To think the young Support the EU party due to indoctrination

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I do remember when I was in school the EEC was part of the curriculum and we seemed to watch hours of beautiful young people eating delicious food and enjoying tourist attractions.

My 6 year old nephew has been reeling off "people in Europe are nice so we should stay together". This hasn't come from his parents .

A small amount of 18-24 voted, the educated and presumably well off. Could their only experience of the EU going on holiday?

People in charge of huge uni emailing lists have used them to mail millions to say we should stay in.

People do get indoctrinated at school/by the media and at home. Hopefully they can overcome this by using their common sense and instincts.

How are your comments any different op to all the young people criticising older voters.

My 23dd was told she was to young to understand the su referendum by her own aunt. How old does she have to be to understand? She has a degree in European history for Christ sake.

Or maybe as print media is much less relevant to this demographic they haven't been force-fed twenty years of nonsense by the right wing press.

Well, I am young (under 30) and my experience of the EU includes:

Having a funded Erasmus year (incredible compared to the amount I had to pay to study in my own country which has since increased threefold).

Have lived in Luxembourg, Italy and Spain

My BF got cancer (she was 19) in Italy on Erasmus and was treated there with minimal disruption to her studies.

I had a baby for free on healthcare in Spain

Unemployment benefit in Spain to allow me to stay there looking for another job.

DH working in the research industry receiving EU grants

TEFL travelling - helping countless others without earning a whole lot of money - why should you only be earning a fortune to be allowed to contribute?

DH niece has rare form of cancer and her drugs are part of trial also funded by EU.

I am certain that the majority of leavers were indoctrinated by the likes of the Sun and the Daily Mail.

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Well I'm well-educated and 18-24 and I voted remain. And I've spent more than a year working in Germany, living with Germans and feeling European. I made my vote based on my personal experience with the ECB and the European commission. I am certainly not indoctrinated.

And the vote leavers were indoctrinated by the idiots like Borris Johnson and Nigel farrage, the sun and the daily fail

Sorry OP what a load of bollocks. My DD aged 19 voted to remain because she feels European - my DH is Irish and I am half Dutch. Hardly indoctrinated, she has no delusions and sees that we are a little island on the edge of Europe.

She has always had an interest in world affairs and particularly what my family went through in WW2 and sees the EU as a way of preserving peace in Europe.

As a science student (veterinary medicine) she was interested in the R & D opportunities available further done the line she may now have to move overseas. I only hope that getting an Irish passport might give her opportunities that will no longer be available to those without EU parents.

Absolutly pissing my self at the 'patronising' posts

It's basically what the remainers have been screaming at the leavers but when it's switched round to them - it's patronising ! 🙈

Exactly Kim, its pretty fucking funny.

This one wins for me

*Or maybe they just looked at the facts rather than have soundbites scare them.

The EU is amazing and being an EU citizen is a huge privilege.*

What is so Amazing about being out of Europe then?

My DC have enjoyed holidays in Europe and hoped to study and work there as they got older - they see themselves as part of a global society and have friends in lots of different countries (Social media makes that easy). School taught them shockingly little about the EU.

Hi all,

After a great many requests, we're moving the bulk of the referendum threads to the new board here.

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Many of you, understandably, want to discuss this subject at length and in detail - this seems a good way to simultaneously keep AIBU and Chat moving for those who don't wish to participate. Of course, the conversations will still appear in Active.

A small amount of 18-24 voted, the educated and presumably well off.

They'll be the ones well versed enough in critical thinking and doing their own research to make an informed decision then.

What a load of bollocks, op.

Okay op, whats so great about being outside the EU? How will my daughter benefit as she has just lost a ton of opportunities thanks to little englanders.

As a teacher can I just tell you to do one

How patronising.