Posted on 06/24/2016 5:38:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Today has been a day of bitterness, resentment and betrayal for British millennials like me. Overnight, my generation has lost the right to call ourselves Europeans, as well as the right to live, love and work in the 27 other countries of the European Union. Among the many divisions the referendum has revealed in the U.K., the chasm between generations is becoming the most pronounced. While the Leave campaign achieved a two-point victory in the referendum, 75 percent of voters between 18 and 24 wanted to remain.
For all intents and purposes, the referendum result is just the latest in a series of attacks on my generation’s future. First came the financial crisis, caused by poor decision-making on the part of baby boomers across the world. Soon after came austerity measures that disproportionately affected young people in favor of protecting British pensions. Now we are being forced from the European Union — against the wishes of the vast majority of young people — in an attack from a generation that will live to see very little of its consequences.
[How the Brexit vote represents the Americanization of British politics]
The last time Britain had a referendum on its E.U. membership, back in 1973, the parents of my generation weren’t even old enough to vote. Being European has always been a given for us; most people my age had never questioned or doubted the future of U.K.-E.U. relations until this referendum campaign began. And why would we? Most of us recognize that we have more in common with young people in Spain or the Netherlands than we do with the older folks who share our British nationality.
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Brainwashed into craving the chains of faceless bureaucracy.
Ah, youth...the product of leftist/hollywood/academia brain-fornicating. Useful idiot parrots...for global elites.
British millennials like me are real losers
Youth have no real understanding of danger, or that freedoms can be lost very easily. Besides that they have been brainwashed their entire lives that a one world government will bring peace and prosperity. Even when faced with realities they still buy into that meme.
Sounds like this person was already a loser.
“Most of us recognize that we have more in common with young people in Spain or the Netherlands than we do with the older folks who share our British nationality.”
Both the British and the Spanish kids have been trained to expect subsidies at the expense of older Brits (Germans and French).
They can’t conceive of other people’s money ever running out.
I think the voting age should be 25 at minimum, although there are good arguments for taking it up to 34 or beyond. It’s true that Millenials are exceptionally horrible individuals, but youth has always been paired with foolishness.
Hence, the bolded part: the British Millenial thinks he has more in common with a Greek rioter he has never met than he does with the parents and grandparents who raised him.
To the whiny snowflakes:iIf you don’t like it in Britain & would rather be “European”, then MOVE.
My first thought too. I guess its a world-wide phenomenon.
If they want to be part of Europe, then they need to learn another language. Most british kids speak two languages.
Then, and this is key, they can easily emigrate to ANY EUROPEAN NATION.
They are pissed because they aren’t part of Europe anymore ? Is there someone locking them in a cage or something ? no ?
Same thing goes to liberal asshole americans. You wanna move to Canada if Trump is elected ? Move there NOW
The reason she left Iran
Boo fricking who
They’ll wake up when they finally leave mom and dad’s basement and find out that higher education doesn’t mean crap when the refugee is given racial preference, even if not qualified, for the job. Our snowflakes are hitting the streets and finding out that “dreamers and illegals” got those jobs and fast food or telemarketing are their only options.
European = You’re a peon.
someone get this wanker a tissue!
Excellent
It’s not surprising that young people whose entire life has been inundated with multicultural one-world order propaganda would not appreciate their national sovereignty.
But, but, but.... Because you’re the reason WE need safe spaces. You old farts are sooooooo mean.
For the record: Past the half century mark, myself.
Respect yer Elders ya snot nosed little punks
One day you’ll be glad!
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