WE believes the electorate allowed themselves to be used by pro Brexit forces.

I posted this in reply to WE which as far as I can see did not have a reply.

"If only the general electorate were as clever and deep thinking as you, allowing themselves to be used, tut tut."

Contempt for democratic outcomes didn't work out so well for Labour in the least general election.

Opinions are just that, but for some here they are facts.

Orange thinks events yet to occur can be facts so normal debate is difficult.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

I’m a PAYE employee, I can’t avoid tax even if I wanted to.

Why does earning money mean you can’t give a s*** about other people? Surely earning money and still doing good stuff in the world (Marcus Rashford for example) makes you an even better person than someone who makes their fortune and pulls up the drawbridge?

Must be tough seeing people with money and a heart when you have neither I guess.

A bit literal isn't it? Most people can't avoid it completely can they....perhaps I should have written 'reduce' so you understood the point better.

As I stated, the point is about 'pick and choose' egalitarianism....which is the charge against champagne socialism. (Equality...unless and until it affects me negatively)

Not what I said.

I do ok as it happens.....you're very childish for an accountant.

Also, I'd say anyone who has fallen foul of your politics, for example your support for 'racial mix' employment practices might consider your 'have a heart' self image a little misplaced.

Edited by Stirlingsays (28 Aug 2021 10.20am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

It has a great deal more involved than just money. It's about priorities and values. I won't try to explain what I am quite sure you already know but if you genuinely want to educate yourself, rather than recite your prejudices, take a look here:-

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For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

When your opponent has reached the level of debate expected from a playground bully, you know they have lost the argument.

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I don't think the electorate "allowed" anything to happen. They had no say in the matter. It just happened. It's not just me that thinks that either. Our own security forces do.

I have the greatest respect for genuine democratic outcomes! However, the Brexit referendum was not one. In our representative democracy, such a huge decision ought to have never been exposed to the winds of chance inherent in a referendum. Especially when called by Cameron, and Central Office, in the political interests of the Tory Party and not the country. No referendum in the UK should ever be regarded as binding, but only advisory, because we delegate decisions to our representatives. Those representatives, as a collective body, were firmly of the view that we should remain a member.

It was a shameful period in our long history, which future generations will come to view as the nemeses of the UK. We will not recover in my lifetime

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