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Decades of uncertainty and political chaos have been unleashed by a generation of voters that barely possesses the digital literacy to use a USB stick correctly. As a result, our Parliament will spend years ignoring the tangible problems of ordinary people while they renegotiate long-held treaties that simply don't need fixing. The vital resources that could deliver opportunity and prosperity for my generation will now be spent grasping for the little negotiating power the U.K. has left. The hope? That these crumbs of power can be used in a desperate battle for rapid agreement on new trade deals.
Google has reported a dramatic increase in searches for Irish passport applications since the Leave result became clear. If the conversations I've had are anything to go by, the next big decision for baby boomers will be how to pay for their pensions when members of my generation pack up their bags to abandon the sinking ship that the U.K. has just become.
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http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed...624-story.html
The split was clearly along generational lines. The elderly simply don't understand how global the world is now or how the European mindset has supplanted outdated concepts of nationalism.
And the young will now pay the price for the ignorance and xenophobia of their grandparents.