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Not "Trump style". I have not heard any claim (Soros-associated or otherwise) that the Brexit referendum was "stolen". Plenty of accusations of dishonesty and d
by anonymous_sorry 4y ago
Not "Trump style". I have not heard any claim (Soros-associated or otherwise) that the Brexit referendum was "stolen". Plenty of accusations of dishonesty and dodgy campaign finance on the Leave side, but the vote tally isn't really contested.
- blibble 4y agothere were several very well funded attempts in overturning the result using the legal system, in the same way Trump did and using the media in exactly the same way Trump did the phrases were different ("Russian interference", "non-binding referendum", "people didn't understand what they were voting for"), but the intended outcome was the same: overturning a legitimate result conducted fairly and this went on for years the only difference is the people trying to overturn the referendum result were considered "the good guys", so it's acceptable whereas for Trump, it's unacceptable because he's the bad guy
- t_scytale 4y ago> and was exactly the same as what Trump was doing It really wasn't. Trump is claiming widespread electoral fraud. Big difference.
- blibble 4y agothere were several well publicised lawsuits claiming fraud
- anonymous_sorry 4y ago> not to mention using the media in exactly the same way Trump did All political campaigns try to get their message across through a variety of media. Can you be specific? The remainer objections you quote are at least arguable (some more so than others). Many remainers wanted the result overturned through legal or political mechanisms (typically, a second referendum). But Trump pressured officials to modify vote tallies and literally told followers the election was "stolen". There is a distinction.