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Denzil_DC

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12. You're welcome,

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 08:56 PM

Mar 2017

and yes, I think there are a number of parallels between our two countries' situations: Off the top of my head, long-term badmouthing of the EU might be comparable to long-term badmouthing of the federal bureaucracy and DC; Trump (and the Tea Party before him) was promoted by the media in a similar way to Farage (and UKIP); nobody expected Trump to win/nobody expected Leave to win, opening the way for a "safe"/couldn't care less/nothing to lose anyway protest vote etc. etc.

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Brexit protest: thousands march in London to 'unite for Europe' [View all] T_i_B Mar 2017 OP

Does anyone still want to to leave the EU over there? Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #1

Oh yes T_i_B Mar 2017 #3

The elderly? Really? That's surprising, I assumed the opposite. Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #4

Nope T_i_B Mar 2017 #5

Part of the problem is that there is a lot of propaganda that still implies that the Europaean LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #13

I firmly believe that Russia also had a hand in Brexit passing because it's one of the biggest shraby Mar 2017 #2

I'm not sure you'll find many of us who live in the UK sharing that belief. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #6

Do you blame Murdoch / News Corp? sharedvalues Mar 2017 #7

Not just News Corp T_i_B Mar 2017 #8

Similarly in US: CNN, NBC, etc. all owned by big corps sharedvalues Mar 2017 #9

T_i_B's already answered with some of what I would have said. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #10

Thanks for this sharedvalues Mar 2017 #11

You're welcome, Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #12

Very good summary LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #14

Putin might have tried to influence it, but I don't think that was a big factor here LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #15