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RKP5637

(67,112 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:58 AM Jun 2016

Interesting Read: "The (American) Idiot’s Guide to Brexit"

Sums it all up quite well IMO. Too much to summarize. It's not a knock about Americans, it just gives the history and a lot of summarized details for easy reading.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/06/american-idiots-guide-to-brexit.html

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Interesting Read: "The (American) Idiot’s Guide to Brexit" (Original Post) RKP5637 Jun 2016 OP

Thanks for posting, RKP! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #1

It was quite interesting, a nice summary of what is/has gone on. Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #4

Pretty good unbiased synopsis. TreasonousBastard Jun 2016 #2

Yep, I was surprised when I started reading it. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #3

Good read. SO much better than the folks running around declaring WWIII was soon to follow. Rex Jun 2016 #5

Yep, it's one of the best I've read. It's unbiased and simple, just states the facts in an RKP5637 Jun 2016 #6

Unbiased material, something hard to come by with emotions so polarized. Rex Jun 2016 #7

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all news were presented in this manner. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #8

Excellent read. nt Sophiegirl Jun 2016 #9

k and r. very good read niyad Jun 2016 #10

BlueMTexpat

(15,700 posts)

1. Thanks for posting, RKP!

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 11:21 AM

Jun 2016

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

4. It was quite interesting, a nice summary of what is/has gone on. Thanks! n/t

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:19 PM

Jun 2016

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

2. Pretty good unbiased synopsis.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 11:48 AM

Jun 2016

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. Yep, I was surprised when I started reading it. n/t

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:18 PM

Jun 2016

Rex

(65,616 posts)

5. Good read. SO much better than the folks running around declaring WWIII was soon to follow.

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:24 PM

Jun 2016

Yeah the Brexit will cause WWIII...some folks need to back away from the keyboard and go outside.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

6. Yep, it's one of the best I've read. It's unbiased and simple, just states the facts in an

Reply to Rex (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:28 PM

Jun 2016

easy to read manner.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

7. Unbiased material, something hard to come by with emotions so polarized.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:33 PM

Jun 2016

Learned quite a bit from reading that. Thank you.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

8. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all news were presented in this manner. n/t

Reply to Rex (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 01:20 PM

Jun 2016

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)

9. Excellent read. nt

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 01:54 PM

Jun 2016

niyad

(134,016 posts)

10. k and r. very good read

Reply to RKP5637 (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 03:44 PM

Jun 2016

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