Brexit Vote Today

That's the funniest part. He wanted it to be a big meeting with the Scottish and Irish leadership but they all turned him down. So in order to try to save face he turned it into a visit to his golf courses - for no reason - in the middle of a presidential election. What a maroon.

 

Clearly the republican candidate for president of the United States would make comments about the biggest news story for Scotland in over a year. If he had kept mum you would be bashing him for cowardice and for not speaking his mind.

 

Right. Because everyone bashes Trump for not speaking his mind. Please.

There's no real reason to criticize Trump for his Scotland trip. It stands on its own.

 

Well, I'm not those people, but the UK doesn't have to care. That's not going to stop the affected countries from caring. Some Americans may not care about policy changes that affect other countries, but it is expected that the people in those countries will care.

Considering the real reasons why the leave vote prevailed, I see some similarities.

 

I'm no fan of holding children accountable for the sins of their fathers. But neither do I believe that the children can just wash their hands of their parents' misdeeds as if it never happened. The UK has a lengthy history of colonization and one that didn't really consider the will of the people they colonized. So it is a bit ironic that the UK now, simply by virtue of a majority vote, wishes to now gain for itself a greater degree of independence.

Is it hypocritical? Not really. Because today's Brits didn't occupy India. Though, today's Brits do tend to complain bitterly about the influx of people from their own commonwealth (and former commonwealth) nations.

Honestly? I'm willing to take the temporary hit in my 401(k) for the Uk to burn just a little bit. I think their break was poorly informed. I hope it costs them Scotland and Northern Ireland. I hope the GBP is soon the butt of jokes sandwiches somewhere in between the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso. Not because I hate the UK, mind you, but because the UK is neck and neck with the US for sheer national arrogance. Belgium was deservedly cut down to size. I firmly believe it is the UK's turn.

Part of me also wonders if Trump is our own self destructive behavior coming to roost and if that will be the catalyst for the tumble from grace we've been teetering on for the past few decades.

 

Knowing him, he is probably going to write off the golf course visit on his taxes as a business related trip. :smile:

 

Here is another fellow waving his Mexican flag:

Trump Tower in Vancouver has Mexican flag flying thanks to Latino worker | Daily Mail Online

This guy has some big balls for speaking out back when he did. Trump is a powerful, vengeful man after all. Good for him.

From the article:

'MR Trump, we did our best work, your tower here in Vancouver is premium quality, and we were a crucial part of it, not just Mexicans but immigrants as a whole, like your ancestors were.

'You are not Native American. The insults you have said about us, have not changed our work ethics.

I would say this tradesman said what he had to say in a very effective manner. I really like the part about the "Native Americans". Trumps ancestors came here from somewhere else, let's not forget. I got to say this guy makes me damn PROUD!

 

My guess is that he's already planning to write off his entire campaign as a business expense.

 

At least Clinton was upfront about it. She did not claim to "self fund" her campaign, then do otherwise. She is just doing business they way it has traditionally been done. Who knows, maybe know that Bernie has brought up certain things, maybe a few things will change. Maybe not. We will have to wait and see. At this point, I am predicting Trump is going to blow this thing. He just lacks discipline.

 

I was in the UK during and after the vote.
As a result of the Brexit referendum both major parties are in disarray.
The conservatives have a "anybody but Boris" campaign.

 

The University of London says there will be no immediate change in the fee structure for students in EU countries. But in 2019 . . .

University of London affiliates say Brexit will not affect EU student fees until 2019

 

It could happen somewhere else.

 

OK, so while we're waiting for the dust to settle on Brexit, let's talk about Texit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/us/texit-british-vote-revives-a-texas-secession-dream-and-spawns-a-hashtag.html?_r=0

 

I think the issue of states leaving the Union was settled with the Civil War.

However, to play contrarian, they were independent at one time.

 

New Hampshire and Vermont too? Apparently whack jobs know no bounds.

The movement where I am for Cascadia is a funny one. Plus the California crazies.

We're surrounded!

 

Actually enforcing the 10th Amendment would be a good start for me.