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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:00 pm

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Now that the eurosceptics have won, Britain’s bitter divisions seem unbridgeable. While older, less educated, suburban and rural English and Welsh voters supported Brexit, young, better educated, and urban voters backed remaining in the EU
Now there you go, just about sums up the snobbery of the remain camp!

since when did "better-educated" / "young" and/or "urban" mean the same as "snob" ??? :conf:
Snob is definitely the wrong word. Self-regarding is far more appropriate, as is arrogant, or indeed biased. Or how about "wrong"?
How is it wrong?

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:15 pm

Remember Robert Peston? That kind of wrong.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:17 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
thebish wrote:
Hoboh wrote:
Now that the eurosceptics have won, Britain’s bitter divisions seem unbridgeable. While older, less educated, suburban and rural English and Welsh voters supported Brexit, young, better educated, and urban voters backed remaining in the EU
Now there you go, just about sums up the snobbery of the remain camp!

since when did "better-educated" / "young" and/or "urban" mean the same as "snob" ??? :conf:
Snob is definitely the wrong word. Self-regarding is far more appropriate, as is arrogant, or indeed biased. Or how about "wrong"?
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:27 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:Remember Robert Peston? That kind of wrong.
Robert Peston? Have you really seen him? Wrong on so many levels and also with an affectation which makes the average persons toes curl.
So, that sort of wrong? As far as comparisons with Remains are concerned, not very flattering eh LK?

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:31 pm

I meant the Robert Peston who caused the collapse of Northern Rock. Never mind.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:50 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:I meant the Robert Peston who caused the collapse of Northern Rock. Never mind.
Yes, never mind. Kurt Cobain fan?

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:52 pm

I could cut and paste it for you, but I don't want to upset hoboh.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:59 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:I could cut and paste it for you, but I don't want to upset hoboh.
Go on. Do it. I won't bother to read it unless you are talking of the lyrics from Heart-shaped Box.
Anyway, this Bob Preston.......

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:02 pm

I suspect this conversation is beginning to make about as much sense as Brexit to most people reading it.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:04 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:I meant the Robert Peston who caused the collapse of Northern Rock. Never mind.
The good news is, Peston can report people not being able to get money out of M&G, Aviva and Standard Life, because they won't let them - no chance of a run on those funds then...

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:17 pm

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How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by thebish » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:43 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.
what the toss are you on about BWFCi???

it is plainly wrong to assume that "educated" / "young" and/or "urban" people are snobbish.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:52 pm

thebish wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.
what the toss are you on about BWFCi???

it is plainly wrong to assume that "educated" / "young" and/or "urban" people are snobbish.
If we're getting back to good old British values, it is important to identify those that need to be under-stairs.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:47 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
thebish wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.
what the toss are you on about BWFCi???

it is plainly wrong to assume that "educated" / "young" and/or "urban" people are snobbish.
If we're getting back to good old British values, it is important to identify those that need to be under-stairs.
Quite.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:50 pm

Never mind that, I can think of some who need to be under the patio.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:25 pm

thebish wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.
what the toss are you on about BWFCi???

it is plainly wrong to assume that "educated" / "young" and/or "urban" people are snobbish.

Eh? He said the analysis was wrong. I was asking in what way it was wrong in suggesting that more elderly/northern suburban etc people voted leave...that is all....

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:45 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
thebish wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
bedwetter2 wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
How is it wrong?
I note that you didn't query self-regarding, arrogant or biased.
Well they are more opinions. And I'd not necessarily disagree with some to an extent.

But why is it wrong? The voting patterns are fairly well established.
what the toss are you on about BWFCi???

it is plainly wrong to assume that "educated" / "young" and/or "urban" people are snobbish.

Eh? He said the analysis was wrong. I was asking in what way it was wrong in suggesting that more elderly/northern suburban etc people voted leave...that is all....
Did I? I'm a little tinker, innit.

Although a little empirical evidence from sources other than the fevered imagination of Grauniad journalists would not go amiss.
Assumptions appear to have been made based upon some very dodgy extrapolation.
Anecdotal I know, but all of my contacts, whether in their twenties or sixties and all ages in between voted leave without exception. Many are of generally sound mind, professionals and entreprenuers, university educated. I don't recognise the supposed profile of the leave voters.
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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by thebish » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:52 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Eh? He said the analysis was wrong. I was asking in what way it was wrong in suggesting that more elderly/northern suburban etc people voted leave...that is all....

nahh - I think you've misread it. he said that "snob" was the wrong word - then suggested alternatives to assuming they are snobs (one of which was "wrong", another was "self-regarding"...)

I doubt either side had a monopoly on wrongness, snobbery or self-regard...

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:18 pm

thebish wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Eh? He said the analysis was wrong. I was asking in what way it was wrong in suggesting that more elderly/northern suburban etc people voted leave...that is all....

nahh - I think you've misread it. he said that "snob" was the wrong word - then suggested alternatives to assuming they are snobs (one of which was "wrong", another was "self-regarding"...)

I doubt either side had a monopoly on wrongness, snobbery or self-regard...
"He???"
How very dare you.
Although I've got no doubt that you, Your Bishness, have your finger on the pulse. And I know that secretly you agree with me albeit it is a love that dare not speak it's name.

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Re: Brexit or Britin

Post by bedwetter2 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:23 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:Never mind that, I can think of some who need to be under the patio.
Typical intolerant Marxist/Leninist response.

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