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whitewave Sat 25-Jun-16 14:24:29

Perhaps our generation should have committed mass suicide on June 22nd. Then the only panic would be getting rid of the bodies !

crun Sat 25-Jun-16 14:21:04

With an age bias as marked as that it will only take another 10 years for the Brexit majority to disappear altogether.

PRINTMISS Sat 25-Jun-16 13:00:44

We voted remain, the balance was really fine - would we really be better off out? the thoughts of being able to make our own laws, etc., appealed, but against that the ever possibility of a war, when perhaps we would stand alone again. Spoke to another of our generation who voted out, because he wanted to be independent, "we fought on our own before, we can do it again" Can we? We live with so much uncertainty, we can only hope that the decision to 'out' was the right one for generations to come.

granjura Sat 25-Jun-16 12:48:48

No, we voted remain, and our young family members and friends have thanked us for doing so and thinking about the future, not the past. Feels good.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 25-Jun-16 12:48:34

scroll down for age percentage chart

Badenkate Sat 25-Jun-16 12:47:27

No, guess you know how I voted and so did a surprising number of people I know of my age. But unfortunately around here is a proliferation of retirement homes and care homes and from various conversations I can make a good guess how many of them voted Leave.

Emelle Sat 25-Jun-16 12:45:53

I agree it should have to be a much clearer majority.

FarNorth Sat 25-Jun-16 12:44:13

I haven't been following the fallout.
Are the oldies supposed to have voted Out?

I think a referendum for any sort of change should require a vote of at least 60% in favour of the change.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 25-Jun-16 12:44:05

Yes. They are going by the percentages. Not all of us voted Leave by a long way.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 25-Jun-16 12:42:55

right not bight

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 25-Jun-16 12:42:31

Oh bight. Apologies. I thought you were one of the "old codgers".

Jane10 Sat 25-Jun-16 12:40:23

Me too. I know who I'm blaming though!

Emelle Sat 25-Jun-16 12:39:02

I voted with the young ones. Guess I didn't make that clear.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 25-Jun-16 12:36:20

No. And I can't count how many times I have raised the two fingers sign to old codgers on tv saying they voted to leave.

whitewave Sat 25-Jun-16 12:34:03

Living in the past no thought about the younger generation.

Charleygirl Sat 25-Jun-16 12:28:16

No, not yet

WilmaKnickersfit Sat 25-Jun-16 12:26:19

No.

whitewave Sat 25-Jun-16 12:12:38

Nope!

Emelle Sat 25-Jun-16 12:11:10

I can honestly say that in making vote my only consideration was for the future of my children and grandchildren which meant I voted against my own concerns. Anybody else insulted by the blame our generation are getting for the result of the vote?