It only works if enough people have those deep down feelings

In a 70s England, leave would have won 70-80% of this vote.

Maybe England has changed but not as much as some people think.

Deep down there is probably still a lot of xenophobia.

TBF , it does seem more prevalent in the 40+ crowd

Posted By: usacanary on June 25th 2016 at 13:56:39

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As an outsider looking in.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 25, 13:41:36
- People still don't get it do they (General Chat) - wolfio, Jun 25, 14:32:22
  - IMHO it was absolutely an anti-establishment vote... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 25, 15:07:21
- Surveys show that older and less educated people tended to voted Brexit (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 14:05:41
  - My god you are like a trollbot at the moment. Give it a fucking rest (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jun 25, 14:31:43
    - No (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 14:56:16
      - Here's the news (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jun 25, 15:32:52
        
        no need for you to be abusive (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 15:46:28
        
        Not abusive at all (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jun 25, 16:22:02
  - more easily manipulated by psychopathic con artists (Farage, Boris, Gove etc) (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 25, 14:07:04
    - propaganda works (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 14:13:50
    - Ultimately the remain campaign failed to reach out to these people (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 25, 14:08:39
      - Governments rule by fear. Positive messages don't resonate so well (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 25, 14:24:11
- A lot of leave voters wanted out because of false beliefs about immigration. (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 25, 13:46:31
  - A lot of people voted in because of fear (General Chat) - RochdaleCanary, Jun 25, 13:58:24
    - I agree the remain campaign could've been much better, selling benefits (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 25, 14:03:56
      - Osbornes nonsense about what things will look like in 2050 (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Jun 25, 14:19:27
      - Sad if you actually believe that (n/m) (General Chat) - RochdaleCanary, Jun 25, 14:13:44
  - It only works if enough people have those deep down feelings (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 25, 13:56:39
    - That's the most depressing thing about it (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 25, 14:11:14

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