Brexit cont.

[elisi]

I received a letter from Lord Sugar today, asking me to vote Remain. This almost feels like rubbing salt in the wound, as I of course can't vote, being Danish. (Nevermind that I've lived here for 20 years. Btw I don't have any particular reason for not becoming a British citizen, except for being able to live here without any issues ever, because of being in the EU and never having £600-800 spare...)

Here are some thoughts from other European countries:

Dear Britain: Elena Ferrante, Slavoj Žižek and other European writers on Brexit

Instead of ranting, I give you Sir Patrick Stewart: What has the ECHR ever done for us?:

ETA:

This is one of the most accurate comments on the Brexit campaign I've seen pic.twitter.com/LYl6nSOUDk

— Tomas Hirst (@tomashirstecon) June 18, 2016

So depressing I can't even. And once people realise they've been lied to it'll be too late. :(

Comments

[kathyh]

I presumed you had a dual nationality and didn't realise you wouldn't be able to vote. How frustrating when it's so important.

I'm a confirmed Remain voter anyway but even if I wasn't the Leave campaign would have completely put me off them.

[elisi]

I presumed you had a dual nationality
I'd like to, but the cost put me off... And as I never had reason to before, well, why should I? And I'd have to sit a test and allsorts, and it wouldn't be on stuff like popular culture.

didn't realise you wouldn't be able to vote. How frustrating when it's so important.
Yeah, it's... very very annoying.

I'm a confirmed Remain voter anyway but even if I wasn't the Leave campaign would have completely put me off them.
It feels weird to technically be on the same side as Cameron, but since the other side has Boris & Nigel...

[gillo]

It's also the side of Corbyn and a lot of decent people, even though many CEOs and international movers and shakers are there too. I am sick with fear about what might happen next week.

[elisi]

You and me both. :(

Didn't help going to work & discovering that the three work colleagues in the office were all voting Leave. We got broken off, so the discussion was rather short, but as far as I could make out all the information that's filtered through has been the Leave propaganda.