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In reply to the discussion: Salon: Embattled Whiteness Gave Us Brexit. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Brexit is all about xenophobia, and the sad truth is that the old racists who voted for it are condemning the young globalists who LIKE having an international passport and are not afraid of opportunities abroad to a misery that will take YEARS to undo.
And it is true that where the rubber meets the road, the minority voters are the ones who favor MORE inclusion into society, not less. The GOP tries to muddy that up by sounding the alarm against problems that are not really problems (sample: If gay people get married, that means WE can't;as though marriage is a zero-sum game/If gay people get married, they're going to want to march into a church where they've never attended services and DEMAND to say their vows at that altar!).
As Ricky used to say to Lucy, "It's just so ridiculous!"
It's astounding to me how some Americans can play the "white is the default 'real American' card" with a straight face, STILL. I really thought we started to move past that shit in the 21st Century....but I guess a lot of those angry people who have "lost their place" have to have someone to yell at.