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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Most people in positions of authority in the UK - most parties, politicians, educators, celebrities, corporate leaders, business groups, unions, professional associations, the finance industry, and most of the mainstream media - were against Brexit. The lesson from Brexit (and from Trump, the yellow vests in France, etc) is that much of the working class have lost faith in the elites and their institutions, and no longer regard their authority as legitimate.
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Trump, Farage, Boris, etc aren't elites? Its just a different group of rich people leading. US and UK are also enabled by very strong right wing media outlets.