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The idea of the thoughtful and forward-thinking people being dictated to by old people, northerners, the uneducated and bigots is what appals me.
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The idea of the thoughtful and forward-thinking people being dictated to by old people, northerners, the uneducated and bigots is what appals me.
Perhaps if old people, northerners, those failed by the education system and undereducated people who hold outdated political opinions due to this very failing in education were not sytematically patronised by those who wrongly consider themselves to be of superior intelligence, then we wouldn't get such an extreme reaction from the disenfranchised electorate. These people trust the headlines. Everyone used to trust the headlines. If we end up sailing away from Europe, blame the headlines. But who wrote the headlines? The vast majority of journalists are young, educated, thoughtful Southerners.
General_Lucifer
I cycled to work this morning through a never ending sea of LEAVE posters and placards. I didn't see a single one for 'Remain', although someone had spray painted 'HATE' onto one placard, a small act of defiance.
Round these parts (Leeds) I think it's seen as manning the barracades, a chance to defy the enequality of the north south devide. I've told people that this is not the right battle ground but they say it's the only battleground they've been offered, the only chance to voice dissent from a crooked system. I agree with them that it's a great chance to bloody the government's nose, and part of me wants that, but is it worth biting your own nose off to see this happen? I don't think so.
Everyone I know round here are voting Leave. I am definitely in the minority.