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Old 06-24-2016, 11:41 AM   #376
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
I can't find the image now, but one of the British media (the Telegraph?) had a word cloud of the most important issues for people on each side. The remain campaign was "economy". The dominating theme for leave was "immigration". It may be unfair to categorize most leave supporters as racist - overtly, at least - but the simple reality is that it is no coincidence that this happened at a time when the EU is dealing with a massive flood of 'undesirables' from brown countries.

Certainly there are many reasons intertwined with this vote - including the EU's power struggle and what-not. But everyone knows what drove this vote. Pretending otherwise is counterproductive.
But is the resistance to mass immigration to Europe simply about racism? Or are there concerns of overburdening social programs, health, welfare,etc.
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