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Brexit: Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce [Trump connection noted]
Al Jazeera News ^ | 24-june-2016 | Al Jazeera

Posted on 06/23/2016 10:38:06 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater

Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a referendum, with the result throwing into question the fate of the 28-nation bloc and several high-profile British politicians, including the prime minister.

When asked whether [Prime Minister] Cameron should resign, Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP which had backed a vote to Leave, said: "immediately".

"The dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom," he said to loud cheers at a Leave campaign party.

"I hope this victory brings down this failed project and leads us to a Europe of sovereign nation states, trading together, being friends together, cooperating together, and let's get rid of the flag, the anthem, Brussels and all that has gone wrong."

"Let June the 23rd go down in history as our Independence Day."

Farage went on to accuse Cameron and former prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair of "irresponsible, open-door mass-immigration that has damaged the quality of life of ordinary, decent people in this country."

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips said the outcome is "an enormous rejection of the political class".

"There is anger towards the political class. The message on immigration resonated in large parts of the country.

"People at the poorer end of society feel that the large number of EU migrants, and other migrants, that have come in has been to their disadvantage; that it has hurt access to schools, access to housing, pushed down wages at the bottom end of the wage scale.

"It is fair to relate it, in a wider context, to the support that Donald Trump has managed to get in the primary stages in the United States… a distrust of the authorities, a distrust of the establishment that has governed western democracies all these decades...

(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 2016election; brexit; brixit; election2016; europeanunion; nato; newyork; trump; unitedkingdom
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I thought Al Jazeera's take on this topic might be interesting... [and that's my emphasis on their Trump connection]
1 posted on 06/23/2016 10:38:06 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater
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To: Future Useless Eater

Bookmark!


2 posted on 06/23/2016 10:41:53 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Future Useless Eater
WOW!!!!!!!

I THOUGHT WE HAD LOST!

3 posted on 06/23/2016 10:52:54 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Future Useless Eater

Adios GLOBALISM.


4 posted on 06/23/2016 10:53:26 PM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: All; Kaslin; CMB_polarization; 556x45; Leaning Right; Sacajaweau; lacrew; Pelham; zek157; ...
changing my tagline... will explain later....

Obama wants nuclear war with RU this Oct. How would Americans know who REALLY started it?

5 posted on 06/23/2016 10:56:47 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Obama wants nuclear war with RU this Oct. How would Americans know who REALLY started it?)
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To: Future Useless Eater

Those poor Brits! Now who is going to regulate the curvature of their bananas?


6 posted on 06/23/2016 10:57:06 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Future Useless Eater

Resign Cameron, you rat!!!! God save the Independence Party!! Down with the NWO!!!!!


7 posted on 06/23/2016 10:58:45 PM PDT by ZULU (Donald Trump is the biggest threat to the New World Order since Barry Goldwater)
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To: DarthVader

—”BREAKING NEWS - Dutch anti-immigration leader Geert Wilders calls for Dutch referendum on EU membership in light of British vote.”

—”Le Pen in France is discussing a similar referendum.”

OMG, the avalanche begins (maybe other sovereign country referendums to come)!! Destroy the pathetic socialist, Politically-correct EU!!

Geert Wilders is the Dutch equivalent of “Nigel Farage”

Check out these Nigel Farage vids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypLwI5AQvY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT—RnOYORI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYdQO58FXvE

Today’s Nigel victory speech!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzCn7abSaOc

Too bad we don’t have an eloquent Nigel Farage here in the US. Trump will do the job, but Trump could learn from him.

Meanwhile, Trump is showing up in Scotland to open his resort, but Scotland voted heavily for “remain” so they may not like Trump and might be some mean folks there. I wish he had better security detail. Seems foolish for him to go over there for this opening. He’s too valuable at this stage of the game in the election to have a mishap.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36606184


8 posted on 06/23/2016 11:16:25 PM PDT by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Those poor Brits! Now who is going to regulate the curvature of their bananas?

Or snoop through their rubbish bins to make sure they're properly sorted?
9 posted on 06/23/2016 11:30:09 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: fortheDeclaration

The political class kept pushing that meme in the hopes of getting the vote to go their way. Last polling had said Remain would win 52-48.

Voters fooled em


10 posted on 06/23/2016 11:33:32 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Future Useless Eater
This was an EUgh victory for the people of Great Britain.
11 posted on 06/23/2016 11:43:10 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Nifster
Yes, it also fooled the Brexit people who thought they had lost!

I think it was manipulated to depress the Brexit vote.

We can expect the same kind of polls in the Hillary-Trump race.

12 posted on 06/23/2016 11:44:09 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

True. The only way to slap the. Is to get out the vote


13 posted on 06/23/2016 11:46:52 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Future Useless Eater

bookmark


14 posted on 06/24/2016 12:38:09 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: Future Useless Eater

While I am very surprised and happy to see the British people take a stand against the oppressive EU, agressive Islamic invasion, and the "Rapeugees" - this is not the last we have heard from the Satanic Globalists.

This vote will only increase their wrath and will speed up their bid to install global tyranny.

I believe the Antichrist is alive, and all of the pieces of the End Times world system are almost in place.

I see this vote as akin to the Battle of Helm's Deep during the Lord of the Rings The Two Towers movie.

Sauron will be back, and the battle the next time will be even larger.

15 posted on 06/24/2016 2:43:08 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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I believe the Antichrist is alive, and all of the pieces of the End Times world system are almost in place.

Yup.

16 posted on 06/24/2016 2:46:54 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: fortheDeclaration
Yes, it also fooled the Brexit people who thought they had lost!

Well, it was looking pretty gloomy when I went to bed last night. When I had checked the polls early on, Brexit had a substantial lead. But that lead kept shrinking throughout the evening, until Brexit was only four or five thousand (~1% of the total counted vote) ahead.

I had to remind myself that early election returns can turn out to be wildly inaccurate. I am glad that they turned out correct, in this case! I hope that other freedom-philes in Europe follow the lead.

Negotiating trade agreements for the benefit of everyone is one thing. Banding together and creating a massive overbearing government accountable to no one is another.

17 posted on 06/24/2016 3:10:52 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Good news to wake up to. Good luck Brits! We fellow patriots are pulling for you!


18 posted on 06/24/2016 3:16:37 AM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: SkyPilot

While what you say is inevitable, God will push it off if we show some fight in us. God bless the good people of England.


19 posted on 06/24/2016 3:21:10 AM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: sauropod

View later.


20 posted on 06/24/2016 3:21:50 AM PDT by sauropod (Beware the fury of a patient man.)
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