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The 23 best tweets from Brits and Americans about the shocking news that Britain will leave the EU.

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Yesterday, the United Kingdom held a nationwide referendum on whether to remain in the European Union or leave in a so-called "Brexit." This morning, the results were announced: 52% voted to leave. The news put the future of the European Union into question, prompted British Prime Minister David Cameron to resign, and is wreaking havoc in the financial industry. From confused Americans and freaked-out Brits, these are the 23 best reactions on social media to #Brexit:

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Demi Lovato’s angry tweets about celebrity culture are a rant with a side of truth.

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After quitting and re-joining Twitter on the premise of "coming back more honest than ever," Demi Lovato is biting the hand that feeds her, and oh what a tasty hand it is.

At the State Dinner! I love this 🇺🇸🙌🏼

A photo posted by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on

The 23-year-old celebrity went on a little rant about celebrity culture on Twitter. It was almost philosophical and largely truthful.

Yes, agreed.

Overseas: depressing reality, as occurs everywhere in different ways. Global warming: bad.

Rumor is that magazine sales aren't doing too great these days.

More than 50 percent of people claimed to be able to name all of J Bieb's exes (Selena Gomez plus a bunch of other less famous women).

No comment.

Hey now, there are teens who read the news.

#tbt

A photo posted by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on

Sometimes that news is about pressing politic issues like Brexit or Syria. Sometimes that news is about famous people who are successfully aiding society's negative body image. Then sometimes it's about who Biffy's boffing today.

Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian chatted about 'exposing the hoe' on Snapchat. Who is this hoe? Are you the hoe?

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While filming Keeping Up with The Kardashians with her mom, Kim Kardashian executed a masterful PR stunt: slut shaming, or an allusion to slut shaming that has people using their amateur detective skills learned from years of watching CSI. Kris Jenner and Kim were hanging out in Kris's office when the topic of "exposing the hoe" came up.

"You guys have no idea who or what we're talking about." Oh, are they not talking about degrading another member of their sex for her sexuality?

Twitter is in agreement that the mother and daughter aren't simply talking about trademarking a phrase.

Could the hoe be Taylor Swift?

She's slut shamed quite often for being a young woman who dates. Plus the Kardashian West clan has beef with her.

Or is the hoe Blac Chyna?

Cannes, was amazing 💕 !

A photo posted by Blac Chyna (@blacchyna) on

Much to the chagrin of the female Kardashians, Blac Chyna has successfully infiltrated the kommunity.

Hold out hope that the hoe isn't anybody and that one of the most famous women in the world isn't happily shaming other women on Snapchat.

Tyga and Kylie are either back together, or Tyga is a wishful ex.

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Despite rumors that she's moved on with PartyNextDoor​ and made out with him in his music video (watch below if you dare), Kylie Jenner may be back with Tyga. Or Tyga wants you to think they're getting back together. Whatever, here are the facts.

Tyga posted this picture of Kylie Jenner.

At first, the caption read simply, "Back." Tyga expanded this and wrote a fullish sentence inferring how women can't resist him: "They Always come back...." Then he deleted the Instagram. This couple is back and forth more times than Lorelai and Chris.

That means: a) publicity, b) they're together but on the DL, or c) they're not together and Kylie was pissed he posted this picture.

This picture was taken recently, as hours before Kylie was Snapchatting a storm in the same outfit. Nothing interesting and no signs of Tyga occurred during her late-night snaps. As further proof of this outfit, Kylie posted her own Instagram.

A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on

As promised, a rain-soaked Kylie Jenner locking lips with PartyNextDoor.

Teacher teaches unforgettable lesson about bullying with help from a rotten apple.

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A teacher in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (formerly of European Union fame) changed the way her students thought about bullying with help from some apples. Rosie Dutton teaches children about relaxation and mindfulness in schools throughout the UK. She also puts the traumatic effects of bullying into terms they'll understand.

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Dutton opened the discussion by describing both apples as juicy and delicious, until she dropped one on the floor. Then the kids got mean:

I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, that I thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem was just too short. I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either, so they should call it names too.

Some children looked at me like I was insane, but we passed the apple around the circle calling it names, 'you're a smelly apple', 'I don't even know why you exist', 'you've probably got worms inside you' etc.

