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When Brexit was in the polls, I was working in special assistance for disabled passengers, a shit-paying, toxic job that put me in contact with a lot of passengers from here and around the world, mostly good.
Those who had immigrated from other countries didn't like it, though most of them were either from India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.
One Portuguese bloke didn't like it because he was scared about complications regarding his stay in the UK, same with a few Polish women.
About the passengers themselves? The vast majority were pushing for Brexit. Where I work now (a place full of middle-aged men lifting heavy shit), they pushed for Brexit. My father (who lives in an affulent area and has owned several properties as a landlord, was an independent campaigner for Brexit. My brother, my grandmother (a native German), and my uncle (who works in internet security, pushed for Brexit.
So naturally, as the black-sheep of the family, I followed them, believing that they were more well-read (and frankly passionate) about it. Cleverer too. Upon hindsight, I wish that I didn't vote.
I saw an image on here a while ago detailing what has happened to other EU countries that went against the grain via referendum. Life was made harder for them, a second referendum happened and the people changed their minds. In a relationship, this would be considered highly abusive, but alas, it's a business, like most things. The EU needs a deterrent, maybe they even want the UK to stay?
So there is a part of me that doesn't want to surrender to not only the EU, but the media that routinely insults and demeans the common man, the "little englander", so to speak. I don't like being manipulated, at all.
Then again, I also see the use of patriotism and the idea of "them against us" as a tool for manipulation. I do not believe that, from the government, to the councils (evil fucks but that's another story), has any genuine empathy for the common man. I believe that our own social failings have more to do with our society and our families inability to celebrate our English/Britishness, as opposed to the "evil foreigner" rubbishing our culture and trying to erode our way of life. The English, the British, our families are cracked and we do not pass down our history or culture to our children, but instead we just cope the way we can, via TV, football and the local pub. This is our fault, not theirs. Unless they are of an affluent family or exceptional parentage, our children are dragged up, not raised.
Ever since that vote, I now look at life and intend to look small. My vote doesn't matter. I just want to get my own home, be in frequent contact with my family and travel the world as much as I can before I die.
Those who had immigrated from other countries didn't like it, though most of them were either from India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.
One Portuguese bloke didn't like it because he was scared about complications regarding his stay in the UK, same with a few Polish women.
About the passengers themselves? The vast majority were pushing for Brexit. Where I work now (a place full of middle-aged men lifting heavy shit), they pushed for Brexit. My father (who lives in an affulent area and has owned several properties as a landlord, was an independent campaigner for Brexit. My brother, my grandmother (a native German), and my uncle (who works in internet security, pushed for Brexit.
So naturally, as the black-sheep of the family, I followed them, believing that they were more well-read (and frankly passionate) about it. Cleverer too. Upon hindsight, I wish that I didn't vote.
I saw an image on here a while ago detailing what has happened to other EU countries that went against the grain via referendum. Life was made harder for them, a second referendum happened and the people changed their minds. In a relationship, this would be considered highly abusive, but alas, it's a business, like most things. The EU needs a deterrent, maybe they even want the UK to stay?
So there is a part of me that doesn't want to surrender to not only the EU, but the media that routinely insults and demeans the common man, the "little englander", so to speak. I don't like being manipulated, at all.
Then again, I also see the use of patriotism and the idea of "them against us" as a tool for manipulation. I do not believe that, from the government, to the councils (evil fucks but that's another story), has any genuine empathy for the common man. I believe that our own social failings have more to do with our society and our families inability to celebrate our English/Britishness, as opposed to the "evil foreigner" rubbishing our culture and trying to erode our way of life. The English, the British, our families are cracked and we do not pass down our history or culture to our children, but instead we just cope the way we can, via TV, football and the local pub. This is our fault, not theirs. Unless they are of an affluent family or exceptional parentage, our children are dragged up, not raised.
Ever since that vote, I now look at life and intend to look small. My vote doesn't matter. I just want to get my own home, be in frequent contact with my family and travel the world as much as I can before I die.
