It has become natural for the Bremainers to speak in bitter tongues of xenophobia and racism scorning the EU Referendum, rejecting any claims of logic for a structured debate around the reasoning for 17.4 million voters to opt to depart from the European Union. I am one of those 17.4 million and I intend to educate the ignorant.
I am an educated Eurosceptic, one who is attuned to the antimedia and the necessity to peer behind the veil of mainstream biased media. I have become hyper-vigilant of the rife manipulation and coercion that dominate the political stage. In a country where the media convergence is at an all time high, oligopolists act in the interests of the corporate funders, namely the financial beneficiaries of a blatantly undemocratic bait and switch.
The entire of UK mainstream media is owned by six entities; these consist of Rupert Murdoch, Richard Desmond, Alexander Lebedev, Trinity Mirror, DMGT, and the Guardian Media Group. If you consume only mainstream media, you limit your knowledge and accept a skewed perception of the world around you. It is my firm belief that the majority of Bremainers fit the demographic of those most susceptible to the smokescreen of mainstream media; gullible, naive... able to manipulate.
Something is wrong in this world; we all feel it, and we feel unanimously powerless to correct it. The economic divide, the disparity of power evident in class warfare; Brexiters are not xenophobes or racists, we are simply fatigued of being at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder within a failing economy. The upper echelons grossly misjudged the extent of unrest among the working class who break their backs to afford the upper class an affluent life of luxury and excess. Had they known the degree of disdain, the Referendum would never have been on the table.
Admittedly, immigration likely played a part, but not for the cited reasons. Immigration exacerbates a stressed economy, whilst the rich sit in their elegant splendor, the population spirals and the public sector remains underfunded and grossly maligned with the growing demands. I sincerely believe the economic inequality resulted in the hedging of an EU departure; not racism as so many Bremainers rush to accuse. In a population of 65 million in the UK, the poorest 10% have an average original income of £3,738... the richest 10% have an average original income of £102,366... and the 0.1% at the very top have an average original income of £941,582. (https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk)
For the working class, our concerns are simple; a breadline existence has resulted in a bleak and one dimensional perspective. We care for little, content in the knowledge we will never achieve the high ranking economic status of the elite, however we nevertheless yearn a basic standard of living in comparison to that of our peers. I appreciate (and do not take for granted) that our standard of living far supersedes that of the third world, but when compared to that of the elite, we know we are being exploited. We feel violated, belittled, taken advantage of as economic slaves, breaking our backs for scraps from the metaphorical table.
Education, and I refer to actual applicable education, not curriculum that is irrelevant in the real world of employment, should not be an unaffordable luxury. It should not require a lifetime of unrepayable debt to acquire a decent education in a first world country; the tuition fees demanded for a degree have tripled recently, indicating a blatant disregard for the necessity of a valuable education. An influx of "skilled and educated immigrants" further compounds the issue of employment when it is not feasible for the working class to get an education when the establishment knowingly hold them back. Even schools have felt the burden with children unable to acquire places in their favoured option resulting in failing institutions nationwide which are then downgraded to academies, publicly funded independent substitutes exempt from the national curriculum leading to inconsistent and unbalanced education.
Housing, and the availability of suitable accommodation. The cost of housing and the increasing population of the country go hand in hand. Supply and demand is basic principle; if housing does not increase in direct proportion to population expansion, what few houses are available become unaffordable for the majority. It becomes a cut-throat, dog eat dog battle to acquire suitable housing. It is also common public interpretation that immigrants are favoured where accomodation is available. Again, xenophobia can be blamed, but the root of the problem lies with the absence of expansion of the housing sector by the upper tier writing the cheques.
Healthcare and the NHS, the obvious bone of contention in the debate. I'll skip the he-say-she-say regarding a £350 million per week cash injection following Brexit and instead focus on the crux of the issue. It is no secret that the NHS has been falling to pieces with cost reduction targets that directly impact the level of care received by those most dependent on it. Extrapolated data from 35 NHS service providers forecast a £2.3 billion deficit in the fund by the close of the year. An underfunded and overworked healthcare system is further compounded by the increasing population; basic logic, the more people you need to provide for, the more funding you need to maintain a median level of service. Desperate measures such as privatisation have further harmed the public perception of the crisis.
