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I Do Not Follow Politics

I dont really follow politics but I am surprised and quite proud of my little country today.. we were given so many threats and scaremongering stories about what would happen if we left the EU... that many people were literally voting stay just because they were worried what would happen if we left.. that's not a choice..
I thought for sure we'd stay in.. i am proud that people had the guts to take a leap and vote leave.. seems we aren't such a bunch of wusses as i thought :P
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MrSquishy · 56-60, M
Adaydreambeliever, so far the lies have been on the Brexit campaign only hours after winning they have already told you that they will not transfer £350 millions to the NHS per week, that there may not be a reduction in immigration and that they would hold on exiting the EU. What does that tell you about the truthfulness of their campaign. They have gone back on the three main points of their campaign.
As for not knowing you Brits, I have lived in the UK for 20 years and I have seen first hand how a large part of the population takes it's cue on Europe from rags that are anything but newspapers.
The same rags that campaigned for UK to take part to the invasion of Irak when all your EU allies told you it was a big mistake.
How did that turn up? Can you not link your actions in Irak to ISIS and the refugee crisis??
I know many voted Brexit to get Labour back...ignoring the fact that Labour is not for Brexit and that the Brexit people are further right than Cameron ever was.

As for the Greatness you want back, which is it? Your Empire?...it's gone. Do you think that you will yield in the commonwealth the sort of power you use to have as an empire? Do you think your former colonies will accept your rule again? Grow out of that dream. UK is a country like any other. The 5th power that you are only accounts for 10% of the EU GDP...at the scale of the world you are minute, like the rest of us. A lot of the clout and political power you had came from your membership of the EU, throw that away and you are left with very little authority.
As for Greece...they shouldn't hate the EU, but their politicians who lied their way into the Euro. I am sorry they suffer, but Greece needs to get its acts together and go by the rules it signed up to. The same rules everyone else follows.