From a south american point of view it seems like the referendum was only ‘for show’ and no one actually took it seriously? Like politicians thought ”yeah let’s do a referendum nothing will actually happen” and it backfired so badly. I can’t believe the Brexit campaigners are retracting from their own promises two days after the results like they were actually hoping to lose, wth?

stirringwinds: 1. That’s in part true. David Cameron promised a referendum to quiet other Eurosceptic Tories and to peel off support from ppl who might have gone for the UKIP. He gambled that it would be a no-brainer that Remain would win, that the question would be settled for a generation and that he could …

pudgykitties: biolumo: I’m very sad about the decision of the UK To leave the EU but apparently David Cameron has been replaced by a cat now so that’s ok His name is Larry and he’s the new Prime Minister Source: biolumo

etrogim: brexit isn’t funny, brexit is terrifying. people don’t recognize what this event portends for so many marginalized groups in europe who have already been brutalized due to growing xenophobic, racist, and fascist sentiment and have been the target of scapegoating after periods of economic and political collapse. this isn’t just “white people problems;” in fact, …

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