We really pulled this poor apple apart. I actually started to feel sorry for the little guy.

Like with humans, the kids were then kinder to the prettier, undamaged one:

We then passed another apple around and started to say kind words to it, 'You're a lovely apple', 'Your skin is beautiful', 'What a beautiful colour you are' etc.

I then held up both apples, and again, we talked about the similarities and differences, there was no change, both apples still looked the same.

And here's the kicker:

I then cut the apples open. The apple we'd been kind to was clear, fresh and juicy inside.

The apple we'd said unkind words to was bruised and all mushy inside.

Kid President gets it.

According to Dutton, the kids instantly understood the metaphor:

I think there was a lightbulb moment for the children immediately. They really got it, what we saw inside that apple, the bruises, the mush and the broken bits is what is happening inside every one of us when someone mistreats us with their words or actions.

When people are bullied, especially children, they feel horrible inside and sometimes don't show or tell others how they are feeling. If we hadn't have cut that apple open, we would never have known how much pain we had caused it.

The workshop ends with a call to action, pointing out that humans have the power to change how the apples/humans feel on the inside. "Unlike an apple, we have the ability to stop this from happening. We can teach children that it's not ok to say unkind things to each other and discuss how it makes others feel," she writes, "We can teach our children to stand up for each other and to stop any form of bullying, just as one little girl did today when she refused to say unkind words to the apple."

So be kind, kids, and aware of how your actions and words can affect people in ways you can't see.

Trump tweeted about the Brexit and was immediately called out for being a dumbass.

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You're not the only one pretending to understand the ramifications of Thursday's nationwide referendum in the UK. As the votes came in, revealing that Great Britain would leave the European Union, Donald Trump— who is in Scotland to"reopen a golf resort he owns"—congratulated the Scots for taking "their country back."

There's one problem with this: Scotland voted overwhelmingly against the exit. 62% voted "remain," while just 38% voted to leave. In contrast, the UK in general voted 48% to remain and 52% to leave.

So, whether Donald Trump saw a group of Scottish people "going wild" the same way he saw"thousands and thousands of people... cheering" in New Jersey on 9/11, is unclear. But plenty of angry Scots, English, and people from around the world replied to his claim on Friday. Here's Lily Allen, English musician and sister of the ever-evolving Theon Greyjoy:

Here's Sue Perkins, actress and writer.

And Matt Small, a journalist at the Associated Press.

How about Joan McAlpine, a member of Scottish Parliament?

Other, not-verified persons on Twitter were also furious.

It's an emotional day for everyone in the UK. Certainly, they're glad to have the steady, calming presence of Donald Trump in their midst.

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Summer style alert: Jennifer Hudson wears son's tooth as necklace.

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If you have children with teeth (preferably lose ones) then you are eligible to get in on this look that Jennifer Hudson showed off on Instagram.

Oh but we made it ! So glad We were here for this moment ! One day this will be my munch graduating !

A photo posted by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud) on

In between singing in the car, Hudson took a photo of her necklace that features a heart—and a tooth from her six-year-old son, David.

People said that this summer is all about "jenniferizing" for Jennifer Hudson. This is another great idea to take from Jennifer: tack "-izing" on the end of your name to describe the stuff you do/make. Eating food? Julianneizing. Pooping? Charlotteizing. Dream it and you can "ize" it.

J.K. Rowling made a simple, sad statement on the Brexit, followed by some angry ones.

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So, the UK has decided with a vote to separate itself from the European Union, and British progressives are definitely not happy about that. The results of the Brexit vote have shocked the world, but UK citizens are definitely feeling this hit the hardest, including Harry Potterauthor J.K. Rowling, who was very vocal in her support to remain in the EU leading up to the vote. Now she just wishes she can summon some of the magic she created to change the results.

Unfortunately, we are all just stupid Muggles, and if Harry Potter taught us anything, it is that Muggles ruin everything.

Prime Minister David Cameron may not have been the Dumbledore everyone wanted him to be, but after he resigns, he may be replaced by a Voldemort who looks like a rejected Malfoy.

Just got back from an international speech anyone for a chocolate hobnob

A photo posted by Boris Johnson (@boris_johnson_official) on

Rowling continued to tweet about the repercussions of the Brexit.