Business and retaining our own corporate infrastructure. It is no secret that the EU funds the relocation of UK business' to the continent (Cadbury, Ford Transit, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Dyson, Marks and Spencer, Hornby, Gilette, Indesit, Boots, Mini to list a few). The result of this asset stripping is removal of employment opportunities to other countries, and the removal of economic contributions to the UK. Scottish Power is owned by Iberdrola, a Spanish company. Our fishing industry is now non-existent due to the EU, and even farmers are being paid to not produce food. The EU is not good for our business'.
Employment and a stable economy naturally deserve a voice in the debate, however for a disenfranchised working class who feel so dismissed and undervalued, with less job prospects and a minimal amount of money in their pockets, this is not a great concern. When you work a full time job and still struggle to cover your household bills, never mind enjoy a little luxury as compensation, it becomes difficult to generate fear around the prospect of economic uncertainty. Economic concerns only affect those with actual tangible assets and money, and the majority of Brexiters do not fit that demographic profile.
Beyond the above arguments, for those Brexiters actually aware of politics, it is abundantly clear that the EU is an undemocratic, expensive and failing political system. With reform clearly off the table, as Juncker chastised "the British policy makers and British voters have to know that there will not be any kind of renegotiation [...] we have concluded a deal with the Prime Minister, he got the maximum he could receive, we gave the maximum we could give" it became abundantly clear that it was make or break for the UK.
There is nothing democratic about a system where our total representation is around 9% of a board who are outvoted more than half the time on legislation that directly affects our everyday life. In Britain it is parties and Governments that make decisions and propose laws, whereas in the EU the only people who can propose laws are the unelected. We have no control over an institution which just obliges an elected Government to pass various regulations telling us how we should lead our lives.
The EU has been in financial decline excessively since the UK joined back in 1973 becoming economically stagnant and static. Since 1980 the share of world output accounted for by the EU has almost halved from 30% to 16.5%. The financial model is fast becoming redundant in the global climate, and the benefit of remaining associated with a plummeting economic bloc binds our wrists from independent trade agreements that could be struck with faster growing economies and sentences us to a slow death alongside the rest of the member states.
And finally, the impending doom of TTIP added icing to an already volatile cake. The common collective knowledge of TTIP is admittedly not much, and that alone makes those aware of it very nervous and suspicious. The low hanging fruit of economic benefits does little to sway the public opinion of those on a breadline existence, notably less so in favour of reducing and watering down regulation and quality assurance such as food safety law, environmental rules and banking regulations. Reducing EU standards to match those of the US already sits unfavourably with those of us aware of the reduced standards in the States; combine this with rumours of ISDS provisions allowing US corporations being able to sue democratic Governments in private courts over loss of profits (effectively resulting in multinational and foreign corporations influencing law and policy) alongside rampant privatisation and the prospect of US corporations owning and controlling vital UK public services such as transport, education, water and health. TTIP by definition is toxic, providing a small financial contribution in order to ultimately leverage open the EU to be deconstructed and sold off to the USA.
Perhaps for some the Brexit vote was a middle finger to the establishment, a chance to rebel for a cause, for others it may have been fuelled by racism and xenophobia, but for others the underlying message is that we are tired of being taken for granted in an undemocratic, economically faltering union that serves to keep the working class suppressed whilst the elite further prosper. It is however also my belief that we live in a country where they would not allow us to leave the EU if it meant the entire national economy would totally collapse, your money would become worthless, or your living conditions would deteriorate to the point of poverty. We are a resilient country and in preparation of the Referendum there would have been sufficient measures introduced for the Brexit outcome to ensure the continued forward movement of the country. There will be volatility, but any prolonged negative financial impact would force me to question whether it's not the elite artificially manipulating it to punish the UK for daring to challenge it's authoritarian reign.
