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During this whole process it's been interesting to hear the takes from my pals from the UK that left and became Canadians. Obviously this is a self selecting gr
by Tiktaalik 6y ago
During this whole process it's been interesting to hear the takes from my pals from the UK that left and became Canadians. Obviously this is a self selecting group, but the Brexit referendum and subsequent political fallout essentially "proved them right" on their reasons for leaving in the first place.
For them it's a sad feeling of being correct but wishing you weren't.
- afavour 6y agoCount me among those people. The U.K. is home to some absolutely wonderful people but those in power (and those who wish to be close to that power) are depressingly small thinkers, to me. Their vision is locked on a semi-fictional past where Great Britain was an exceptional country without fault or failure. They want to recapture something that never existed and are willing (if not eager) to throw away a position that was enviable for those in and out of the EU.
- danishdev 6y agoIt's funny because many europeans did the opposite trip. Migrate to UK for offering the best economic prospects of the continent. Lower taxation, business friendly politics. That was a deal for me.
- BurningFrog 6y agoI'm confused. These people are pro EU, so they moved to... Canada?
- daveoc64 6y agoIf you think your country is heading in the wrong direction, moving to a country you think is doing well seems logical to me.
- Brakenshire 6y agoIronically the widely proposed alternative to EU freedom of movement is freedom of movement within the CANZUK group of countries. It's got 70-80% popularity in all the proposed constituent countries.
- BurningFrog 6y agoSure, but if the direction you oppose is leaving the EU, Ireland or any other EU member seems a more logical destination.
- disown 6y agoSo you are upset that UK is leaving the EU and you move to a non-EU country on the other side of the world? Doesn't make much sense. Wouldn't it make more sense to move to an EU country?
- draw_down 6y agoIf life in country B is better than life in country A (remember I said “if”), then move to country B. Not complicated bro.
- Tiktaalik 6y agoMore that the political system is completely dysfunctional I think. The fact that Brexit was even conceived as a solution to anything. Many, many more problems beside Brexit, with Brexit only being a symptom of other deeper issues.
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