After the results of the vote came through, conservative favorite Boris Johnson said that there is "no rush" to leave the EU, even though that is exactly what he pushed for.

And then she kept the metaphors a-comin'.

Lastly, she pinned this tweet.

Remember, Rowling: "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." You wrote that!

Sinead O'Connor dispels rumors she's suicidal, says she's 'far too' happy in rant about Brexit.

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Amid reports that Irish performer/political activist Sinead O'Connor was suicidal and threatening to jump off a bridge in Chicago comes this Facebook post from the 49-year-old, which thankfully sounds doesn't sound suicidal but very exuberant.

The post reads:

Anne Harris…YOU JUST GOT FUCKED BY GERRY ADAMS! IRELAND IS OFFICIALLY NO LONGER OWNED BY BRITAIN!!!! CONGRATS TO EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD WHO EVER DIED FOR THE CAUSE OF IRISH FREEDOM, AND ALSO TO ALL THOSE INCLUDING MYSELF, WHO HAVE BEEN PERSECUTED MERCILESSLY BY THE IRISH SO CALLED FREE-STATE FOR HAVING DECLARED SUPPORT FOR SINN FEIN AND THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT. OUR DAY HAS COME!!!!!!

(Oh and by the way it's bullshit I jumped off a bridge, some stupid bitch up at Swords Garda station decided she'd like to throw a bit of false and malicious gossip about is all). AM FAR TOO FUCKING HAPPY FOR THAT!!

IRELAND 4 ENGLAND 0!!!

She followed that post up with another one:

This one reads:

Thought for the day Of The Baptist…Sometimes the rage of a soul is equivalent to the size of that soul's knowledge of and desire to revel in it's [sic] glorious God given right to LIVE. Free as it was created in the beginning. When there was NOTHING BUT THE WORD.

The singer has been vocal about her issues with mental illness in the past, and she's also been vocal about her issues with Irish politics. In 2015, O'Connor was considering joining the Sinn Fein party (Northern Ireland’s largest Irish nationalist party), but withdrew her application after saying the party wasn't brave enough.

Oh, and by the way, Chicago police did spot a 54-year-old man threatening to jump from a bridge over a freeway, but that man was not Sinead O'Connor. He was reportedly taken to a hospital.

Confused mom has a hilarious justification for the high price of Beyoncé tickets.

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A Scottish woman named Alison tweeted a text conversation she had with her hilariously excited and confused mom, who had just bought Beyoncé tickets. Reading her Scottish accent via text message makes it all the more enjoyable. Alison asks her mom how she and Alison's father could justify shelling out £100 to go see Beyoncé when her mom only knows a few Queen Bey songs. That's when her mom drops the best part of the text by naming a song which is not by Beyoncé.

"What's My Name?" is a Rihanna song, made only more hilarious by her mom texting the lyrics "na na" in front of it. Pure mom.

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7 bands who hated the songs that made them famous.

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Anybody who does anything creative knows that you can't predict a hit. Musicians who are lucky enough to record a hit song sometimes wind up hating it, even though it made them rich and famous. Maybe they were forced to record it by their record label, or it got co-opted by some odious movement, or it grew so popular that they got tired of playing it. (Boo-hoo, millionaires.) Here are some big-time rock stars who hated their biggest hits so much they stopped playing them live.

1. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”

He's from Seattle, where Grey's Anatomy takes place!

In late 1991, Nirvana almost instantly made hair metal passé and replaced it with grunge as the vital rock music of its era. They did with the minor chord rabble-rouser “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” It took “alternative rock” into the mainstream, and the media labeled it the anthem of cynical, jaded Generation X because of lines like “Oh well, whatever, nevermind,” and “Here we are now, entertain us.” That deeply unnerved Kurt Cobain, a shy dude from rural Washington who just wanted to make music and not be the voice of a generation. Nirvana would often skip the song… or just most of it. Cobain would sometimes play the opening riff, say “I don’t think so,” and switch to another song. Or he’d segue into Boston’s “More Than a Feeling,” the song he claimed to have lifted the riff for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from.


2. R.E.M., “Shiny Happy People”

The song was a joke, but he was totally serious about the hat and the chain.

