Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Temple of Kraden News: Welcome to the Temple of Kraden! ------ All worshipers may enter the Most Holy Place in single file, reflecting on the bountiful blessing Kraden hath provided unto him or herself since their last visit. Head coverings are not necessary, as true penitence and humility are found within. The Priests and Priestesses of Kraden endeavor to remind all that fresh orange juice is heavily preferred; only whores use frozen.
Greetings, heathen. Perhaps some fortuitous blessing of Kraden's grace hath led you to our humble Temple, or perhaps you are simply curious about this strange and wonderful cult. Should you be willing - and dare to hope - to achieve enlightenment, the door opens before you. Lo! Leave your old life behind! For once you step through, you become something more than just yourself.

You become a Kradenette.

Are you willing to make the rapturous plunge? Do you have what it takes?



One of us! One of us! One of us!



Already one of us? Make your presence known:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Freedom For Great Britain!
Topic Started: Jun 24 2016, 08:37 AM (8,077 Views)
King in the North
Member Avatar


Right, so without EU, immigration will stop being a problem or what? Or you feel like you'll be able to talk freely about it without being called racist?

You expect to be part of the political and economical unity of EU and only get the good stuff?

And when some crisis (Euro, immigration etc) comes up you get angry and scream when people in charge dare put up rules?

So then you stick your heads in the sand and pretend the rest of the world doesn't exist?

Also, "52% of voters believe that". Does it make it any better though? "A lot of people think this or that therefore it is correct/good."?

Seriously though, silly bantering aside, I am actually interested in a more in depth explanation of your personal views on all this, Hisui. All the negatives from EU on UK, why it's strictly EU's fault and why leaving will make it all better, views on EU in general etc etc. This would help me see where you come from. Feel no pressure, only if you want of course.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Gwydd
Member Avatar
Eternity Awaits You and Me

While I've heard a lot of media coverage of that too, Satty (and trust me, if I was a Brit, I'd have voted remain), I do think that the media tends to overemphasize the exceptions. Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources on CNN today also questioned the high emphasis given to the regretful voters, and had an interesting (though brief) discussion of this topic.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Saturos
Member Avatar
heart-under-blade

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brexit-opinion-poll-reveals-majority-8283139

Shows some 'morning after' polls. It says 50% of people are happy or accepting with the referendum as is, so I think that does show there is some regret (or resignation) to what the result is. Or at least they don't want to put up with another referendum.

>34% of Leave had immigration as the main reason to leave
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Skylin
Member Avatar
2 Lewd 4 U

Still idiotic that the UK left.

Even if they don't suffer an economic hit in the long term it is horrible for European unity and was based far too much in British pride and "purity."
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hisui
Member Avatar
Seccy "no fun allowed" Secundum

Saturos
Jun 26 2016, 05:41 PM
Yes, Seccy, we're in a democracy. The problem is how do you address the problem when hatred begins to control an increasing portion of the population?

It's still too early to say what the economic consequences will be, especially because Britain is still operating as normal under all the EU treaties. We'll see what the new trade stuff looks like after - but no, I don't think it'll be super catastrophic.

Quote:
 
As for 'What is the EU' the BBC had a segment today on that - a good amount of people doing it are those who voted remain. The Remain camp encouraged ignorant people to just vote remain 'because it's safe etc.' and they didn't bother to find out what they were actually voting for.


Can you link the BBC article or video on this, Seccy? I'd love to see this. =D
I've heard in the news lots of people regretting their Leave vote and saying they wish they had voted to Remain, especially because most of the Leave promises were almost immediately broken post-referendum.

And 52% voted leave, not "EU is a dictatorship." Try not to generalize, Seccy.
Honestly, there's not much you CAN do other than try and get a non-hatred view across. When hatred controls the population and the population votes for hatred, that's what you get - it's the price of living in a democracy - just look at the US with Trump.

It was on BBC news - maybe google it on the off chance they stuck it on their website?

And it was King in the north who was generalising, as you can see from by quote.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Saturos
Member Avatar
heart-under-blade

Of course, yeah. How do you compete with the lies and misinformation that the people who spread hatred use, though? Especially in a democracy, where people's views are only as useful as they are well-informed?
And I think in this case, there definitely was some misinformation being deliberately spread on the Leave side, such as the SHS pledge thing, for example.

Trump is definitely a cluster[radio edit] and America should be ashamed of itself (43% backing a Muslim ban, really? Not that Canada is much better, 33% here supported the idea as of Dec - about the size of our right-wing party base, so no surprise there). But hopefully Trump won't be electable, and he's down in the polls at least. Hopefully Clinton doesn't mess it up too horribly.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/06/26/clinton-gains-ground-over-trump-in-two-new-national-polls.html
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-election/donald-trump-plunges-in-new-poll-that-gives-hillary-clinton-a-doubledigit-lead-20160626-gpsf3i.html

I couldn't find it, Seccy, but it was your claim, so I'm counting on you, okay?

KitN wasn't generalizing, he was exaggerating. You're the one yourself who said "Freedom from the EU" in the topic title. >_> <_<
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
King in the North
Member Avatar


Skylin
Jun 26 2016, 07:18 PM
Still idiotic that the UK left.