I stand by my decision to vote for Brexit, and I'm sure the majority of the 17.4 million who originally agreed with me remain firmly in my corner. Opposition strengthens our resolve.
Viva Britannia, may we prosper.
I am an educated Eurosceptic, one who is attuned to the antimedia and the necessity to peer behind the veil of mainstream biased media. I have become hyper-vigilant of the rife manipulation and coercion that dominate the political stage. In a country where the media convergence is at an all time high, oligopolists act in the interests of the corporate funders, namely the financial beneficiaries of a blatantly undemocratic bait and switch.
The entire of UK mainstream media is owned by six entities; these consist of Rupert Murdoch, Richard Desmond, Alexander Lebedev, Trinity Mirror, DMGT, and the Guardian Media Group. If you consume only mainstream media, you limit your knowledge and accept a skewed perception of the world around you. It is my firm belief that the majority of Bremainers fit the demographic of those most susceptible to the smokescreen of mainstream media; gullible, naive... able to manipulate.
Something is wrong in this world; we all feel it, and we feel unanimously powerless to correct it. The economic divide, the disparity of power evident in class warfare; Brexiters are not xenophobes or racists, we are simply fatigued of being at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder within a failing economy. The upper echelons grossly misjudged the extent of unrest among the working class who break their backs to afford the upper class an affluent life of luxury and excess. Had they known the degree of disdain, the Referendum would never have been on the table.
Admittedly, immigration likely played a part, but not for the cited reasons. Immigration exacerbates a stressed economy, whilst the rich sit in their elegant splendor, the population spirals and the public sector remains underfunded and grossly maligned with the growing demands. I sincerely believe the economic inequality resulted in the hedging of an EU departure; not racism as so many Bremainers rush to accuse. In a population of 65 million in the UK, the poorest 10% have an average original income of £3,738... the richest 10% have an average original income of £102,366... and the 0.1% at the very top have an average original income of £941,582. (https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk)
For the working class, our concerns are simple; a breadline existence has resulted in a bleak and one dimensional perspective. We care for little, content in the knowledge we will never achieve the high ranking economic status of the elite, however we nevertheless yearn a basic standard of living in comparison to that of our peers. I appreciate (and do not take for granted) that our standard of living far supersedes that of the third world, but when compared to that of the elite, we know we are being exploited. We feel violated, belittled, taken advantage of as economic slaves, breaking our backs for scraps from the metaphorical table.
Education, and I refer to actual applicable education, not curriculum that is irrelevant in the real world of employment, should not be an unaffordable luxury. It should not require a lifetime of unrepayable debt to acquire a decent education in a first world country; the tuition fees demanded for a degree have tripled recently, indicating a blatant disregard for the necessity of a valuable education. An influx of "skilled and educated immigrants" further compounds the issue of employment when it is not feasible for the working class to get an education when the establishment knowingly hold them back. Even schools have felt the burden with children unable to acquire places in their favoured option resulting in failing institutions nationwide which are then downgraded to academies, publicly funded independent substitutes exempt from the national curriculum leading to inconsistent and unbalanced education.
Housing, and the availability of suitable accommodation. The cost of housing and the increasing population of the country go hand in hand. Supply and demand is basic principle; if housing does not increase in direct proportion to population expansion, what few houses are available become unaffordable for the majority. It becomes a cut-throat, dog eat dog battle to acquire suitable housing. It is also common public interpretation that immigrants are favoured where accomodation is available. Again, xenophobia can be blamed, but the root of the problem lies with the absence of expansion of the housing sector by the upper tier writing the cheques.
Healthcare and the NHS, the obvious bone of contention in the debate. I'll skip the he-say-she-say regarding a £350 million per week cash injection following Brexit and instead focus on the crux of the issue. It is no secret that the NHS has been falling to pieces with cost reduction targets that directly impact the level of care received by those most dependent on it. Extrapolated data from 35 NHS service providers forecast a £2.3 billion deficit in the fund by the close of the year. An underfunded and overworked healthcare system is further compounded by the increasing population; basic logic, the more people you need to provide for, the more funding you need to maintain a median level of service. Desperate measures such as privatisation have further harmed the public perception of the crisis.
