>>>>>>http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36615028
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>>>>>Scary as hell. A real victory for isolationism, xenophobia and, I think, neo-Fascism.
>>>>You can look at it that way, or you can ask why so many people are rejecting western establishments.
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>>>Curious (legitimately curious), what do you mean by "rejecting western establishments"?
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>>I think that the dominant political parties, the EU, the World Bank, the IMF, et al have underestimated and/or ignored the increasing economic stresses felt by working people in western countries.
>>There are many reasons - automation, globalization, monetary policies, fiscal policies and the financial collapse- but to the person watching people fly around in private jets while he flips hamburgers, something is really wrong.
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>Its true
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>In London the more affluent areas voted remain while poorer (and whiter) areas voted leave

Not surprising.
Those poor people are ignored or looked at with scorn by the establishments here too.