Originally Posted by Dotheboyshall:
“Did they die of shame?”
“Did they die of shame?”
Some of them probably committed suicide when they read the Remnants' posts on here.
120,000 leave voters now dead
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Originally Posted by shaddler:
“So, this is what the bottom of the barrel looks like.”
“So, this is what the bottom of the barrel looks like.”
Not sure we've got there yet judging by some on here!
Originally Posted by allaorta:
“Some of them probably committed suicide when they read the Remnants' posts on here.”
“Some of them probably committed suicide when they read the Remnants' posts on here.”
Perhaps some Bremain posters have been visiting old folks homes.
Originally Posted by MrEdgarFinchley:
“I'm surprised these concocted/conjectured figures show such a slim "majority" for remain.
Let the self-centred old feckers stew for a bit longer, see their triple lock, free bus pass and winter fuel allowance shrink or disappear, and they'll be going down like flies when Brexit actually happens.”
“I'm surprised these concocted/conjectured figures show such a slim "majority" for remain.
Let the self-centred old feckers stew for a bit longer, see their triple lock, free bus pass and winter fuel allowance shrink or disappear, and they'll be going down like flies when Brexit actually happens.”
Thanks to you, the OP and other misery masters on here wishing us old ones well. When you go to cross the road, make sure you can reach the other side before a car reaches you.
Originally Posted by jmclaugh:
“Perhaps some Bremain posters have been visiting old folks homes.”
“Perhaps some Bremain posters have been visiting old folks homes.
”
Aye, that would class as mass suicide.
Originally Posted by Vast_Girth:
“To all those asking "so what?" The point is support for brexit is decreasing and will likely continue to do so. If in a years time support has fallen to say 40%, but A50 has already been triggered, it is going to create even more political turmoil than we have now, potentially even stopping brexit. (queue plenty of "get over it"s in response) We are in for a rough few years and no mistake.”
“To all those asking "so what?" The point is support for brexit is decreasing and will likely continue to do so. If in a years time support has fallen to say 40%, but A50 has already been triggered, it is going to create even more political turmoil than we have now, potentially even stopping brexit. (queue plenty of "get over it"s in response) We are in for a rough few years and no mistake.”
So what...........lol.
Originally Posted by allaorta:
“About time some of you started having a dig at (for my first time) remoaners.”
“About time some of you started having a dig at (for my first time) remoaners.”
I for one have criticised people on both sides, maybe a lot of reasonable people have left the site in exasperation
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“Most who voted Remain have accepted the result and are not trying to overturn it. How many times does this have to be said?”
“Most who voted Remain have accepted the result and are not trying to overturn it. How many times does this have to be said?”
As many times as you have the breath to say it.
Originally Posted by aurichie:
“Pretty much all. Very few young, healthy and mentally sound people voted for brexit.”
“Pretty much all. Very few young, healthy and mentally sound people voted for brexit.”
Did you vote Conservative in the 2015 general election?
If you did you voted for having the referendum and for adhering to the result.
So were willing to have the UK leave the EU.
Originally Posted by voteout:
“Certainly not UKIP or the Tories if the whole thing goes down the pan.
I want the same thing you do (so-called hard Brexit), but for different reasons. I want to give the Leavers enough fuel to slam themselves into the wall.
At which point the backlash will be very hard indeed.”
“Certainly not UKIP or the Tories if the whole thing goes down the pan.
I want the same thing you do (so-called hard Brexit), but for different reasons. I want to give the Leavers enough fuel to slam themselves into the wall.
At which point the backlash will be very hard indeed.”
You just be careful your not hit on the rebound, it could kill of your remaining brain cells.
Originally Posted by CSJB:
“The independent has lost all sense of reason over the EU vote, they have no integrity left at all.
Their absurd article makes ridiculous assumptions, the reality is they have no idea who voted which way and how people would vote in a new referendum.
Maybe everyone who voted for brexit should wear some sort of badge to indentify themselves - a yellow star would seem to be the most appropriate.”
“The independent has lost all sense of reason over the EU vote, they have no integrity left at all.
Their absurd article makes ridiculous assumptions, the reality is they have no idea who voted which way and how people would vote in a new referendum.
Maybe everyone who voted for brexit should wear some sort of badge to indentify themselves - a yellow star would seem to be the most appropriate.”
Perhaps a tattoo, eh?
Originally Posted by Vast_Girth:
“A pointy cap with a big D on the front would be more appropriate.”
“A pointy cap with a big D on the front would be more appropriate.”
You could share yours out.
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“No, because Leavers tend to be older than Remainers. I think that was the point of the thread.”
“No, because Leavers tend to be older than Remainers. I think that was the point of the thread.”
