Brexit and DCexit: British and U.S. Voters Put a Halt to Elitism?

American Thinker ^ | June 12, 2016 | Clarice Feldman

[Kaslin]

Here and in Britain voters are torn as to whether or not to jump off the globalization, open borders bandwagon and government by unelected bureaucrats or voting to retake sovereignty and re-establish free markets. The polls show the sentiments for retaining the status quo or starting over (Brexit) seem too close to call, I predict Britain will leave. I hope we, too, will choose to return to less intrusive more accountable government, sovereignty and freedom by rejecting Hillary Clinton ourselves.

Why is this the last chance for Britain to retain its national identity?

This crowdsourced British video sets forth the significance of the Brexit vote. (It’s long, but if you’re pressed for time -- the first 15 minutes provides a good summary). The EU is a richly compensated, enormous, anonymous unelected bureaucracy completely lacking in transparency. Its power rests in people the voters are unaware of and unable to remove. They are utterly unaccountable to the voters. It is a wasteful crony capitalist racket, working largely to keep its own gravy train (and that of its favored friends) going and growing.

Europeans seem to be overly attracted to the notion of government by wiseman elites. British love of independence and freedom is deeper and stronger, although government regulation and control took root during the World War I and that increased even more during World War II -- power the government didn’t relinquish when the war was over. This softened their resolve when the notion of the EU was hatched.

[I am Richard Brandon]

Clarice is just a TAD behind the times on the polling on this one. Current estimates range from 10% upwards in favor of Brexit. Elitist Cameron is toast!!

[Albion Wilde]

This is a wonderfully informative film. Thanks for posting, Kaslin. Well worth the time of any who will spend the hour+ to watch it. It also informs our view of what has happened to our over-regulated economy, why Bernie or Hillary would be the end of all we hold dear, and how global trade can work without being “globalism.”