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[elisi]

The most articulate take on #Brexit is actually this FT reader comment today. pic.twitter.com/98b4DwsrTV

— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) 24 June 2016

Comments

[kaffy_r]

I'm so sorry. We've been living in a post-factual world over here for the last 10 years or so, I think, but now that the UK has joined us, the entire world will suffer even more.

[elisi]

Well, it's been coming for a long while. Didn't realise it was critical. :(

[promethia_tenk]

Yeah, I think we've all known for a while that the nutjobs are really out in force in the US. And I've been aware that Britain has their share of nutjobs as well.

But it's always seemed like Britain at least had their nutjobs under better control that us.

I'm kinda feeling like . . . . if even Britain has lost it, the rest of us are really screwed.

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Big hugs from across the Pond. I'm stunned. And I'm so sorry. I don't know what else to say.

[elisi]

Thank you. I hope the global impact won't be too awful. (Economically I mean.)

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Brilliant comment.

Well, 70 years of peace and cooperation was a pretty good run, as historical parentheses go... :(

[elisi]

Well, 70 years of peace and cooperation was a pretty good run, as historical parentheses go... :(
Aye. Have you see 'Look Who's Back'?

Everyone should watch it.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

I am truly saddened by this. The EU was a magnificent concept that needed some fixes. This wasn't it.

[elisi]

The EU was a magnificent concept that needed some fixes.
Hopefully this will spur the rest onto fixing what was broken...

[merrymaia.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry.

*Hugs you*

[elisi]

Thanks.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Gods...well said. Too bad it HAD to be said...

*HUGS*

[elisi]

There is not enough headdesking in the world.

[kateydidnt.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I'm so sorry.

[elisi]

Yeah, I'm still trying to find the silver lining.

[minim_calibre]

I went to bed as most of my friends in the UK were waking up. I spent a lot of last night giving profound sympathies.

That comment is amazing.

[elisi]

Thank you. (((hugs)))

[tempestsarekind.livejournal.com]

Just want to say I'm sorry. I've been watching the results come in via Twitter since last night and am still stunned that this has happened.

[elisi]

Yeah, still stunned. They broke the country.

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

I bet there'll be a second referendum on this, like we had with the Maastricht treaty a few years ago in Ireland.

[elisi]

I sincerely doubt it. The whole point was 'This is IT!'

Mind you, the petition is now up to 3.7 million.

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

THat was the point of our first Maastricht referendum. Then... Another one happened.

[elisi]

Well, I'm sort of scared of hoping.

Although currently the government seems to be just buying time. Activating Article 50 has been pushed to October...

So you never know. Mind you, the very narrow win is both a liability and a bonus.

[double_dutchess]

It's a sad day, a historical mistake :-(

[elisi]

And now it's too late... :(

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

*hugs* So sorry it's come to this.

Excellent comment!

Stacey

[elisi]

Why can't we rewind time? *sigh*

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

:( I ask myself that all the time.

Stacey

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[elisi]

Thank you.