It's a real shame and I worry what this is going to turn into.

Racist parties and politicians are begging for a similar election here in Denmark but I'm relieved (if he is to be trusted *rolls eyes*) that our prime minister said that we wont, that he is quite happy to be in the EU


Edit: stupid auto correct making me say the opposite lol

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This makes me very sad and concerned.  It feels so much like what's going on in the US right now.  To me this is just another example of society pulling itself apart when we all should be standing together.

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I didn't say anything at the time, with not being sure what to add to all the other comments, or knowing much beyond just the headlines and being uncertainly utterly flabbergasted ('they're doing.. what?  but... how?  why??  what??), but I admit kinda wondered about things over there in the weeks following.  You okay, Britain?      

Pardon me for being slightly ignorant, living 'across the pond'... I keep up on the major world headlines, and sure I saw bits of chatter online, but I'm not the type to keep up well on the details of everything going on.  I was kinda amazed at the instant impact/ramifications it had, such as currency and trade, trying (sort of) to understand everything behind it, and can't imagine the effects from now on.  Is it completely 'off' of me to say that while reading about the various attitudes and political split and anger at being tied to something they didn't want to be, it reminded me a little of our Texas wanting to annex?  (basically would be on it's own then, away from the help/so-called 'harm' from the main government that rules/funds it).  But if it seems so obviously bad to break up a helpful union of nations, why were there rumblings of other countries following suit?  Why the heck did it even get to a vote?  Why the double-heck were so many people for it that apparently didn't really want what they got?

It feels sometimes like our countries are going through such similar things with people being upset but that fear/hate causing such a huge(r) divide and letting politicians lead us into stuff like that (or their own self-interests), so part of me was just trying to relate to that, and understanding that things can get frustratingly twisted with hate/fear and divide of political parties, instead of what a lot of the 'rational public' seems to want, but politicians not listening or aggravatingly being paid to kow-tow to certain interests (such as us, with guns and rights and race right now).  But also just not knowing what it's like over there/the EU, and stuff like whether it'll actually go through, and what it'll do with relations between things, and all those 'little' effects like travel, work, commerce, entertainment...

I wasn't sure at first why I wanted to write again about this, except just wondering what's happening now, and hearing from fellow, friendly regular folk, instead of getting lost down the google rabbit hole again with heavy, confusing political articles.  Appreciate it.  And consolatory hugs. 

Thanks from me, too, Russell.
I'm in a slightly odd position, because I voted for Scottish independence(in the previous referendum), but voted to stay in the EU.
I know America is vast, but there is obviously water between us and mainland Europe- though we are now connected by a tunnel!
I know there were genuine concerns about the EU and I accept our withdrawing was a valid political view.
The most worrying was how it got tied up with racism, though I do have economical concerns too.
But slightly irksome now, is the fact that the last poll I saw had at least 7% saying they now regret voting out of the EU. 
It was a high turnout, but still not everybody voted.
At the moment, I am sick of the Media giving air time to stupid people!
But anyway, we have a new PM(who although voted remain)appears to be committed to upholding the will of the British voters...oh and of course they were mainly English and Welsh voters. Both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU. This may help readers understand why Scotland wants independence: we didn't vote for the Tory government that was imposed upon us and although we voted to stay in the EU, we are going to to be taken out against our will.
What deal the UK manages to achieve, remains to be seen.I personally feel article 50 should now be invoked at the end of this year, then apparently we will have left the EU in 2 years time.

Trade, farming subsidies and free movement of peoples are the biggies.
But I do worry about some workers rights and also the dismantling of the human rights act.

For me, it boils down to naive idealists and honestly people who did not know what they were doing.