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If you voted for brexit did you get what you wanted?

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Poutl · 08/09/2024 12:43

I’m definitely not a sneery anti-brexiter. I get that 50% of the population had legitimate concerns and did what they thought was best for the country. But my question is: did the thing that was so intolerable as a result of being a part of the EU get resolved for you by way of brexit?

I just don’t see what the point of it all was.

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Arlanymor · 08/09/2024 17:01

ILikeItWhatIsIt · 08/09/2024 17:00

Well that's my point. No-one ever gets what they think they're voting for.

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I agree.

ILikeItWhatIsIt · 08/09/2024 17:00

Arlanymor · 08/09/2024 16:48

The point was Cameron was playing brinkmanship with Farage, trying to eradicate UKIP and shut down the extremely deep European division with the Tory party.

It achieved neither.

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Well that's my point. No-one ever gets what they think they're voting for.

Arlanymor · 08/09/2024 16:48

ILikeItWhatIsIt · 08/09/2024 16:20

I don't really know what the point of it was either, or really how we ended up in the situation of having a vote.

What I will say though, is that very rarely does the public get what they think they're voting for. Politicians are very good at using ambiguous language. When they say things they know that most people will interpret it a certain way but actually it can be interpreted multiple ways, meaning they can easily back out. Either that or they just blatantly lie to get what they want then deal with it later if they get called out. So us serfs never win regardless how we vote. We do not live in a true democracy.

The point was Cameron was playing brinkmanship with Farage, trying to eradicate UKIP and shut down the extremely deep European division with the Tory party.

It achieved neither.

Restinpeacefavouritecoathanger · 08/09/2024 16:47

Never even heard of a single benefit of it

SinnerBoy · 08/09/2024 16:44

Isleoftights · Today 16:26

Yes, I prefer laws made by those I can vote out of office.

Didn't you ever vote for an MEP, such as Nigel Farage?

Isleoftights · 08/09/2024 16:26

Yes, I prefer laws made by those I can vote out of office.

Bestthot · 08/09/2024 16:21

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ILikeItWhatIsIt · 08/09/2024 16:20

I don't really know what the point of it was either, or really how we ended up in the situation of having a vote.

What I will say though, is that very rarely does the public get what they think they're voting for. Politicians are very good at using ambiguous language. When they say things they know that most people will interpret it a certain way but actually it can be interpreted multiple ways, meaning they can easily back out. Either that or they just blatantly lie to get what they want then deal with it later if they get called out. So us serfs never win regardless how we vote. We do not live in a true democracy.

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