R.E.M., and in particular lead singer Michael Stipe, have always been ultra-serious, so it makes sense that Stipe intended this song to be an over-the-top satirical joke about how fake happiness is. He reportedly got the inspiration and the title of the song from a Chinese propaganda pamphlet issued during the Tiananmen Square protests—it urged citizens to ignore the protestors, because the majority of the Chinese population were “shiny happy people holding hands.” In turn, Stipe wrote what he intended to be a hollow, brain-dead, and surreal expression of happiness. As is often the case with satire, few got the joke—a catchy song is a catchy song. In 1991, “Shiny Happy People” became one of only a few R.E.M. songs to hit the top 10. R.E.M. never played it live after 1991.


3. Beastie Boys, “(You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)”

"Sir, do you have a moment to discuss the situation in Tibet?"

Another example of a joke told too well going over the audience’s heads. This hard rock party anthem was intended to make fun of other hard rock party anthems, like pretty much everything ever recorded by Poison or Motley Crue. The band was reportedly horrified when they saw bros singing along to it at their concerts in a totally non-ironic way, to the point where it was permanently dropped from their concerts by 1988. On their compilation The Sounds of Science, the Beastie Boys succinctly note that the song “sucks.”


4. Heart, “All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You”

More purple and curly locks than a Prince video.

By the late ‘80s, the once hard-rocking Heart was making big money with cheesy ‘80s power ballads like “Never” and “Alone.” But Ann and Nancy Wilson drew the line at “All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You,” a song about a woman who picks up a hitchhiker and has sex with him to get pregnant because her husband is infertile. That is what that song is about. Even worse, the song was written for Don Henley, and even he didn’t want it. Heart’s label made them do it, and they did, and it hit #2 on the chart in 1990. Ann Wilson never kept her disdain for the song secret, calling it “hideous.” But Heart begrudgingly kept playing it at concerts because fans demanded it. After recording it for a live album in 1995, they never played it live again.


5. Cheap Trick, “The Flame”

TFW ur a sellout.

Your dad may love Cheap Trick, but not enough other people ever did. They never really had many hits, and by the late '80s they were in danger of losing their record deal if they didn't allow in outside songwriters. "The Flame" sounded nothing like Cheap Trick’s hard rock sound—it was a slick, slow, junior high slow dance kind of song. And of course, it went to #1. Nevertheless, Cheap Trick adamantly refused to play the song live for more than a decade.


6. Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven

It's probably the most famous and beloved song in rock history, but not by the guy who sang it. Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant hated the song. He thinks it's a boring, drawn out, pretentious, "wedding song." He never did the song during any of his solo tours, and when Led Zeppelin reunited for Live Aid in 1985, he initially refused to perform it. He relented when the rest of the group forced him into it. Nor was "Stairway" on the set list when Plant toured with Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in the '90s.​


7. Radiohead, “Creep”

ANGST.

Radiohead’s first big break was the 1993 Nirvana soundalike hit “Creep." Singer Thom Yorke hated being defined by their one big hit, and was worried people would think the song about self-loathing was his actual point of view. And yet people still called out for it for years at Radiohead shows—maybe because they wanted to hear it, and maybe to provoke the famously prickly Yorke. He would respond on occasion, saying, “I’m not going to play that shite song,” or “Fuck off, we’re tired of it.” However, it would seem the band has softened in its old age—they played it once in 2009, and then again in May 2016.

Feeling confused? Here's what Brexit is, how it matters, and why it was a huge mistake.

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Many bros abroad in Britain are brexcited about the Brexit, which broils down to a brexpedited breconomic brexecution, brexpelling brexpats. Breplexed? Here's a quick brexplaination.

The (new) flag of the European Union.

What is Brexit?

Brexit, the celebrity couple name for "Britain" and "Exit," is a policy for a United Kingdom divorce from the European Union that passed Friday morning with a public referendum. The British people voted/broted to peace from the EU, with 52% of the British brublic voting to leave and 48% broting to stay.

What is the European Union?

Remember the time throughout basically all history when European countries were at war with one another? Like, there was literally a conflict called the Hundred Years' War? Surely you must remember World War I? And World War II, arguably the craziest one (and not just because it inspired the most movies), where England and Germany (at the risk of sounding too scholarly) bombed the sh*t out of each other? And that was only 71 years ago!

Winston Churchill doing one of his classic "big phone" bits.

