could you speak to a Brexitier?

[hash tag]

No, I'm not even talking about dating, could you bring yourself to talk to a brexitier? I have just learnt that an ex colleague has voted brexit in the European elections. Whatever his reasons, and I suspect a touch of unconscious racism going on, could I ever speak to him again?
Would others?

 

[Spymaster]

Seriously? You reckon they're all racists?

 

[Teaboy]

I live in South West London. I'd struggle to locate one.

Oh wait. Is this serious?

 

[8ball]

Is "Brexitier" pronounced the French way? Like Sabatier?

 

[Orang Utan]

Yes. What kind of an idiot wouldn't?

 

[hash tag]

He doesn't live in South West London. I do though.
Without going off on one, words fail me.

 

[DotCommunist]

Is "Brexitier" pronounced the French way? Like Sabatier?

rhymes with cafetiere

 

[Orang Utan]

Half the country not speaking to the other half. That's how to solve conflict

 

[hash tag]

Yes. What kind of an idiot wouldn't?

Even with at best, a racist undercurrent?

 

[8ball]

rhymes with cafetiere

 

[Orang Utan]

Even with at best, a racist undercurrent?

Especially.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

I reckon I'm about 400 miles from a handful of them in Alicante and 800 from the nearest real quantity (Dover) so the question wouldn't arise in the normal way. But of course I would.

 

[Dillinger4]

I voted for Brexit. Here is what I wrote on another thread:

Absolutely.

I tend not to admit this for obvious reasons, but I voted for Brexit.

I didn't believe any of the made right wing nonsense by the leave campaign. I despise every one of them, and what they stand for.

I do believe the EU is not democratic (but I also believe that the UK parliament is not democratic).

Honestly, this is along the lines of what I wanted to see. I know it's bad. I wanted to give the political class an impossible task, one that would tear them apart. I wanted to see the Conservative party destroy itself. I wanted to see reform in the Labour party, and also felt that for it to move to the left that we would need to sever some links with the EU, which is after all a neoliberal project.

I agree that it is kind of terrifying. I don't know how this will work out. I hope the chaos of it will open up some possibilities for change. But in the meantime it is very very satisfying to see the Tories exposed as ruthlessly incompetent.

 

[8ball]

I voted for Brexit. Here is what I wrote on another thread...

It's hard to imagine now what would have happened if things had gone the other way with the vote. Initially, Cameron and Osborne's power would have been consolidated massively, and it would also have been claimed as a massive vindication and acceptance that their austerity policies were the one, true way. Also, a disastrous loss of majority and fumbling with the DUP would never have happened.

By this time, who knows where we might be, but I'm pretty confident that there would be fewer possibilities on the table.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I voted leave. Is this thread a wind up?

 

[friedaweed]

Even with at best, a racist undercurrent?

Do you think your pal has a racist undercurrent about him or all people who voted to leave the European Union?

 

[a_chap]

No, I'm not even talking about dating, could you bring yourself to talk to a brexitier? I have just learnt that an ex colleague has voted brexit in the European elections. Whatever his reasons, and I suspect a touch of unconscious racism going on, could I ever speak to him again?
Would others?

With that sort of attitude the future of this country is going to be pretty fucking awful.

What would you prefer to happen to Brexiteers, hash tag ? Have them lined up and shot or merely sent to concentration camps?

 

[Dillinger4]

I voted leave. Is this thread a wind up?

You'd have to be a complete moron to believe that all people that voted for brexit are racists and then use that as a reason not to talk to them.

That strikes me as a big part of the problem, not any kind of solution. In any case it's as deeply ignorant as OP believes brexit voters are. Delusional.

 

[8ball]

You'd have to be a complete moron to believe that all people that voted for brexit are racists and then use that as a reason not to talk to them.

That strikes me as a big part of the problem, not any kind of solution. In any case it's as deeply ignorant as OP believes brexit voters are. Delusional.

I think if everyone you know is, to the best of your knowledge, a Remainer, then you probably live in fairly sheltered circumstances.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I voted leave. Does that mean hash tag you'll now be faced with having to work out how and even if you're going to respond to this post?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Another leave voter here.

hash tag is going to be busy putting loads of urbs on ignore.

 

[friedaweed]

I voted leave. Does that mean hash tag you'll now be faced with having to work out how and even if you're going to respond to this post?

RACIST

 

[Steel Icarus]

It'd be as utterly farcical as refusing to speak to the many remainders on here or IRL that I know. Whole OP frames remainers as the sainted

 

[JimW]

I voted leave too. Though I am indeed also a massive cunt.

 

[colacubes]

How do you ever get to understand people’s political views and discuss them and attempt to change their mind if you don’t speak to them

 

[Sprocket.]

I wouldn’t be capable of doing my job.

 

[Dillinger4]

I think if everyone you know is, to the best of your knowledge, a Remainer, then you probably live in fairly sheltered circumstances.

I tend not to talk about it too much. Most people I know voted remain (but I live in the north west - where I live is a pretty strong brexit area and continues to be) and I understand their reasons and have no problem with their choice. They are often surprised if I tell them I voted for brexit, as it doesn't really fit comfortably (for them) with the rest of my politics. When I explain as I have above, most people understand, even if they don't agree. I don't expect them to agree. But at least we have talked about it.

My dad voted for brexit. He was adamant at the time. He is old. But since then he has changed his mind.

Honestly, right now, if there was a 2nd referendum, I would vote exactly the same, for the same reasons.

 

[Sprocket.]

rhymes with cafetiere

Sounds forrin.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Of course you can talk to them. Ask them how brexit is going.

 

[DotCommunist]

Sounds forrin.

norman french had a big influence on the evolution of modern english so its all greek to me.