.
Yes I respect others decision, of course I do. If nothing else I hope people finally learn that you can't trust ANY politician, and that its totally up to the individual to check the facts as best they can as you know damn well the PTB won't. It's all about lies and shadow play, but as you already know financially this is going to be devastating for some groups and people, something many are only just waking up to. To quote another post on lj
"I voted remain because as someone who is chronically ill - this decision leaves me at the mercy of a government who despises people like me, who would leave me to starve on the streets if they could get away with it. If benefits get cut or prices go up, I am not going to be able to afford basic necessities. Tell me why I shouldn't be afraid right now."
And I'm with them on this. I suspect when the next emergency budget kicks off and the usual suspects suffer yet another round of kicking, that it's going to come as an awful shock to some people who thought they were immune.
I think the best outcome now is a general election but I am with you on your fears. I hope that it's not as bad as we fear it will be. The trouble is that any attempt in the pitiful debates to raise these issues was shouted down as " project fear". The electorate deserved better!
Thing is people have been slowly drip fed propaganda by the bucket full since the coalition came in, (look at how they masterfully managed to swop the blame for the recession from the bakers to the benefit system) so making the EU to be the source of all their woes was like shooting fish in a barrel, especially it has to be said with it touching on that great British pastime of 'don't trust foreigners'.
Imo it's heartbreaking watching the people on that Guardian video I posted on my lj saying why they voted out, because you know nothing is going to get better from them, in fact it will probably get a lot, lot worse.
And what will the government do when they realise they've been duped, well do what they always do and blame it on welfare and the working poor. And round and round it goes.
I suspect also pensioners will soon join that 'kicking list' as they know the biggest amount of money spent is on the state pensions, and although they've been protected up to now that won't continue after this outcome.
Yes I respect others decision, of course I do. If nothing else I hope people finally learn that you can't trust ANY politician, and that its totally up to the individual to check the facts as best they can as you know damn well the PTB won't. It's all about lies and shadow play, but as you already know financially this is going to be devastating for some groups and people, something many are only just waking up to. To quote another post on lj
"I voted remain because as someone who is chronically ill - this decision leaves me at the mercy of a government who despises people like me, who would leave me to starve on the streets if they could get away with it. If benefits get cut or prices go up, I am not going to be able to afford basic necessities. Tell me why I shouldn't be afraid right now."
And I'm with them on this. I suspect when the next emergency budget kicks off and the usual suspects suffer yet another round of kicking, that it's going to come as an awful shock to some people who thought they were immune.
I hope to god that I'm wrong though.
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Imo it's heartbreaking watching the people on that Guardian video I posted on my lj saying why they voted out, because you know nothing is going to get better from them, in fact it will probably get a lot, lot worse.
And what will the government do when they realise they've been duped, well do what they always do and blame it on welfare and the working poor. And round and round it goes.
I suspect also pensioners will soon join that 'kicking list' as they know the biggest amount of money spent is on the state pensions, and although they've been protected up to now that won't continue after this outcome.
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And so much of what people blamed the EU for was , of course, actually the doing of successive UK governments.
But we are where we are, let's just hope we can find a way forwards.
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