Well, after World War II ended with a bang, postwar governments throughout Europe started a program to foster economic cooperation, because countries that trade with each other are less likely to go to war with each other (countries that trade together, stay together).

Economic partnership bloomed into political partnership, a "single market" that allows both goods and people to move throughout the continent as if it were one country.

Much like a singular country, the EU had its own parliament based in Brussels, Belgium, that makes policies about things like transport, the environment, and consumer and human rights.

*sips tea* (just like Tea Lizard)

Why is Brexit?

Well, many British chaps didn't like the idea of having to take "orders" from an entity across the English Channel, and having "foreigners" cross the Channel onto their shores so easily.

Much like the rise of Trump in the US, the UK's desire to leave the EU was largely enflamed by xenophobia. Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), is like the British Trump, campaigning to get his way with posters of refugees lining up at the border of Slovenia, a member of the EU. Much like Trump blaming America's problems on immigrants (both Muslim and Mexican), Farage insists that the UK must "take back control of [its] borders" and stop letting foreign entities (in Belgium!) make decisions on policies like trade deals.

Nigel Farage, as British as it gets, and eventually to be played by Hugh Laurie in a political drama.

Farage also campaigned for the Brexit using Trumpian fear tactics and a nationalism that boils down to "Make Great Britain Great Again." The following sizzle reel features the "great days" of WWII, and what looks like the Royal Wedding.

How is Brexit?

Much like a divorce between humans, the divorce between the UK and the EU will not be easy. And it'll be expensive. Prime Minister David Cameron, a proponent of the Remain campaign, has resigned, and it'll be up to his successor to gradually withdraw its investments in the EU and craft the new policies.

Plus, like a human divorce, it is up in the air who gets custody of the UK citizens in the EU and the EU citizens in the UK.

Is this good or bad?

This viral comment from Financial Times says it best. Thank you, Internet!

Plus, listen to Farage himself admit that the Leave propaganda was just that—propaganda.

The triumph of xenophobic propaganda might even be indicative of a future Trump victory. But one thing is for certain: in today's democracies, facts seem to matter less than fear.

The UK, whether or not they know it yet.

Bernie Sanders, clearly not a real Bernie Bro, says he will vote for Hillary Clinton.

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Looks like Bernie Sanders finally admitted, mostly to himself, that he is going to have to vote for Hillary Clinton this November. On MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, Sanders said he plans on voting for Clinton, even though he has yet to drop out of the race.

"The issue right here is I’m going to do everything I can do to defeat Donald Trump. I think Trump, in so many ways, would be a disaster for this country if he were elected." said Sanders. Looks like Donald Trump does unite people after all.

Ugh, go away forever, please.

Still, Sanders is not totally "With Her" yet, as he has not officially endorsed Clinton or dropped out of the race. Right now, he says his campaign is working closely with Secretary Clinton to ensure that the voices of his rabid loyal supporters are heard. Still, Bernie disclosing that he plans on voting for Clinton is surely a huge step in uniting the democratic party to take down— waitaminute—what are these comments on the Morning Joe Facebook page?

Hey remember how fun that Brexit was? Buckle up, folks.

Watch Leslie Jones drop f-bombs while narrating 'Game of Thrones' for Seth Meyers.

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Leslie Jones joined Seth Meyers to watch the last episode of Game of Thrones, or as they now call it, "Game of Jones." If you're a GoT fan, you'll be a fan of this. Drama, tension, and battle scenes are somehow even more intense while Jones does the narration. And between the best scenes, she drops knowledge like who she would sleep with and which character's power she would want the most. Warning: spoilers for the most recent episode of Game of Thrones ahead. Bonus: Leslie Jones swearing like a sailor.

Yup, what a great excuse to watch the best highlights from the Battle of the Bastards. Jones said what everyone was thinking as Rickon ran across that field.

16 unfiltered, quasi-NSFW responses to Brexit from UK residents and Reddit users.

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In the wake of the news that the UK voted to leave the European Union, UK residents took their disappointment and charming slang to an Ask Reddit thread that asked Britons how they felt about Brexit. For the most part, doom and gloom was the theme here, as users commiserated over potential (and already realized, since global stock markets have taken a hit) economic threats.

Oh bugger.

1. -no-signal- doesn't have much to say.

