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Happy Day After Independance Day!

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ananimous Sat 01-Feb-20 22:00:50

Hubby and I have just got back from Parliament Square celebrations (stayed longer than planned as the atmosphere was electric!) - We all made so many new friends (both leavers and remainers) - Hellllllo to the "Backing Singers"! grin And Tenby Angels Helllooo - Hopefully we will see some new members joining GN. (I've warned them about the welcoming committee, don't worry). wink
There is definitely a wonderfully, optimistic buzz in the UK!
I love this British wave of positivity.
Reminds me of the Berlin Wall coming down.

Chestnut Sun 02-Feb-20 14:56:34

My mistake....prisoners cannot vote, the request was turned down.

lucywinter Sun 02-Feb-20 15:06:51

IMO National Front types are the scum of the earth and should not be allowed to vote. Argue with that all you like. Won't change my opinion.

lucywinter Sun 02-Feb-20 15:07:53

Yes. Thought that was the case. All national Fronters should be branded criminals.

lucywinter Sun 02-Feb-20 15:08:32

(Well, not actually "branded". Won't go quite that far.

Nezumi65 Sun 02-Feb-20 15:08:33

Well a lot of British living overseas were unable to vote in the referendum. EU citizens living here could not. Most EU citizens here cannot vote in general elections.

lucywinter Sun 02-Feb-20 15:08:40

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lucywinter Sun 02-Feb-20 15:09:37

And what's that got to do with the price of fish Nezum?

Nezumi65 Sun 02-Feb-20 15:14:17

I suppose some Far Right Parties are banned Lucywinter. I think I find the move to the right of the Tories scarier. What happened about Yaxley-Lenin’s attempts to join the Tory party. Last I saw Baroness Warsi was getting a load of abuse for suggesting the Party should refuse. I never saw an outcome.

I also didn’t see a response to Katie Hopkins shouting about Boris’ blue collar army.

That’s the sort of thing I would like to see the Tories stamping on. I know it’s harder now they have booted out the moderate MP’s.

Nezumi65 Sun 02-Feb-20 15:15:15

It was a reply to chestnut asking what the result would be if we banned anyone who came from abroad from voting (we did)

vegansrock Sun 02-Feb-20 15:20:02

chestnut apologies if you thought my reference to you patronising. It wasn’t intended to be. I just think it’s telling that several other posters have implicitly defended the thugs’ actions and the obscene songs.

ananimous Sun 02-Feb-20 15:48:12

Your 1st post on this thread is a disgrace, tbf.

ananimous Sun 02-Feb-20 15:48:27

Veg

vegansrock Sun 02-Feb-20 15:55:45

Disgrace? in what way- just stating some facts. I think its a disgrace that you and others do not disassociate yourself from the far right thugs who were celebrating in their own sweet way

Firecracker123 Sun 02-Feb-20 15:56:50

Well I've just looked at the Independent article and it's was written by a bias Remainer so no surprises there then. I've looked at the photos and cannot find any Nazi salutes as for the song 70 plus million f**k offs I've seen more offensive language by a small minority of Remain voters on here, faux outrage in my opinion. If it were your beloved lefty Lib Dems singing 70 million Bollocks to Boris and his cabinet you'd no doubt think it was a hoot.

ananimous Sun 02-Feb-20 15:57:50

You seem angry, buddy... all the time.

SirChenjin Sun 02-Feb-20 15:59:04

No she doesn’t - stop stirring, buddy.

ananimous Sun 02-Feb-20 15:59:18

veg

Chestnut Sun 02-Feb-20 15:59:48

Firecracker123 If it were your beloved lefty Lib Dems singing 70 million Bollocks to Boris and his cabinet you'd no doubt think it was a hoot.
?????

Kandinsky Sun 02-Feb-20 16:00:49

So true firecracker.
The double standards are laughable.

SirChenjin Sun 02-Feb-20 16:03:46

So you can categorically say that there have been no Nazi salutes or any other forms of racist chants as Leavers celebrate?

ananimous Sun 02-Feb-20 16:05:01

Your 1st post here -It's a bit of a rant veg, sorry.
You went off on one.
I only recapped on my Independence break in the city,
lie down for a bit and recover your humour.

SirChenjin Sun 02-Feb-20 16:06:40

Oh buddy - you’re stirring again.

Chestnut Sun 02-Feb-20 16:11:33

vegansrock - I appreciate your apology ?
These posts can get distorted in meaning. Sometimes emojis help to convey the message. I'm pretty sure no-one on these threads would support or approve of racist thugs, but it's annoying that these people have been thrown into the spotlight as being in any way representative of leavers. As I said, the far right will certainly have voted leave but that's not something any of us can control. The reason? Probably because they have racist reasons to stop immigration.

Callistemon Sun 02-Feb-20 16:18:59

I don't know what you think my agenda is vegan (I don't have one apart from fairness) but describing a Nazi style thug and showing a picture of a man, presumably a Beexit supporter, enjoying a pint in a pub and linking him to to those seen in Parliament square is grossly unfair. He may have a family, this is now on out the www.

Of the people I know who voted Brexit, not one fits that description.
Nor does anyone I know who voted remain fit some of the descriptions online.

They all seem quite normal, sensible and civilised even if they disagree.

vegansrock Sun 02-Feb-20 16:24:00

I seem to remember the outrage at bollocks to Brexit stickers, not beloved or used by me thank you very much. I do think a song sung from a platform using the f and c word directed at people and having words on a screen encouraging a mass singalong more offensive but if its your kind of thing just say so.