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The British are leaving the British are leaving!

Posted by richrobinson 7 years, 10 months ago to The Gulch: General
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The vote heard around the world. Kudos to the British people for getting this right. A lot of establishment forces lined up against them. Curious to see what happens next...


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  • Posted by 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Revolutions tend to start with the middle class. They are the ones getting squeezed. The dwindling middle class in this country won't accept being squeezed much longer.
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  • Posted by 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Excellent point. If this vote is somehow over turned it is unlikely they will make that mistake again. Control retirement and health care and you pretty much have your foot on people's air hose.
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  • Posted by term2 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I really thought Obama was going to get assassinated for his arrogant and entitled thrusting of blacks upon the country. But it didn't happen probably because of political correctness. He was a very bad president as it turns out

    The establishment is trying very hard to discredit trump to protect their power structure. He doesn't have political correctness to protect him If the system didn't permit his election through dirty tricks or assassination, the system will lose the support of a LOT of people. That means a de facto revolution. Probably a civil war between entitled people and producers. It will be the entitled people who will turn violent as the producers stop funding them
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  • Posted by evlwhtguy 7 years, 10 months ago
    I am thrilled to see Great Britain throw off the shackles of government oppression....especially as an expatriate Brit. However, lets not get too excited. The only reason the leave campaign was successful was that Brussels does not give checks to any voter in England. If Brussels had been smart they would have the various EU countries bundle all the social services money and issue it on EU checks. Then no majority could ever be persuaded to leave the EU. Instead Brussels and the EU was seen as the agent of waves of alien invaders and taxes and expense. The only argument that they had was some version of the standard liberal argument IE:..."you are a stupid racist homophobe and are too ignorant to know what is good for you, you should listen to us the erudite elite, we know what is best for you."

    Why the liberal voter falls for this line all the time I really don't understand, maybe it is the cheque they get......Brussels just wasn't sending the cheque!
    I am hopeful thought that this is s bell weather of the future.
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  • Posted by mccannon01 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hi Dino. This liberal-speak line in the article caught my attention:

    'Young people, graduates, and big cities tended to favour "Remain". Elder, less educated people and rural populations were more likely to back "Brexit".'

    I thought I'd translate what it really means:

    Naive, indoctrinated, relief recipients tended to favor "Remain". Experienced, less indoctrinated, and working people were more likely to back "Brexit".
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  • Posted by 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The establishment isn't accepting defeat at the moment. I hope they don't try to change the outcome or things could get ugly. (I mean violence and not Hillary getting elected.)
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  • Posted by 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I hope so. Someone told me today that a majority of young people voted to stay. They apparently believe globalism is better. Just like the young people voting for Sanders here I the US. A lot of misinformation out there.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No sir. I would call Norman Dodd a hero and Christopher Dodd a statist puppet who is an example of why these public servants should be allowed one term 4 years and goodbye.
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  • Posted by Flootus5 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Christopher Dodd, eminent CT senator and son of Thomas Dodd of the Nuremberg Trials, is part of the Dodd-Frank Act of recent origin. That has been, as usual, a regulatory POS.

    I am just hoping your Norman Dodd reference has nothing to do with this particular lineage of influence.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No argument from me they can do anything they want as long as it does'nt interfere with anyone's personal liberty . Racism in it self is ignorance , Ayn Rand hated racism.
    Being mindful of a certain group or cults because of threatening beliefs or behavior is not racism , nor is pointing out flaws in character and recommending adoption of stronger ethics that lead to a successful contributer to self and family.
    Recommending how to live a responsible productive life. That is the basis for the PC leftists
    To call one a racist and to me even worse Uncle Tom if the suggestion comes from a black person.
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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    My understanding is those financial panics were created to show a need for a central bank , when the plan had taken root they then promoted a unacceptable solution and then came in with their real intent the fed reserve solution as more palatable . I believe the famous pilots father Sen Lindbergh warned vehemently against the central bank.
    It reminds me of the ACA.
    They lied lied lied and said the fed reserve would keep banks from failing --------16 years later every bank in the country failed.
    My father in law told of going to the bank with his father and the door was padlocked and all their savings gone!
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  • Posted by jetmec 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They can go and live in Europe they take political refugees, let's face it a lot of people will now leave all the immigrants that have come in over the last few years
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  • Posted by Flootus5 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That Norman Dodd connection sounds really interesting and worth looking into to. And see what he is saying about 1908. I hope it is not a "Dodd" connection?

    The "Creature" of course was born in part from the then recent financial panic of 1907 - actually just the most recent salvo of crises designed to create a central bank - leading to the Jekyll Island confab, the election of Wilson in 1912 and the creation of the Fed Reserve in 1913. Probably implemented in 1914, like you say.
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  • Posted by term2 7 years, 10 months ago
    I think it's great the people spoke. People, 1. Establishment, 0. Political manipulation lost, as did establishment control.

    Give 6 months and things will be better overall. Customers in EU will still buy British goods
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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That was a few years later I think 1914.
    No it was with Norman Dodd just before he died in
    1987. Easy to find when you have time I say a must see for all lovers of freedom. it explains 2 issues unsound banking and unamerican activities of non- profits.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 7 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Could be when Great Britain became separately Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and England what a year ago they allowed for that. I've often found EU boring with nothing in my passport to show much of anything. Like modern day TShirts they only show you went to the store or Good Will.
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