Can I ask why? The public spoke in completely free and democratic manner, against everything so called "experts" said. I thought this was a staple of being British?
Can't speak for OP but I'm British born and lived here all my life. I'm a supporter of the UK remaining in the EU. I lived under a delusion that most of my fellow countrymen were at heart sensible and forward looking, even if they grumble sometimes. Now it turns out that 52% of them are in fact short-sighted, xenophobic idiots. If that is what being British is, than I don't feel British.
Not the OP, but as someone born in Britain, raised in Switzerland and now living in the US, I concur.
At least in my case think of it as my identity being some mix of Europe-in-general, Britain-somewhat, Switzerland-somewhat. Now Britain says "we're not Europe" (to horribly over-simplify). That doesn't make me think "oh well, now I'm less European", instead it makes me thing "oh well, now I'm less British".
>That doesn't make me think "oh well, now I'm less European", instead it makes me thing "oh well, now I'm less British".
I was born here and I've lived in England my whole life, but that's exactly how I feel.
I've always identified as both British and European. Now that the UK has decided to isolate itself from Europe it hasn't made me feel less European it's made me feel less British.
Recent history has just outlined to me how massive the gulf is between my own politics and philosophies are to the rest of the country.
Britain is right-wing, xenophobic, corrupt and utterly in the service of financial elites who direct everyones attention toward Johnny Foreigner in order to hide their own self-serving agendas.
Plus we're well on the way to becoming a police state now that we face a future without the tempering hand of the EU on our thoroughly right-wing, demagogue politicians.
I need to start seriously considering moving somewhere else because I have very little patience for the path this country is on.
I diddnt down-vote you as I dont have that power, however generalisations about groups of people based on country of origin, race, gender, financial status, whatever is a large part of what caused this exit, if you read your post you are falling into that same trap.
My retired parents voted out not because they are right-wing or xenophobic (their son is a New Zealander now with an Asian Wife) but because they read right wing media (which they do not believe is right-wing) and believe the hype of the politicians and journalists. When they wake up tomorrow it is not going to magically be the UK of the 1960's they remember and the journalists and politicians will find someone else to blame.
Trump is doing the exact same in America and politicians from the right and left wing are doing it in other countries too. Generalisations are what gets politicians off, the fact generalisations also cause conflict is neither here nor there to them so long as they get power.
