Saturday, June 25, 2016

UK Votes to Leave EU

This is a victory for the dark forces of the universe.  Listen to the horrifying, dehumanizing language meant to sow the seeds of hatred; meant to instill racial and nationalist superiority over "other" people; meant to put up walls and divide people...

From The BBC:

UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who at the start of the night predicted that Remain might "edge" a win, told supporters: "Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom."
At a Brexit party, he told supporters: "If the predictions are right, this will be a victory for real people, a victory for ordinary people, and a victory for decent people."

Whom does Mr. Farage mean to say are not "real people?"  Does that mean the people who are not the "real people" he speaks of are animals?  Are they less than human?

What does "ordinary people" mean?  "ordinary people" is code for White, English speaking, Christian and native born.  What else could he mean by "ordinary people?"

Whom does Mr. Farage mean to say are not "decent people?"  This kind of talk is straight out of the Dark Side playbook.  Scapegoating.  Stoking fear.  Dehumanizing people.  Encouraging hatred.

The vote by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was very close.  It was 17,410,742 or 51.9% to 16,141,241 or 48.1%.  

There is a warning in this to the United States.

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  2. LOL! You figure this will give Texas more ideas about secession? I say let them go!!! They can take Ted Cruz with them!

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