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK

2. Grassrootdiet's roommate is choosing to avoid reality entirely.

Berlin guy here. My UK flatmate got home early in the morning, pretty grumpy, really drunk and told me to not wake him up.

Time to go to the Mind Palace.

3. Silly_Rag is gaining a quick education in political promises.

Can't wait for Super NHS! With that 350 million were going to live forever! Oh wait, Farage has already stated it was a mistake to make that promise. This for me sums up the whole campaign.

4. At least ScepticalIrony has got a story.

This is my "I better get out of here now, some shit is about to go down" story

5. JoeyTheScout's reaction is relatable because he says "mate."

I feel fuckin shite mate to tell the truth, feels like decades of progress has been thrown in the bin. Far too many people voting purely with their heart and not their noggin.

6. Freezenification is ready to go Braveheart.

Hopeful towards a second Scottish independence referendum.

REMATCH!

Get the face paint out.

7. QueueJumpersMustDie is likely screwed. Whoops.

Not great, the company I work for will probably go bust so it's likely I will loose my job.

My company works on large infrastructure projects like wind farms and offshore/onshore pipelines and cables, with the financial uncertainty of leaving no one will start any new big projects for a while meaning our cash flow will stop, we had 3 projects lined up for later in the year, 2 of which had a clause in the contract stating if we left the EU they would be put on hold indefinitely.

8. MattGeddon is not grateful for his elders.

I'm pissed off with the older generation who voted to leave, obviously fucking up the housing market, taking their free university education and gold-plated pensions and making us pay for it wasn't enough for them, they've had to fuck up our future as well. Nice job, assholes.

Also it's literally the height of stupidity that Wales has voted to leave, being one of the regions that benefit most from EU funding.

9. Gtheperson likens Brexit to dumping a girlfriend. Well, he almost does.

I feel pretty sick to be honest. Like why would I want to live in a country whose people seem to hate everything I stand for? I was born here, lived all my life here, and since the last election it just feels like Britain is sliding away. I've yet to meet an immigrant who's destroying what I value about British culture, it's my fellow English that are doing that. I have many friends from across Europe, hell my girlfriend is French, I feels like we've betrayed them. Outside of the economic and political aspects, it was nice to feel like a community, to have free movement. And I bet Scotland is pretty pissed, I wonder if they'll have another vote themselves?

Reaching for the EU.

10. Imnottaylorswift had a rather quick change of heart.

I woke up a unionist

Five minutes later I was singing o flower of Scotland and fuck the English ye wee bastards

11. KurtNod isn't as pessimistic as everyone else.

I wish people would calm down and wait for things to settle. People are losing their minds saying they're fleeing the country - fucks sake just calm down.

12. Vichomiequan makes this situation comprehensible for Americans.

I imagine waking up in America to the news of Trump becoming president and people having these same general feelings of sickness and "what did we just do"

13. SherlockCat_ has invented a new verb.

I'm really fucking pissed of that a bunch of old cunts that wont even be alive to see the repercussions of their actions have cunted up my future, fucking pricks.

Sip on the tears of the UK.

14. WordyCranite had a very thorough explanation for why they are annoyed.

I’m annoyed, exaperated and frustrated. I guess you could call it cold fury. I just can’t understand why the majority of the English and Welsh population wanted to sever themselves from Europe.

The main arguments are as follows.

Immigration:

This seems to be the main issue, but I fail to see why. The EU is about half of immigration, and only about a quarter of the population growth within the UK.

But it depends on why you wanted to curb immigration. If it was for jobs, then congratulations, leaving Europe has already devalued the Pound Sterling and causing uncertainty in a lot of people’s employment. Just look at these comments. And besides, hadn’t it been proven that migrants create more jobs than they take? However, if your reason to curb migration was because of “them muslims” or “them poles” or any other stereotype, then congratulations, you have actually made it easier to get into this country. Let me explain.

There are two ways you have made it easier.

1) The Le Touquet Treaty allows us to check the documentation of those wanting to enter the UK before they enter the UK. If you’ve ever visited the mainland, and on your way back into the UK, had your passports checked, that’s the treaty in action. This also has the effect of blocking refugees from applying for asylum in the UK, because they need to be on the soil of the country in order to do so. It has already been threatened that this treaty would be revoked, and if it is, there’s no British border guards stopping refugees from attempting to cross into the UK.

