All Drop In
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Post by All Drop In on Jun 24, 2016 7:24:52 GMT -6
They actually voted to leave and markets are crashing. The Prime Minister is resigning. Cats and dogs are living together which should lead to some awesome gifs.
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Jun 24, 2016 7:51:51 GMT -6
Every so often there needs to be some chaos.
Russia is loving this.
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Post by denisdman on Jun 24, 2016 8:02:27 GMT -6
I suspect it will lead to the break up of the UK. We'll see leadership contests in both the Tory and Labor parties (as you noted the PM already resigned). They'll probably need to be new parliamentary elections.
Moreover, it will lead to the rise of the populist right in other EU countries, most notably France. The EU has a good shot of breaking up from here unless Brussels takes major action to be more accountable. The backlash against the political elite and globalization has come to a head. It is going to reorder the political spectrum in most first world democracies.
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Post by Positivity KS on Jun 24, 2016 11:07:05 GMT -6
Brand split!
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Post by Terry's Peeps on Jun 24, 2016 11:52:26 GMT -6
dennis is right in that it will be a country split.
Scotland voted against independence from England in part to remain in the EU. They'll surely vote again and this time Independence will win.
Sinn Fein is already calling for a border poll on a united Ireland.
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Post by denisdman on Jun 24, 2016 12:52:05 GMT -6
And inside the remaining EU, the populist right is going to rise up and demand independence akin to the UK. I think the whole thing crumbles based on the migrant crisis and fiscal irresponsibility of certain member states.
The EU has a chance to respond and make thing right for the other 27 countries, but here's guessing they are too dumb to do that.
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