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s0nicfan posted...

*shrugs* I'm not saying none of the comparisons are justified. I'm just saying maybe some of Corbyn's criticisms were valid and some of Johnson's weren't, and as such things weren't so one sided as to be able to claim "the media" succeeded in some sort of character assassination specifically against Corbyn.

I don't know that Labour would have been able to stop Brexit, Putting it to another referendum seemed like the "sneaky" way to cancel it, but given how this election went it might not have even come to a remain win. At the very least, all the markets rallying on the news of the results and the spike in value of the sterling is evidence that business at least prefers certainty over more waffling. But I also have more faith that the UK will be fine in the long run. They survived multiple world wars and existed just fine before the EU. There are plenty of other countries outside the EU that do business with them just fine, so I don't see brexit quite as the country-ending catastrophe as some do.

Edit: in summary, let me say that I wish all the best for the UK and hope they can bounce back from this, and that Labour finds a suitable replacement that accurately represents the needs of its constituents. And thank you for this refreshing and respectful back and forth.

Although I was very much in favour of remaining in the EU, it's less the leaving that worries me and more another 5 years (and possibly more) under the conservatives. The country feels like it's at breaking point already in terms of education, healthcare and general poverty.

As for the respectful back and forth, I've never seen the point in trying to abuse people just because they don't agree with everything you say.

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