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This attitude, this contempt for "gullible people to 'convince'" - 'convince' in sneer quotes, as if these people are not really 'convinced', rather ideas grow

• paxys 3y ago
  > this attitude is exactly how high-class brits managed to lose the brexit vote Brexit is exactly what the high-class brits wanted. Look at where the campaign funding came from. The people who lost out were working class.
  • buserror 3y ago
    Yes, mostly because they were ALSO under the assumption that the promise of deregulation was such a great thing. The manipulation wasn't entirely one sided on the plebs, it was a concerted effort, and not just ONE international interest had their fingers in it...
  • Whoppertime 3y ago
    No way. Remain was supported by people who thought of themselves as Citizens of the World, not citizens of Britain. Their biggest complaint is not being able to freely live in Paris or Brussels like they could under the EU paradigm, and they don't care about sovereignty being eroded because they don't physically make things. The EU rules about how curvy your Bananas or Cucumbers are allowed to be is irrelevant, as they are in the Jet Setting Zoom class and can do their job anywhere
  • amadeuspagel 3y ago
    I removed the part about class before I saw your reply, and before I saw another comment in the same thread illustrating it: > Weigh brexit vote by tax paid per year, lifetime tax paid, or years having to live with the consequences, by educational attainment, and you get a remain landslide. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38818107 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38818107