Just wondered how many of you expats felt about the Brexit vote. were you OK with it? angered by it? or did you actually vote to leave? And if so, why?
You may have guessed that I voted to remain. Why on earth would I vote to leave? As an immigrant? And you know, a lot of young people too young to vote at the time were also upset by the vote, because it's denied them the right to live and work in 28 countries. Shameful. And I've heard left leaning British people quietly say that this vote was a knee jerk reaction, inherently racist and motivated by pure racism.
Since the Brexit vote, there has been a dramatic increase in hate crimes, racially fuelled of course. Some of them low level (eg targeting your neighbours with anti social behaviour because they are foreign), others higher level such as assaults on those who are foreign. There is also a sense that people think it's OK to say racist things out loud in public, as if everyone agrees. When I hear this, is makes my blood boil. I think "what makes you think I would be complicit in your ignorant, racist attitude?"
I still cannot quite believe that this was even put to referendum. But it was, and here we are. Imagine if Californians were given the vote to vote out all Mexicans. really? And all it's been for over two years is Brexit this, Brexit that. I think that word is the word I have come to hate the most of all words lol. Well no, I tell a lie. I hate the word "brexiteer" more. Bit like a mouseketeer but instead of micky mouse ears, an ugly, giant swastika x
