Nobody deserves actual abuse, but I think people are entitled to be angry at what they see as a complete disaster for them personally and for the country as a whole.
I posted this on another thread along similar lines:
I am aghast at the outcome of this referendum. I am saddened that we seem to have become a small-minded and inward looking nation. I also think that we are going to be very much poorer, in every sense of the word, and many will suffer because of this outcome. I am very worried about my future and about my child's future. I'm Scottish and live in Scotland and I think this just underlines how different our nations actually are. I know many in NI are really worried about where this leads them to.
The turbulence in the global markets, which hates uncertainty at the best of time is really worrying. They are in chaos and we really had better hope it will settle or we are in deep trouble. The banks could be in trouble if that happens, businesses will be in trouble. So will pension funds. There is no guarantee that it will stabilise soon and I haven't heard from anyone in the Leave camp about what there "Plan B" is should that be the case. All we here is "we think it will be fine" (whilst rubbishing anyone who says otherwise because "they are just making predictions", conveniently ignoring the fact they are doing the same). Everything may work out wonderfully (and I really hope it does) but I, for one, want to know what the plan would be should that not be the case.
Well, I say there has been no explanation of what they would do- I should exempt Boris from this statement, who has kindly said that if it should end badly he would apologise for getting it wrong....great! Boris apologising will make it all fine. The ego that underlies that statement is unbelievable. And this may be our future PM....
You only have to look at what S&P (and the other credit agencies) are planning- down-grading our triple A credit rating. If this happens it will cost more to borrow to finance our existing debt (which is considerable). That means greater austerity and/or higher taxes. There are some comments coming out of MPC suggesting interest rates could plummet in the short-term to 0% and may even drop into minus. This means you will have to pay banks to deposit money, not the other way round. In the longer term they are predicting significant rises in interest rates.
The governor of the Bank of England has already said we are going to have to spend more money in the next few weeks stabilising things than we give to the EU in a whole year. All that money that Boris and co have promised to the NHS, the farmers, the fishermen, scientific research and development and pretty much every other group who benefit from the EU- where is it going to come from? You can only spend it once. Something so many people seem to have totally ignored.
I was speaking to someone who deals with legal aspects of some science and tech firms- a number of them are very seriously putting in motion their "just in case" plans to leave. This means job losses in the UK and loss of future investment. I don't believe this will be the only sector where investment will be reduced. Lets not forget that science research and development, including in university research departments, is a net beneficiary in the UK, and this in itself pulls in further private sector investment.
The german finance minister has already said that they are going to look to actively attract the financial markets to Germany, that could be disastrous for our economy if they succeed. And make no mistake, the gloves will be off now. We are a direct competitor to the EU in way we were not before. There will be a trade deal, I have no doubt- but at what cost? If we want to trade, we may well have to pay large sums into the EU as Norway do. We will definitely have to comply with most of their standards and rules, but have no say in any of them. How does this benefit us?
The EU will not want to give us a gold-plated deal as they will not want leaving to look an attractive prospect. There is going to be a lot of bad feeling towards the UK and there is unlikely to be a lot of good will.
All in all, I just cannot believe this is going to be the golden utopia the Leave camp portray it to be and I dread the impact of our collective decision. Sorry for the essay.