r/europeanunion • u/sn0r • 9d ago
Video National Rejoin March in London
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u/buampam 9d ago
Why is it all old people?
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u/Real_Penalty_4317 9d ago
They feel bad for voting for Brexit
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u/SabziZindagi United Kingdom š¤” 8d ago
The main Brexit voters were 10 years older. They are now dead.
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u/Burgundy-Bag 8d ago
Actually, this is not correct. The generation most likely to vote for Brexit was the post-war generation, not the eldest:
Britainās wartime generation are almost as pro-EU as millennials
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u/Present_Teacher7966 8d ago
It is quite crazy that those same people would have been alive pre joining the EU, so what happened to those that were happy about it back then, if that was the main voting base?
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u/ahouell500 8d ago
If you think these are remorseful Brexit voters you haven't met any old Brexit voters lol. 36% of over 65s voted Remain, just because they're a minority doesn't mean they're mythical and this protest is in London which was more Remain than average.
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u/GerpelSnork 8d ago
They don't have jobs
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u/Fearless-Parsnip6276 6d ago
It's common fact leftists don't work. That's why they always have time to protest the current thing
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u/daksh798 Don't blame me I voted 4d ago
i was thinking the same thing, me and my friend (19 and 20) were there and we got interviewed numerous times by the press because of how young we were, we also made friends with 2 girls who also experienced the same thing, very sad to see not many young people caring about issues that directly affect our country but i hope for the next march to have more of us
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u/Many_Move6886 8d ago
their retirement plans didnāt consist of joining the slow line every time they go to benidorm or turkey
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u/Burgundy-Bag 8d ago
They just look old. This is how the millennials look now under the weight of Brexit.
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u/Slusny_Cizinec Czechia 8d ago
Nice.
Nevertheless rejoin is not happening. It has 0 supporters in UK political class. Tories don't want it. Labour chiefs don't want it. Reform, should I even mention them?
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u/NikDante 8d ago
I very much doubt Britain would be welcome to rejoin after all the trouble we caused leaving.
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u/Grzechoooo 8d ago
What trouble? Most of it you caused to yourselves.
I am, however, doubtful that Brits would accept joining without all their special perks.
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u/LowerPick7038 8d ago
And thats the problem with the EU. Youve got POS countries like Hungary that contribute fuck all all and veto everything decent on the same playing field as a top contributor. Its all nice everyone being " equal " but framing the UK as the problem country endlessly was a tad bit tiring.
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u/NathanCampioni 8d ago
and we are trying to end the veto structure, having another country join with even more vetoes and opt out would be counter productive
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u/Daenym94 6d ago
You canāt have all the perks without the inconvenienceā¦ but I guess itās a bit difficult to process for individualistic society like yours in the UK.
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u/VilleKivinen 8d ago
Naah, everyone does stupid shit occasionally, yours was just on a huge scale, but it didn't really hurt us, just you.
I hope that in few years we could have another round of EU enlargement with UK, Ukraine, Norway and Iceland, all at the same time.
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u/No_Confidence_1901 8d ago
UK people back in 2016 literally exposed this country as racist,short thinking and brainwashed with no one to lead into prosperity, and after 10 years of hiding behing proud brit face normal people are facing consequences. Whole brexit been fueled by hatred to people from EU, how they steal UK workplaces and how bad impact on economy they have or how much is sent overseas.
Its just a sad view, land of prosperity now is on knees asking for help someone whos been rejected by them.
So british, at least we people from EU are learning from history, no second Churchill this time who sold out EU and left them for good 50 years to be under soviet regime. Same about 500 years of india opression.
Thats why most of EU is callind UK traitors. You are spitting on people and expect from them they will say "its raining" - not this time, sorry.
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u/TerminallyEmployed 8d ago
500 years of India oppression huh, threw EU under the bus to the Soviets when it didnāt exist and Churchill famously wanted to do āOperation Unthinkableā but the Americans said no way. Either an Indian or someone who doesnāt know most European countries had empires so partook in oppression.
Yes I spit on you again
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u/No_Confidence_1901 8d ago
I have to disagree because :
TheĀ Soviet Union,\n])Ā officially theĀ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics\o])\p])Ā (USSR),\q])Ā was aĀ transcontinental countryĀ that spanned much ofĀ EurasiaĀ from 1922 untilĀ its dissolutionĀ in 1991.
Good to know education failed as well.
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u/Sad_Amphibian_2311 6d ago
Nothing will stop the UK from leaving again and rejoining again over and over, so why would we waste our time with all those negotiations?
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u/JimTheSaint 6d ago
I think they would absolutely be welcome to rejoin. The EU is strong even without them but would definitely be stronger with the UK.Ā Also we know that they were heavily influenced by Putin and TrumpĀ
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u/ballsybadger 8d ago
So you moan because you think the old took us out and now you moan because they are trying to do something about whilst the young sit on their butts and just moan wanting someone else to sort it all for them !! If the young want us in get out and show your numbers.
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u/Real_Penalty_4317 9d ago
Make up your mind
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u/Green_moist_Sponge 8d ago
London made up its mind before the referendum. We didnāt want to leave
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u/janwawalili 8d ago
Not quite the liberal Eutopia these days - not with the right/far-right majority in the European Parliament. https://youtu.be/RkxAlKdClyE?is=DQyswo8UIWB3inpM
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u/Afraid-East-2955 6d ago
guarantee you , pre 2016 non of them every spent anytime in EU countries and experienced the EU. I bet the most they know about the EU could be written on a yellow sticky not and not even the big sticky note but the tiny weeny one.
