I don't really care how they suffer.
These places have been getting fucked over by the Tories for as long as I can remember, mining towns were royally shafted by the witch, how could they ever believe something proposed by the Tories was in their best interests and turn an elect a Tory MP?
'They' don't think that way though, they've been told for many years now that most of their problems have been caused by the EU, its been a constant nagging narrative that they completely agree with now. Despite the theme of this thread about the EU being perfect, it is far from it and some of the criticisms are valid. The problem is that any negatives have been amplified in the media to the point where they've actually made people angry, whilst the positives have been surpressed. A systematic long term media campaign which has shaped the opinion of ill informed voters.
It seems to have been happening forever, I think back to Thatcher's time and the campaign against British Rail to privatise a national industry because it was 'inefficent'. It wasn't, in fact it was the most efficient in the world, efficiencies gained from the synergies you get from national companies. Much like we get with the NHS e.g. shared MRI scanners etc. The result of the BR privatisation is that the taxpayer sees no benefit and still has to subsidise the railways, the passengers fares go up whilst paying for a shitter service and the staff wages go down. Oh and the UK manufacture of rolling stock pretty much ceases with massive job losses whilst the shareholders make a profit regardless of the ecomonic climate.
So thirty years on after the BR Engineering centres have closed and we have to import Locos manufacturered in Spain of all places, the average joe public in the street won't be aware of those government decisions, some will blame it on the EU - the governemnt gets away with it again! I had a conversation with a Brexiter last week about his beef with Europe, some which I get, but many I think are resolvable. Anyway it got me thinking about this and I said to him that he's fallen for the propaganda that everything is Europe's fault and its allowed the UK government to take no responsibilty.
My prediction is that nothing will change, despite any hardship's people endure as a direct result of Brexit, people won't see it and the blame will be placed fairly and squarely on the EU and Europe fuelled by the Tory press. I wouldn't be surprised if the Tories get in again, what's to stop them if they own the media which basically forms the opinion of the average voter who are not interested in any of the detail?
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