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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
You really don't understand Brexit, being so overcome by bitterness.
The average Leave supporter was not fooled by any "sunny upland" spiel any more than he/she was fooled/worried by Osborne's dire warning of being £4,300 worse off per year.
The average leave supporter just wanted to get out of the EU's clutches and very obviously understood there would be a period of economic adjustment.
Admittedly it doesn't help that we have a shit PM at the moment who can't be trusted to take good economic decisions. But Covid has spannered the works somewhat and the likes of you should be supporting the UK's move forward rather than whinging on the sidelines.
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Drop the personal attacks please.
I understand Brexit very well. There is no "average" Leave voter as such. Some voted for altruistic reasons, some voted uncaring of the damage it would cause because the hatred of the EU outweighed any cost, some voted the way that their favourite media outlet encouraged them to, some voted in a perverse xenophobic temper tantrum, etc.
What is clear, and will remain clear in spite of your personal attacks, is that most thought that there would be no real
serious downside:
https://lordashcroftpolls.com/2019/0...endum-and-why/
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The impact:
More than three quarters (77%) of those who voted to remain thought “the decision we make in the referendum could have disastrous consequences for us as a country if we get it wrong”.
More than two thirds (69%) of leavers, by contrast, thought the decision “might make us a bit better or worse off as a country, but there probably isn’t much in it either way”.
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Just so we are clear: long term 4% loss of GBP is not "a period of economic adjustment"