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Unless of course you are ignorant and probably has serious, issues.
Out of curiosity, what exactly do those who voted to remain in the EU know that those who voted out, didn't?
As in, 'I know what remaining in the EU benefits me and me alone. Not you, me. I don't really care about what happens to you. It's how I personally benefit'.
That's the real narrative.
In the meantime, the bigots alienate half the population and reduce their chances of success accordingly.
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> I can convert Imperial measurements into metric and vice versa. It's easy. 25.4mm = 1 inch. All distances can be calculated from that.
> Unless of course you are ignorant and probably has serious, issues.
> Out of curiosity, what exactly do those who voted to remain in the EU know that those who voted out, didn't?
> As in, 'I know what remaining in the EU benefits me and me alone. Not you, me. I don't really care about what happens to you. It's how I personally benefit'.
> That's the real narrative.
> In the meantime, the bigots alienate half the population and reduce their chances of success accordingly.
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Is there a reason why you hit Rtn so much at the end of your posts? Are you trying to obscure the previous post?
I write something, read it. Think no, and delete it.
I can do that for ages.
Sometimes I delete all of it.
I assume the only thing left of those activities is the big space at the bottom of what might have been posted if I hadn't removed it.
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It benefits more people than other systems which have been tried throughout history, but there's always someone who gets a raw deal (or thinks they do) somewhere. It's not a perfect system, but it's the one we have to live with.
The telling point about this system and the whole Brexit business was the sheer stability of how things were/are. Nothing was going to change at a fundamental level anytime soon.
Now if you've been bottom of the pile for 30 years it quite likely when some multi millionaire tells you, 'this is best for you', you're not going to believe them.
Yes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but not when the bird is a dead rancid duck.
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That would make logical sense. However, the problem is that what, in fact, happened was that some folk believed a lot of other multi-millionaires telling them that what was best for them was to vote leave...
I imagine that they think that out of the resulting chaos, they can somehow succeed where before they didn't.
The reality is that some people succeed regardless. Others succeed on account of a set of circumstances falling in line with their 'wants' and 'skills'. And others will always fail.
I'm in the middle group. I succeeded despite my inadequacies. As did my parents. If we had to start again today, we'd fail miserably.
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It's a little worrying how this thread was 3rd on the clubhouse, yet no-one has made a post for over a week!
Talk about clubhouse being pretty much dead!
I doubt I'll be around long enough to witness the decline in the UK relative to the rest of Europe as the fall out and impacts will be slow and gradual, however my overriding feeling is that it's better to be inside a club (and have a strong voice within it) than standing around outside wondering what's going on.
You'll always get the "put upon" masses moaning about something, and how the moneyed always end up on top. There are obviously elements of truth in that, but it's an irrefutable fact that Global Capitalism has lifted literally billions, out of poverty.
I'd rather be a below average earner in Monaco than a below average earner in the Congo.
The conditions under which we managed to benefit do not exist any more.
My parents were Mr and Mrs 'ordinary people and employees'. They did as they were told by those in authority and believed them. They ended up solvent and had an ok retirement.
If they started again under today's conditions, they'll be renting a flat and be up to their eyeballs in debt.
I'm in a slightly different position. I do a job which gives some people I've been unfortunate to come in contact with, the idea that I'm some sort of loser without a pot to piss in. Whereas they; on account of their ostentatious materialistic lifestyle are clearly superior.
The reality is for three decades I spent all but essential spending on acquiring money generating assets, whereas they've spent all their 'extras' on servicing loans to finance consumer spending.
What they think I am, is what I know they are.
Success in the modern world is solvency.
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That Tony Walsh poem in the wake of the Manchester bombing as well. As much as it resonated amongst people in the heightened emotions, it's still piss poor greeting card level poetry.
How much was the fudge?