So , no old voters were remainers ?, PLEASE, keep making yourself look stupid !
fag packet maths
ONS weekly death statistics appears to run at about 10,000 per week for over 65's for the first six weeks, so i'll just use that, we're only looking at the 6 months since the vote which gives us 260,000 and 25% of over 65s dont vote in general elections so lets use that too, which gives us 195,000. The breakdown of the vote for over 65s was roughly 40%/60% remain/leave.
So we have a total of 78,000 remain voters and 117,000 leave voters dead.
Is it a normal thing after losing a vote to be so frustrated that you want to know exactly how many of the people voted for the result have died?
ONS weekly death statistics appears to run at about 10,000 per week for over 65's for the first six weeks, so i'll just use that, we're only looking at the 6 months since the vote which gives us 260,000 and 25% of over 65s dont vote in general elections so lets use that too, which gives us 195,000. The breakdown of the vote for over 65s was roughly 40%/60% remain/leave.
So we have a total of 78,000 remain voters and 117,000 leave voters dead.
Is it a normal thing after losing a vote to be so frustrated that you want to know exactly how many of the people voted for the result have died?
Originally Posted by gashead:
“There's a quote oft used by politicians and statesmen going back centuries that goes something like: If you're not a liberal [for which read left leaning] when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
(The ages and political parties change according to the time it was said in. I believe the above is attributed to Churchill, although there's no evidence he actually said it.)”
“There's a quote oft used by politicians and statesmen going back centuries that goes something like: If you're not a liberal [for which read left leaning] when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
(The ages and political parties change according to the time it was said in. I believe the above is attributed to Churchill, although there's no evidence he actually said it.)”
Churchill did actually change parties and change back so he quite possibly did say it.
Originally Posted by B-29:
“So , no old voters were remainers ?, PLEASE, keep making yourself look stupid !”
“So , no old voters were remainers ?, PLEASE, keep making yourself look stupid !”
The figure is in the article posted by the OP, if you want to look.
Originally Posted by B-29:
“So , no old voters were remainers ?, PLEASE, keep making yourself look stupid !”
“So , no old voters were remainers ?, PLEASE, keep making yourself look stupid !”
They didn't say that, they said most leave voters were older. How you go from that to "no old voters were remainers" makes one person look stupid and it wasn't the person you quoted.
(Hint, its you)
Originally Posted by aurichie:
“Pretty much all. Very few young, healthy and mentally sound people voted for brexit.”
“Pretty much all. Very few young, healthy and mentally sound people voted for brexit.”
Would those be the "mentally sound" "highly educated" young people who didn't realise that in order to win a vote you actually have to get off your arse and cast a vote?
Turn-out was lowest amongst the younger voters, showing that a great deal of young people didn't care either way.
Originally Posted by Hacker Harrier:
“Frankly surprised you've not died of embarrassment in the Politics forums TBH.”
“Frankly surprised you've not died of embarrassment in the Politics forums TBH.”
We're all surprised he's still in the country.
Originally Posted by aurichie:
“Exactly right.”
“Exactly right.”
You should aim to do that, even if only occasionally.
Originally Posted by DinkyDoobie:
“...
So we have a total of 78,000 remain voters and 117,000 leave voters dead.
...”
“...
So we have a total of 78,000 remain voters and 117,000 leave voters dead.
...”
Which suggests to me that re-running the vote would not in fact have it going 52-48 the other way, which means that the OP is quoting an 'article' (indy100, seriously) that is in fact a heap of total utter bollocks.
And obviously add in the 'ha ha old people died' thing we do get to the question of how we balance out who is more deserving of a place in civilised society.
Originally Posted by hansue:
“The trouble is the younger voters know nothing different than being in the EU so they probably want the status quo. Older voters have seen the changes that have happened over the years and don't like what they see. Its not what we signed up for.”
“The trouble is the younger voters know nothing different than being in the EU so they probably want the status quo. Older voters have seen the changes that have happened over the years and don't like what they see. Its not what we signed up for.”
Well I have a plan. Let's rejig the figures without both the 10% oldest (or dead) voters and 10% youngest.
Since some of the Re-On-and On-and On - and On Moaners think old people shouldn't be allowed to vote, lets also say you have to have at least 10 years adult life within the EU.
Now this leaves it to the top end of Generation X and the younger and mid-age Boomers... who happen to be overwhemingly in favour of Brexit and hugely outnumber Generation Crying.
Originally Posted by aurichie:
“There is no doubt support for brexit is dying every minute of every day. The young and healthy didn't want brexit, and they should not have to suffer the consequences when those who supported it are already dying off.”
“There is no doubt support for brexit is dying every minute of every day. The young and healthy didn't want brexit, and they should not have to suffer the consequences when those who supported it are already dying off.”
Most of the young and healthy didn't care - as in they didn't vote.
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