Does anyone else feel genuinely depressed about Brexit.

Actually, they were told this many times, and it was promptly dismissed as "project fear".

I was starting to think, "ah its alright, just a little of economic struggles"

Then I realised what an excellent unique deal we had, I also realised how this vote was decided by baby boomers, who have lived their lives with free education, little debt and cheap housing, and in a final act of selfishness, in their dying breaths took a permanent decision we were unhappy with.

So, let's examine this.

Baby boomers were born after WW2 between 1945-49 say. A time when there was rationing , very few goods to be had in the shops: huge national debt, infectious diseases like poliomyelitis were rife, the school leaving age was 15 and there were very, very few university places so the vast majority of the population had far fewer years of free education than today's youth.

Baby boomers spent the first decades of life in a world of vicious discrimination against blacks, Irish, women, gays etc. There were restrictions on university places eg.in medicine for women, women couldn't get a mortgage, couldn't get goods on hire purchase, were discriminated against by the 11 plus exams.

Blacks, Chinese and Irish were openly discriminated against in housing, employment etc. Women were paid far less than men for the same work, were sacked on marriage etc. Pregnancy outside marriage was a sin and led to forced adoptions and heart break. Gays were prosecuted and thrown into prison.

Housing was often extremely poor after the devastation of WW2 bombing, over crowding was rife. Schools in poor areas couldn't get enough teachers and there were classes of 50-60 as a matter of course - sometimes many more.

Is this the generation you think of as favoured?

Baby boomers successfully fought all this though the sixties and seventies and won the equality we take for granted today.

Surely the Brexiters who want to "make Britain great again" must be slightly bothered by the fact that our great Union may be on the verge of separating?

Okay, stupid question, of course you do.


I've felt so down all day because of this, and just have this constant sick feeling in my stomach. I genuinely feel like I'm grieving.

I feel like I'm grieving for our growing economy (slow but steady).

I'm grieving for our loss of cultural enrichment. If we weren't a part of the EU I'd never have met people from the likes France, Norway, Germany, who have so much to offer to our country. We have so much to gain from these cultures.

I'm grieving for us no longer being a leading institution for academia. The vast majority of my lecturers were European researchers- Germans, Dutch, Portuguese, Swiss, Italian. Without these people, the research department at my university would be nothing. UK is no longer going to be at the forefront of science.

I just feel so ashamed for us as a country. For making such a strong gesture of unwelcome to EU migrants. My sister's boss is Portuguese, and she could see the sheer hurt in her, with her boss expressing that she now feels unwelcome in the place she calls home. This is mirrored by so many EU immigrants across the UK. My university professor tweeted-

"I am an EU migrant trying to make a contribution to your country. It is because of people like me you voted Leave. Yes, it hurts."

I just feel so disgusted and sickened that we chose to make these people unwelcome. These who have such much to contribute to us.

I feel genuinely depressed about this. Can anyone who voted Stay shine a light on this for me please. And anyone who voted Leave, **** off, you should be made to pick up the pieces.

Okay, stupid question, of course you do.


I've felt so down all day because of this, and just have this constant sick feeling in my stomach. I genuinely feel like I'm grieving.

I feel like I'm grieving for our growing economy (slow but steady).

I'm grieving for our loss of cultural enrichment. If we weren't a part of the EU I'd never have met people from the likes France, Norway, Germany, who have so much to offer to our country. We have so much to gain from these cultures.

I'm grieving for us no longer being a leading institution for academia. The vast majority of my lecturers were European researchers- Germans, Dutch, Portuguese, Swiss, Italian. Without these people, the research department at my university would be nothing. UK is no longer going to be at the forefront of science.

I just feel so ashamed for us as a country. For making such a strong gesture of unwelcome to EU migrants. My sister's boss is Portuguese, and she could see the sheer hurt in her, with her boss expressing that she now feels unwelcome in the place she calls home. This is mirrored by so many EU immigrants across the UK. My university professor tweeted-

"I am an EU migrant trying to make a contribution to your country. It is because of people like me you voted Leave. Yes, it hurts."

I just feel so disgusted and sickened that we chose to make these people unwelcome. These who have such much to contribute to us.

I feel genuinely depressed about this. Can anyone who voted Stay shine a light on this for me please. And anyone who voted Leave, **** off, you should be made to pick up the pieces.

Actually, they were told this many times, and it was promptly dismissed as "project fear".

Okay, stupid question, of course you do.


I've felt so down all day because of this, and just have this constant sick feeling in my stomach. I genuinely feel like I'm grieving.

I feel like I'm grieving for our growing economy (slow but steady).

I'm grieving for our loss of cultural enrichment. If we weren't a part of the EU I'd never have met people from the likes France, Norway, Germany, who have so much to offer to our country. We have so much to gain from these cultures.

I'm grieving for us no longer being a leading institution for academia. The vast majority of my lecturers were European researchers- Germans, Dutch, Portuguese, Swiss, Italian. Without these people, the research department at my university would be nothing. UK is no longer going to be at the forefront of science.

I just feel so ashamed for us as a country. For making such a strong gesture of unwelcome to EU migrants. My sister's boss is Portuguese, and she could see the sheer hurt in her, with her boss expressing that she now feels unwelcome in the place she calls home. This is mirrored by so many EU immigrants across the UK. My university professor tweeted-

"I am an EU migrant trying to make a contribution to your country. It is because of people like me you voted Leave. Yes, it hurts."

I just feel so disgusted and sickened that we chose to make these people unwelcome. These who have such much to contribute to us.

I feel genuinely depressed about this. Can anyone who voted Stay shine a light on this for me please. And anyone who voted Leave, **** off, you should be made to pick up the pieces.

Yes because the Leave party are going for the lets kick everyone out who is not British, yeah no they are not, We want something more like Australia Letting skilled and professional workers and students in so we will still continue to be very multicultural.

Lol not really. Nobody will want to come here anymore. Australia is sunny, at least

No because we are pro-democracy, and capable of respecting democratic choices.

It's looking like a complete waste of time trying to educate people that the leave voters aren't all voting due to immigration. As much as a waste as attempting to convince people Islam is not a race.

You really think nobody will want to come to the uk? Okay then.

Lol not really. Nobody will want to come here anymore. Australia is sunny, at least