The UK Referendum on Membership of the European Union

[Imperializt Russia]

No shit. Are you seeing this?

Fuck me sideways...is there no way Parliament can override?

Well, yes.

The result of the referendum is completely non-binding and functionally, doesn't mean anything.

Cameron could, theoretically, turn around tomorrow and say "looking at how much the possibility of Brexit has hurt our economy minutes after we voted for it, this was a dumb decision we shouldn't take" and just carry on as normal.
But it's not politically possible.

[Yeldarid]

Fuck me sideways...is there no way Parliament can override?

It can. It can, in fact, do anything it wants to, regardless of the result and regardless of whether we had chosen to have a referendum or not. Its just that Cameron has said that he will respect the result.

[Freefall11111]

Fuck. My. Life.

[The Saint James Islands]

So yeah, I'm officially ashamed to call myself British now.

Join the club.

Hopefully America doesn't make the same kind of boneheaded decision come November, otherwise I'm double-blown.

[Ralkovian Grand Island]

I support the UK's decision fully. I laughed like a psychopath when I saw the results.

I laughed my ass off too.

I for sure thought Jo Cox death had doomed Leave.

Nigel must be having a chuckle too.

[Unified Fascist America]

Everyone trashing the result and calling the British people stupid are completely off base. The people voted in a free and fair referendum and that result has to be respected. To ignore it would be an affront to democracy and complexly wrong.

Considering most people who chose to leave think they're fighting for the UK's sovereignty and independence are wrong, we should totally laugh at them and the idiotic choice they made.

Right, because leaving the EU which basically did whatever it wanted regardless of whether or not member states wanted it, and it's own parliament has zero power to change whatever the top did is not in anyway fighting for British sovereignty.

Ok fam. Sorry your liberal pipedream of globalism is crumbling before your eyes.

[Major-Tom]

Broad brushes, fam, don't use 'em. There are rational arguments on both sides and you know it.

Besides, you're an anarchist, why would you support the EU....?

I don't but shit like this is not the way to enact positive change when every expert is telling you it's a fucking awful idea

I gotta be the devils advocate here, the experts are high ranking businessmen and financial gurus, the people who are supposedly fucking over the world according to left wing anarchism.

So.....

[Gauthier]

It would be profoundly ironic if the Brexit does a better job of destroying the UK than the supposed Muslim Invasion ever could have.

[Valystria]

That is very demeaning to the British people who sincerely feel they are on the verge of winning a hard-fought independence from the tyranny of Brussels.

"Hard-fought"? "Tyranny"?

You held a referendum to leave the European Union. You did not just have an armed revolution against a foreign occupation.

And it's outright respectable that the British are capable of achieving independence without violence being involved.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I would not be surprised. Do you know what his stance was on this topic? I've not kept on my Ron Paul related news.

This is something. He did predict gold will rise.

Heh, me and my dad bought a sizeable stock of ounces of gold before this.

[Souseiseki]

BREAKING: Sinn Fein says "British government has forfeited any mandate to represent economic or political interests of people in N Ireland"

The Irish Nationalists saying they are in favor of Irish Nationalism? Surely not.

how do you think this statement will affect the fragile power sharing agreement in nothern ireland? "fuck you guys you have no authority anymore" doesn't seem like it will go well with that.

[Lowell Leber]

Everyone trashing the result and calling the British people stupid are completely off base. The people voted in a free and fair referendum and that result has to be respected. To ignore it would be an affront to democracy and complexly wrong.

Considering most people who chose to leave think they're fighting for the UK's sovereignty and independence are wrong, we should totally laugh at them and the idiotic choice they made.

*citation needed

[Souseiseki]

"Hard-fought"? "Tyranny"?

You held a referendum to leave the European Union. You did not just have an armed revolution against a foreign occupation.

And it's outright respectable that the British are capable of achieving independence without violence being involved.

lol

[Gauthier]

The Irish Nationalists saying they are in favor of Irish Nationalism? Surely not.

how do you think this statement will affect the fragile power sharing agreement in nothern ireland? "fuck you guys you have no authority anymore" doesn't seem like it will go well with that.

Troubles 2 You Know How The Rest Goes

[Parhe]

Y'all Brits are so lucky. Think of the amazing and worthwhile conversations y'all will have the next few days with friends, acquaintances, family, and colleagues.

[Major-Tom]

I still can't stress how little I expected this, I thought for sure remain would win.

[The Liberated Territories]

God damn people get a hold of yourselves.

I would of like to see Scotland gain her independence a couple years ago, but it didn't and I didn't bawl my eyes out over that. QQ not the end of the world.

[Vassenor]

"Hard-fought"? "Tyranny"?

You held a referendum to leave the European Union. You did not just have an armed revolution against a foreign occupation.

And it's outright respectable that the British are capable of achieving independence without violence being involved.

TIL Murder isn't violence.

[Imperializt Russia]

"Hard-fought"? "Tyranny"?

You held a referendum to leave the European Union. You did not just have an armed revolution against a foreign occupation.

And it's outright respectable that the British are capable of achieving independence without violence being involved.

If there was something to have gained independence of, maybe you'd be right.

[Yeldarid]

So yeah, I'm officially ashamed to call myself British now.

You can always leave Britain if you're so ashamed of it.

I wanted to but now discover its too late. I'm also not highly skilled enough to get a job abroad easily.

[Gauthier]

God damn people get a hold of yourselves.

I would of like to see Scotland gain her independence a couple years ago, but it didn't and I didn't bawl my eyes out over that. QQ not the end of the world.

Tell that to the world markets.

[The Alexanderians]

And it's outright respectable that the British are capable of achieving independence without violence being involved.

TIL Murder isn't violence.

How do you mean?

[Krazakistan]

This just in: Nigel Farage has been spotted atop Buckingham palace, holding an executioner’s sword in one hand and David Cameron’s decapitated head in the other. Reports say Queen Elizabeth II was also seen throwing what is presumed to be the former Prime Minister’s body from the roof, moments before Farage came into view.

[Hyfling]

Lol @ all the doomsayers.

Good for the British people for choosing their own future, I fully support their decision (and would have either way Brexit ended up going 'stay' or 'leave').

Still though, muh portfolio. Stock market's going absolutely nuts.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Holy fuck

The gold per ounce just rose in value over 70 dollars.