Thread by @tony_nog

1) thread - "the left behind" & #Brexit
Can get very angry about this but think it's worthwhile tweeting about the "but what about the cry of despair/austerity led causes of #Brexit?" faction (see below)

A step by step guide to analysing that position

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

2) firstly - is there inequality? Yes. Has austerity hit hard? Yes. Are you angry about it? Of course. Is it tied to #Brexit?

Let's see

3) Firstly, prove to yourself that vast numbers of the *impacted* working class voted for #Brexit. Not from hearsay or "why can't we just leave" tantra on Question Time or the financially secure but *actual proof* that working people voted for #Brexit as a response to austerity

4) then prove to yourself these people voted knowing the likely consequences and were genuinely inclined to say"fuck it, how much worse can it be" by finding polls saying they were prepared to pay for Brexit

5) if you get this far, ask yourself if these people have your values & are people you would normally align with

6) my guess is you won't, because those who had something to loose did not vote in huge numbers to lose even more.

In fact what you've actually done is let your righteous anger on austerity tie it to Brexit, even though it will cause more austerity.

7) so in the end you're actually just playing at politics, like it's some game of "check my privilege", following a Tory agenda because you *want* Brexit to be a justifying part of the austerity story
Meanwhile those you profess to care about will take the hit

8) a Brexit hit by the way that most of them never voted for and would not have supported if it had been made clear, by brexiters, the Tories or Labour today
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