Did you vote Remain? You should be angry.
Were you unable to vote because of your age, citizenship, or residency? You should be angry.
Did you choose not to vote because you felt you didn't have enough data to make an informed decision? You should be angry.
Did you vote Leave? Do you now regret it? You should be angry.
Did you vote vote Leave? Do you still believe it's the right thing? I think you're wrong, but you too should be angry.
Are you Theresa May? Did David Cameron and the Eton old boys run off and leave you holding the bag full of their steaming turd? You should be angriest of all.
For years Nigel Farage and his ilk have been telling us to blame the EU for our problems. The government encouraged them. Frankly, David Cameron was probably thrilled with them. It was like winning the political lottery.
Can't get an appointment to see your GP? Blame the invading hordes of EU migrants (never mind it's actually due disgraceful underfunding and mismanagement by the Tories). Having to wait at the local A&E? Kids can't get a place in the school you wanted to send them to? On a mile-long wait list for social housing? Can't get welfare or can't get by on what they give you when you finally do? Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Can't smoke in the pub? Must be the EU's fault (it's not).
And yet, as we all discovered on the 24th of June, neither the government nor the Leave campaign actually had a plan. Yes, yes, fine — Brexit means Brexit. But what does Brexit actually mean?
That no one had a Brexit plan suggests they did not take it seriously. This was a game of oneupmanship between entitled trust-fund toffs.
There was no plan because this was never real to them. Boris described the £275,000 a year he was paid to write a column for the Telegraph as chicken feed. That's £2,292 per hour according to him. Chicken feed. How rich is David Cameron. No one knows because he hides his money from his own government to avoid paying taxes. Both were born into money. Neither has to work a day in his life ever again if he chooses.
They have dropped us all into the toilet for a laugh.
And so we should be angry. Both Leavers and Remainers alike should be angry. We should not wallow in our anger, nor should we waste it on each other. Our anger should be our impetus to act. It should spur us into doing something.
Talk to people. Engage one another in passionate — yet respectful — debate.
Write. Blog, tweet, post to Facebook. Write to your MP, your MEP, the leaders of political parties, your local councillors (they may have the ear of of your MP or be otherwise well connected).
Plan events. Volunteer at events. Attend events.
Join a political party. Share your views with them. Listen to the views of other members. Attend meetings.
Join #MoreUnited.
Donate money if you've got any. Donate your time if you have that. Sign petitions — lots of them. Wear badges. Wear safety pins. Wear t-shirts with slogans.
Above all, educate yourself. Research the implications of Brexit. Research the fallout. Read articles by people you agree with. Read articles by intelligent, well-informed people with whom you disagree passionately. Read articles you don't understand. Ask questions. Talk to people who hold different viewpoints, come from different cultures, come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, are of a different religion.
We can come back from this. We can recover. We can move forward. But only if we don't back down. Only if we learn from our mistakes. Only if we don't keep calm and carry on.
Were you unable to vote because of your age, citizenship, or residency? You should be angry.
Did you choose not to vote because you felt you didn't have enough data to make an informed decision? You should be angry.
Did you vote Leave? Do you now regret it? You should be angry.
Did you vote vote Leave? Do you still believe it's the right thing? I think you're wrong, but you too should be angry.
Are you Theresa May? Did David Cameron and the Eton old boys run off and leave you holding the bag full of their steaming turd? You should be angriest of all.
For years Nigel Farage and his ilk have been telling us to blame the EU for our problems. The government encouraged them. Frankly, David Cameron was probably thrilled with them. It was like winning the political lottery.
Can't get an appointment to see your GP? Blame the invading hordes of EU migrants (never mind it's actually due disgraceful underfunding and mismanagement by the Tories). Having to wait at the local A&E? Kids can't get a place in the school you wanted to send them to? On a mile-long wait list for social housing? Can't get welfare or can't get by on what they give you when you finally do? Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Can't smoke in the pub? Must be the EU's fault (it's not).
And yet, as we all discovered on the 24th of June, neither the government nor the Leave campaign actually had a plan. Yes, yes, fine — Brexit means Brexit. But what does Brexit actually mean?
That no one had a Brexit plan suggests they did not take it seriously. This was a game of oneupmanship between entitled trust-fund toffs.
There was no plan because this was never real to them. Boris described the £275,000 a year he was paid to write a column for the Telegraph as chicken feed. That's £2,292 per hour according to him. Chicken feed. How rich is David Cameron. No one knows because he hides his money from his own government to avoid paying taxes. Both were born into money. Neither has to work a day in his life ever again if he chooses.
They have dropped us all into the toilet for a laugh.
And so we should be angry. Both Leavers and Remainers alike should be angry. We should not wallow in our anger, nor should we waste it on each other. Our anger should be our impetus to act. It should spur us into doing something.
Talk to people. Engage one another in passionate — yet respectful — debate.
Write. Blog, tweet, post to Facebook. Write to your MP, your MEP, the leaders of political parties, your local councillors (they may have the ear of of your MP or be otherwise well connected).
Plan events. Volunteer at events. Attend events.
Join a political party. Share your views with them. Listen to the views of other members. Attend meetings.
Join #MoreUnited.
Donate money if you've got any. Donate your time if you have that. Sign petitions — lots of them. Wear badges. Wear safety pins. Wear t-shirts with slogans.
Above all, educate yourself. Research the implications of Brexit. Research the fallout. Read articles by people you agree with. Read articles by intelligent, well-informed people with whom you disagree passionately. Read articles you don't understand. Ask questions. Talk to people who hold different viewpoints, come from different cultures, come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, are of a different religion.
We can come back from this. We can recover. We can move forward. But only if we don't back down. Only if we learn from our mistakes. Only if we don't keep calm and carry on.
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