Even if they don't suffer an economic hit in the long term it is horrible for European unity and was based far too much in British pride and "purity."
Well see it's only people like Hisui that likes to pretend that there's some actual intelligence and thought behind voting leave to make themselves feel good about this. Like he said, he has friends that even thought of voting remain for the only reason that it might be better do damage to the EU from within. Not only do they want to leave, they don't want the rest to have fun without them. Like spoiled little children they just want it all to burn for laughs. Literally /pol/ levels of intelligence. So mature.

So this is the power of nationalism and populism. No surprises there.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
The Abominator
Member Avatar


Gwydd
Jun 26 2016, 05:53 PM
While I've heard a lot of media coverage of that too, Satty (and trust me, if I was a Brit, I'd have voted remain), I do think that the media tends to overemphasize the exceptions. Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources on CNN today also questioned the high emphasis given to the regretful voters, and had an interesting (though brief) discussion of this topic.
There was a good BBC segment yesterday on why Wales voted Leave. The voters they interviewed were unrepentent, even when asked about the poor areas of Wales thet have benifited from EU funding. So even in an area most affected by the vote, there are people not changing their minds. I think that single woman who said she changed her mind is just a good news story. Plus the Google trends story of "what is the EU?" is about global searches, and doesn't tell us anything about which option the individual searchers supported. To latch onto those as an excuse to hate an entire nationality is pretty silly.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Gwydd
Member Avatar
Eternity Awaits You and Me

One interesting thing to me I saw about Wales is that the most Welsh-speaking regions of the north and west – old Gwynedd and Ceredigion – voted stay.

There's a massive amount of English influence in the cities and countryside of Wales, especially in the south and east.

Of course, this doesn't hold up as much when you look at Cornwall, but the Cornish have also long-since been cannibalised by the English Kingdom.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
The Abominator
Member Avatar


Gwydd
Jun 27 2016, 06:25 AM
One interesting thing to me I saw about Wales is that the most Welsh-speaking regions of the north and west – old Gwynedd and Ceredigion – voted stay.

There's a massive amount of English influence in the cities and countryside of Wales, especially in the south and east.

Of course, this doesn't hold up as much when you look at Cornwall, but the Cornish have also long-since been cannibalised by the English Kingdom.
Wales isn't a monolithic entity, as is the case with every country, so I think it's quite a complicated stratification. Several areas with few Welsh speakers voted remain, like Glamorgan and Cardiff, while high Welsh-speaking areas like Angelsey and Carmarthenshire voted leave. Additionally, Scotland voted remain across the board, there wasn't a clear difference in the areas closer to England. I think it was more about local issues than English influence, especially since you have rich areas in south east England voting remain, perhaps the most stereotypically English places in the country.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
HyrulianJedi
Member Avatar
uguu~
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Seoulbowz
Jun 24 2016, 11:24 AM
Quote:
 
Some of the frequently asked questions cropping up in Google from within the UK include: "What is the EU?" and "What happens if we leave the EU?" The former was the second top UK question on the EU after the results were officially announced.
Relevant part of this piece bolded.

It's not an overall search, it's specifically concerning searches about the EU. And I imagine that question is always among the top of those.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Artemis
Member Avatar
Plus Ultra

Posted Image
As always, in trying times such as these we must turn to @dril for wisdom.
Edited by Artemis, Jun 28 2016, 04:15 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hisui
Member Avatar
Seccy "no fun allowed" Secundum

All UK Stock Markets have recovered to pre-exit levels. As everyone knew that they would.
Also, why can't Sturgeon just accept the result? When the head honchos of the EU say Scotland isn't staying in and won't be allowed to join by itself, most people would get the message.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
King in the North
Member Avatar


Hisui
Jun 29 2016, 02:35 PM
All UK Stock Markets have recovered to pre-exit levels. As everyone knew that they would.
You do know you're still in the EU right? Nobody can say for sure what's going to happen.

Btw have you noticed how free you are yet compared to the day before the vote? :eyebrow:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Artemis
Member Avatar
Plus Ultra

Remember that a volatile situation is, you know, volatile
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
DJ Octavio
Member Avatar
Check out my spicy wasabi beats

As soon as article 50 gets pushed, we'll see how things recover. Until then, you're still in the EU.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
The Grim Lich
Member Avatar
Legitimate Businessman

Hisui
Jun 29 2016, 02:35 PM
All UK Stock Markets have recovered to pre-exit levels.
*ahem*

The pound's still down USD 0.16. Still a 10% drop from its pre-vote value.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
King in the North
Member Avatar


Leftist liberal eurocrat lies :argh:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Hisui
Member Avatar
Seccy "no fun allowed" Secundum

King in the North
Jun 29 2016, 02:54 PM
Hisui
Jun 29 2016, 02:35 PM
All UK Stock Markets have recovered to pre-exit levels. As everyone knew that they would.
You do know you're still in the EU right? Nobody can say for sure what's going to happen.

Btw have you noticed how free you are yet compared to the day before the vote? :eyebrow:
No shit. We haven't actually left yet.

Grim Lich - I said stock markets, not pound.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
HyrulianJedi
Member Avatar
uguu~
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
The point was that there hasn't yet been any economical reason for stocks to shift, just the volatility of public opinion and events. The real, long-term effects will happen when they live the EU, because that's what will actually affect the economy.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
DealsFor.me - The best sales, coupons, and discounts for you
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Affiliates

Golden Sun Universe Golden Sun Hacking Community The Lost Waters Golden Sun Land Golden Sun Adept's Refuge Golden Sunrise

Visit the Zetaboards Theme Zone for a custom theme of your own!