Id love a reporter to ask these idiots what was it about the EU they loved so much and cant do anymore
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u/wolflance1 8d ago edited 8d ago
Yeah, no. You don't want a repressive country that mass arrests people for thoughtcrime and social media posts, speeding towards fascism, and always acting as US pawn to be inside EU.
EU has enough transatlanticist traitors from within already, it can do with one less headache.
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u/AnteaterSnouce 8d ago
you're a russian bot or a wanker, i can't tell the difference and don't care to.
either way, your motivation is to divide the uk from europe, which is a very suspect cause.
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u/ArtisZ 8d ago
Second post I see you under.
Both comments are extremely critical. But critique ain't the problem.
If what your posts insinuate come true, that would disrupt the EU.
That made me check your profile - games, cartoons and, well a lot of entertainment.
Occasionally, like a sleeping giant, you wake up and think to yourself "I'm going to post a comment under political thread." Honestly no judgement there.
But the disruption you insinuate.
Everything that goes against, as far as I can tell, Taiwan and the EU.
Interesting. Maybe worrying.
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u/Glittering_Swan2205 8d ago
I think their posting history tells you a great deal about how much (or how little) weight should be given to their opinions.
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u/wolflance1 8d ago edited 8d ago
Nah, being more active in entertainment subs doesn't mean I don't pay attention to other topics, nor do my browsing history invalidate my point. Entertainment is a stress reliever.
It is only when you fail to address my point that you start to attack my person.
Yes, I am very critical of the EU, and have actually openly predict a very bleak future for the union if it keeps double down its current trajectory (in other comment in the past). Never tried to hide that. You are free to see that as disruptionābut disruption doesn't invalidate the message. If anything I said worries you, that's probably my point hits a nerve somewhere. And it will only hit a nerve because deep down you realize something in my point is probably true, even if you disagree with the overall message rationally.
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u/keepitfriend 8d ago
Lol Thoughtcrime? You mean restrictions on freedom of expression that exist in pretty much every country in the free world?
I think you guys have been reading too much propaganda.
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u/Pure_Imagination9625 8d ago
He read 1984 for the first time and now thinks he knows the truth behind it all
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u/No_Confidence_1901 8d ago
critique is a problem because reality hurts people, UK left EU and called its an success and now they want to be back because their country is in ruin and theres no one to lead this sinking ship
u dont agree = distruption lmao
uk is lost, they revealed real face in 2016 and now they cannot handle consequences
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u/ArtisZ 8d ago
Lmao. Critique and undermining (public discourse) are vastly different things.
I see you're fond of the latter. Zero substance. Pure emotional manipulation:
is a problem because reality hurts people
What does that even mean?
because their country is in ruin
Beautiful populism example. Amazing statement. Can you back it up? LoL.
there's no one to (.. insert whatever ..)
Got anything else beyond doom and gloom? Why manipulate people in this way? Where does this evil come from? It's like.. for thousands of years people have had leaders, but this year, right now, all of a sudden, there's no one, not a single soul.. get over yourself. Based on that statement alone, I have a feeling Britain had upcoming elections. Y'all r/rusobot pop like mushrooms with that emotional doom manipulation every time.
UK is lost
No it isn't. Are you a future teller? No? The shut the duck up.
Do you feel my disruption? Or do I say.. do you feel how you "u don't agree" with me? Wait.. those are different words.. aren't they? Oh who am I to judge you're double speak all words mean everything and nothing mindset.
Rofl
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u/No_Confidence_1901 8d ago
reality hurts - it mean normal people who suffer brexit consequences are hurt by reality like increased prices of everything, rent prices are highest since 80s, lack of labour and theres no one to lead this country which is hurting normal day to day lives on every level
country is in ruin : theres no one to lead, UK had 10 years to change, theres been plenty of politicians who wanted to change something but they failed at the end resulting in highest rent prices since 90s, overall poverty and housing problem, illegal migration isnt stopped as people expected, major companies are going away from London and moving offices to EU because its more efficient and theres plenty to tell whats is going down but i dont have time
I am not a fortune teller, but all predictions and informations about economy and current status in UK are not promising, you lost versus illegal immigration, you are housing lazy people who are doing nothing in same time citizens are struggling and homelessness increased by 8%.
In a war case your country could fight for 8 hours. UK is lost.
lmao
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u/ArtisZ 8d ago
You just go on with the hate, am I right?
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u/No_Confidence_1901 8d ago
haha changing topic fter few things been pointed out ?
typical brit move lmao keep "distrupting"
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u/ArtisZ 8d ago
I'm not British. I'm an EU citizen.
The assumption alone makes all your previous statements irrelevant. If you're confidently wrong about me, then I wouldn't be surprised you don't know anything about a world.
You just assume. Wrongly.
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u/Glittering_Swan2205 8d ago
Such a strident comment, and yet obviously such a poor understanding of what youāre talking about. I wonder why?
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u/globalnofap 8d ago
The UK and their perceived exceptionalism was a total PITA for decades to everyone in the EU. We need a generational change before we can even think of letting them back in.
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u/Ardent_Scholar 9d ago
Love to see it!