As the hysterical left weep into their lattes...

anya unless you are willing to provide e vidence for your personal remark, I would prefer that you withdrew it.

Be grateful for a reply anya

I have

Why don't you read through some of your recents posts yourself and see if you can understand where I'm coming from first.

Could you expand on that anya?

I don't know what your motives are WW but some of your recent posts are wildly off the mark and cringeworthy.

whitewave - I have seen you argue at a personal level. Well, not argue exactly, but make cutting remarks.

Cor blimey o'Riley!!!!!
I don't care what you voted or what academic qualifications you've obtained
It has nothing to do with anything!!!!

It's OK, I voted remain, but am less academically qualified than my Brexit friends (Phds, Masters) who are quite scornful of my reasoning.

wash. It wasn't meant personally. The pair of you picked me up and critiqued what I said. I replied, giving as clear an explanation as I could. Nothing I said was directed at a personal level - I never argue on here at a personal level as I don't know to whom I'm talking and would not want to hurt.

Oops categorize even.

No blank spaces on my posts from your good self.

OK Whitewave. I guess that was directed at me as I used the word stereotype. I stand corrected.Sorry but I'm not educated to degree level.Just 3 A levels and I'd like to think a big dollop of common sense.
DH has a degree in Business with economics.Leave voter.DD in Education.Remain.DD in Sociology.Remain.Other DD 2 degrees including International Relations and she's a Leave voter.Does that help to categorise us all ?

which is what I was doing yesterday literally, not metaphorically.
Treacle would be better whitewave, at least you could lick some of it.

No, not really; I doubt very much that my friends and neighbours would vote for Trump.
Heaven forbid, what a thought!

What happened to my previous post, why is there a lot of blank space?

Blimey all this because I commented on the voting profile of Trumps supporters and likened them to the Brexit supporters.
Feels like walking through mud.

You are using the word stereotype incorrectly. The word should be categorize. It has nothing to do with pejorative connotations
Noted and understood

No, I don't reject it whitewave and I accept your amended statement, and it may be that that ^the less well off whose life chances are more Iimited and for whom the global capitalist system is not working to their advantage should
reject what they see as being the result of this elitist system.^ Combined with the type of people I know who are educated to PhD level, have worked as top executives in industry, the media, have really thought about the consequences of their decision, it is no wonder that Brexit was carried by the majority.

But - I have not travelled up and down the country conducting a poll, I only have experience of people I know in my area, which in fact did vote to Remain.

You are using the word stereotype incorrectly. The word should be categorize. It has nothing to do with pejorative connotations. It is essential to have this information to work out people's motives in voting.

Washerwoman
DH and I are probably both pragmatists, go with what has been dealt and try to make the best of it.
His DM had a very hard time during and after the war, bringing up her boys.
My family never had much but DM always had aspirations and DF was staunch Labour so fairly lively discussions went on in our house!

It is just that our friends who voted to leave are the ones with PhDs, have held top positions in industry, in the media and working for charity. We are more lowly (although with good qualifications) and I voted Remain.
It is not a good idea to stereotype people by how they vote.

As I have posted before, I find Trump truly scary. But then I found George W scary too, and look what happened when he became President.

No jalima I didn't suggest your comments were subjective. I simply rejected the notion that mine were.

Of course not 100% came under that category, and I can't understand why you have such difficulty in accepting that the less well off whose life chances are more Iimited and for whom the global capitalist system is not working to their advantage should
reject what they see as being the result of this elitist system. That is exactly what is happening in the States. If those in power don't recognise this then we are in for a very rocky road indeed.

Once again Jamila thank you.We voted differently but you couldn't have summed up my response to Whitewave more eloquently.
Absolutely in no way do I endorse Trump or want to see him elected but the sweeping statement by about 'our Brexit ' voters has me posting again because it shows the deep seated stereotyping of those who voted Leave by some - and by no means all Remain voters.On so many levels our household would be classed as middle class I guess.DH and I voted leave.2 DCs voted remain. One leave.Amongst our friends the votes have pretty much reflected the national trend.Some Leave some Remain.So please stop generalising.
Quick word Jamila. Saw your post on another thread about how you have rolled with the punches over the years with redundancies ,recessions and tougher times and can identify with that.You sound very pragmatic .
I count my blessings that after yet another killing spree in Munich my family are safe and well tonight,and living in a democratic society where we can agree to disagree hopefully with respect for each other.

OK whitewave I could put majority in front if you wish, although I have no exact statistics in front of me.

Perhaps the only Brexiters I know are educated and all very thoughtful; however I didn't trek through the country to ask everyone's opinions so my experience may be subjective.

It is a matter of fact and certainly not a subjective snobbery as you suggest. May recognises this fact which is why her rhetoric has clearly suggested such.

OK put "majority" in front of Brexiters. But how ever much you reject the notion of the Brexiter profile, you are wrong in suggesting that the majority were well educated with a reasonable stake in society.

Not phrased correctly, I should have 'some Brexit voters' not the Brexit voters

I am sure that not all Remain voters are highly educated and of the professional classes.

This smacks of intellectual snobbery to me.