Business and retaining our own corporate infrastructure. It is no secret that the EU funds the relocation of UK business' to the continent (Cadbury, Ford Transit, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Dyson, Marks and Spencer, Hornby, Gilette, Indesit, Boots, Mini to list a few). The result of this asset stripping is removal of employment opportunities to other countries, and the removal of economic contributions to the UK. Scottish Power is owned by Iberdrola, a Spanish company. Our fishing industry is now non-existent due to the EU, and even farmers are being paid to not produce food. The EU is not good for our business'.
Employment and a stable economy naturally deserve a voice in the debate, however for a disenfranchised working class who feel so dismissed and undervalued, with less job prospects and a minimal amount of money in their pockets, this is not a great concern. When you work a full time job and still struggle to cover your household bills, never mind enjoy a little luxury as compensation, it becomes difficult to generate fear around the prospect of economic uncertainty. Economic concerns only affect those with actual tangible assets and money, and the majority of Brexiters do not fit that demographic profile.
Beyond the above arguments, for those Brexiters actually aware of politics, it is abundantly clear that the EU is an undemocratic, expensive and failing political system. With reform clearly off the table, as Juncker chastised "the British policy makers and British voters have to know that there will not be any kind of renegotiation [...] we have concluded a deal with the Prime Minister, he got the maximum he could receive, we gave the maximum we could give" it became abundantly clear that it was make or break for the UK.
There is nothing democratic about a system where our total representation is around 9% of a board who are outvoted more than half the time on legislation that directly affects our everyday life. In Britain it is parties and Governments that make decisions and propose laws, whereas in the EU the only people who can propose laws are the unelected. We have no control over an institution which just obliges an elected Government to pass various regulations telling us how we should lead our lives.
The EU has been in financial decline excessively since the UK joined back in 1973 becoming economically stagnant and static. Since 1980 the share of world output accounted for by the EU has almost halved from 30% to 16.5%. The financial model is fast becoming redundant in the global climate, and the benefit of remaining associated with a plummeting economic bloc binds our wrists from independent trade agreements that could be struck with faster growing economies and sentences us to a slow death alongside the rest of the member states.
And finally, the impending doom of TTIP added icing to an already volatile cake. The common collective knowledge of TTIP is admittedly not much, and that alone makes those aware of it very nervous and suspicious. The low hanging fruit of economic benefits does little to sway the public opinion of those on a breadline existence, notably less so in favour of reducing and watering down regulation and quality assurance such as food safety law, environmental rules and banking regulations. Reducing EU standards to match those of the US already sits unfavourably with those of us aware of the reduced standards in the States; combine this with rumours of ISDS provisions allowing US corporations being able to sue democratic Governments in private courts over loss of profits (effectively resulting in multinational and foreign corporations influencing law and policy) alongside rampant privatisation and the prospect of US corporations owning and controlling vital UK public services such as transport, education, water and health. TTIP by definition is toxic, providing a small financial contribution in order to ultimately leverage open the EU to be deconstructed and sold off to the USA.
Perhaps for some the Brexit vote was a middle finger to the establishment, a chance to rebel for a cause, for others it may have been fuelled by racism and xenophobia, but for others the underlying message is that we are tired of being taken for granted in an undemocratic, economically faltering union that serves to keep the working class suppressed whilst the elite further prosper. It is however also my belief that we live in a country where they would not allow us to leave the EU if it meant the entire national economy would totally collapse, your money would become worthless, or your living conditions would deteriorate to the point of poverty. We are a resilient country and in preparation of the Referendum there would have been sufficient measures introduced for the Brexit outcome to ensure the continued forward movement of the country. There will be volatility, but any prolonged negative financial impact would force me to question whether it's not the elite artificially manipulating it to punish the UK for daring to challenge it's authoritarian reign.
I stand by my decision to vote for Brexit, and I'm sure the majority of the 17.4 million who originally agreed with me remain firmly in my corner. Opposition strengthens our resolve.
Viva Britannia, may we prosper.
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