UK is rapidly heading the same way as the US

ultra-capitalist, neo-liberal paradise with rampant inequality and a non-existant welfare state.

Hopefully the 48% who voted out will at least rally to present an alternative path forward which isn't following the awful US model.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on June 24th 2016 at 13:57:49

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Fuck sake (General Chat) - King, Jun 24, 13:31:23
- Correct (General Chat) - wolfio, Jun 24, 14:29:12
- So how exactly do you decide cause you certainly cannot rely on politicians. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 13:37:21
  - This is exactly the kind of big decision that politicians should be deciding (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 13:47:29
    - Two problems with that - After the expenses fiasco how can we trust them (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 14:17:40
      - Jo Cox (and others like her) seemed pretty trustworthy and in politics for the right reaso (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 14:57:09
      - What's happened is the high turn out 72% has brought out the dumb dumbs (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 14:43:33
    - It isn't binding, it is advisary (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 24, 14:08:33
      - technically not perhaps - but given all party leaders said beforehand that the result (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:11:35
        
        Politicians change their minds #libdemsontuitionfees (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 24, 14:15:04
    - Like (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 14:07:54
    - Clearly not........ why? (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 24, 13:57:43
    - I disagree but the problem here is that we were taking it retrospectively (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 24, 13:52:16
      - in that case when do you stop having referendums? (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 13:54:30
        
        Not not really because they do not involve pooling/eroding our parliamentary sovereignty (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 24, 13:56:22
        
        the point is that MPs are representative of the people in their area (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:00:56
    - on the flip side, not giving people a say on Europe (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 24, 13:51:03
      - Yep, the eu is viewed as undemocratic. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 13:57:47
- Larrald was speaking to get earlier I believe... (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 13:36:17
  - Lots are like her! (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 24, 15:18:38
  - her ffs. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 24, 13:36:28
- Sub 100 IQers should have voted Remain? Or not given a vote? (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 13:34:55
  - This elitist attitude is the reason for the out vote. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 24, 13:53:55
    - Have you heard of input and output legitimacy? (General Chat) - King, Jun 24, 14:44:57
    - UK is rapidly heading the same way as the US (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 13:57:49
      - Then MPs should make a start on, the man in the street feeling he's being listened to. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 14:02:55
        
        well yes, I agree, but what does that involve exactly? (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 24, 14:20:01
        
        that's just a meaningless cliche - what does it actually mean? (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:07:54
        
        It means that from around the time Brown made that open mic bigot comment (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 14:17:31
        
        quite right too - the Labour party shouldn't be pandering to bigots (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:21:22
        
        But the point was she wasn't a bigot. (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 14:27:12
        
        and Boris/Gove pounced over the EU, using Farage/UKIP to help them gain power (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:04:14
        
        because people concerned with the level of migration and its affects on society (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 14:25:21
        
        yep, it's a sad situation (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:34:24
        
        OK, So lets say 20 million people move to the UK next year (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 14:36:34
        
        what does this question have to do with the real world? (n/m) (General Chat) - Mecagoenti, Jun 24, 14:51:24
        
        As long as 20M of our cunts go the other way, no problemo (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 24, 14:39:32
        
        haha yes please!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 15:04:53
        
        And if they dont, are people who think it's to many bigots? (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 14:42:58
        
        This is my opinion why Labour has failed. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 14:29:00
  - Yeah yeah, I'm a tyrant blah blah blah. (General Chat) - King, Jun 24, 13:37:05
    - That's just a comedian's opinion not fact. (General Chat) - harry boulders, Jun 24, 13:42:28

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