2) Scotland. Just look at the results. The majority of every constituency in Scotland voted to remain part of the EU. At the very least, this shows a complete disconnect between the views and politics of our two nations. It’s only a matter of time before another Scottish independance referendum is held. And if it is successful, they will most definitely join the EU. And you know that freedom of movement thing? The Schengen area? Yeah, well that is mandatory for new member states. So basically, we will have a land border, instead of an ocean border, with a borderless EU. Congratulations. So unless we decide to build a Game of Thrones style The Wall, which ironically is actually based on a wall between England and Scotland, then there’s no way you’re going to be able to stop people from crossing from Scotland into the UK. And if I remember correctly, during the first Scottish referendum, we were going to have our own sort of Schengen area between us. So it is unlikely we will have border checks between us anyway. Good luck with that.

Economy:

This is a sort of addon to the curb migration because of economy thing. Well, so far we have lost £200bn in investment, so great start. But overall I think it will normalise, over time to what we had only two days ago. However, that return to normality is going to be heralded by many newspapers and politicians that Brexit is working. I want a new job, so I’m going to shoot myself in the foot. A few weeks later after some medical treatment and healing, my foot is mostly back to normal. This means my job search went well. It might be a crude metaphor, but keep an eye out on the headlines, I’m sure you will see it eventually.

Soverignty:

Now, this is the whole, British rules for British people thing. I can understand this sentiment… if it wasn’t for the looming flaws in the democratic process. If you look at the results, only 125 constituencies had a majority Remain vote, so if you played this as a General Election, 125 seats out of 650 is just over 19%. The result generated by First Past the Post would result in 19% of Parlimentary seats from 48.1% of the popular vote. You might think I’m going on a bit of a tangent, but this is exactly how the Conservatives were re-elected, without a coalition, in 2015. They had 37% of the popular vote, but got 51% of Parlimentary seats. Yes, they have a majority in Parliament. Seriously, it’s really bad. And we are one of the few EU member states that do not use proportional representation.

Now, a lot of people want to leave the EU because they think it’s undemocratic. Here are two reasons why that may be.

1) Because the UK is part of a union and not a worship club, new laws and regulations don’t necessarily benefit us. And because we’re only a part of that union, we don’t necessarily have the power to block it.

2) One part of the EU isn’t elected and therefore undemocratic.

These are quite amusing because although these are genuine concerns, they only apply if we don’t agree to a free trade agreement with the EU once we have left. If we join the European Single Market, the European Economic Area or the European Customs Union, the vast majority of those European laws and regulations will still apply to us, but we have lost the ability to vote on what they are and any changes applied to them. So basically, the answer to the EU being undemocratic is by making it more so. Great job. And if we don’t agree to a free trade agreement, I hope you are ready for sky rocketing prices, because there is no way that businesses are just going to absorb the tarrifs other fees they now have to pay in order to import and export goods and services.

Overall:

I have heard it over and over again that this is a result of ignoring the working class. And that might be true. But all they have done is screwed themselves over, all because of fish face Nigel Farage.

Sigh. When prices rise, migration increases, the pound weakens and unemployment increases, and so on, you know who to blame. I know some of you may say that you made a choice based on what you knew, but in the end, you really could have done better.

In the end, you have set a precedent on bailing on anything you don’t like instead of trying to make it better. So don’t expect the United Kingdom to stay united for long. Hope you feel good about yourself.

15. Ghostyjack summed it up much more succinctly.

All the wee coffin dodgers destroying our future. Do they even realise most immigrants are from outside the EU?

16. SamtheMerman would like to contact the mother ship.

We need Queeny to step in and stop this shit

Can the Queen do anything aside from pet her corgis?

Article 36

It literally just hit these British cats exactly what Brexit means for them.

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Well, now that half the UK is threatening to get up and move away due to the Brexit, looks like it is time to break the news to your pets. What does one say during this tumultuous and confusing time? "Start learning French, kitties, we are moving to France?" "Don't worry, I heard there are more mice in Spain anyway?" Or you can just rip off the bandaid and present them with their pet passports, but hopefully they will take it better than these two scared looking fuzzballs. Oh yea, pet passports exist. Weird, right?

This is scarier than a vacuum.

But wait, maybe the new Prime Minister has their best interests at heart after all.

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