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This conversation is going to stay broken until people on both sides, both make AND LISTEN FOR the clear distinction between Brexit voters and Brexit politicians.
I've spoken to Brexit voters across the country. They are overwhelmingly decent people.
But⬇️
I've spoken to Brexit voters across the country. They are overwhelmingly decent people.
But⬇️
Did Nigel Farage use a poster that copied an actual Nazi propaganda film to stoke fears about Syrians coming here even though it had nothing to do with Brexit because we're not in the EU's common asylum policy, but they happened to be of a race he deemed scarier? Yes 
Did Jacob Rees-Mogg explicitly state that we should return to the Irish Border arrangements of The Troubles, during which 3,600 people died BECAUSE of issues related to the border? Yes
The constant war references regarding how we treat our allies, calling them the 'enemy', talk of 'surrender', calling anyone who questions Brexit 'traitors'.
These people aren't Nazis of course. But anyone who's read a history books should know following them doesn't end well.
These people aren't Nazis of course. But anyone who's read a history books should know following them doesn't end well.
Cue the analogy:
You may have previously dated someone who cheated on you with everyone in a 20-mile radius.
If your next partner starts texting club strangers and refusing to say where they spent nights, it's probably not AS bad as your ex, but you'd be dumb not to be cautious.
You may have previously dated someone who cheated on you with everyone in a 20-mile radius.
If your next partner starts texting club strangers and refusing to say where they spent nights, it's probably not AS bad as your ex, but you'd be dumb not to be cautious.
That said, it is utterly essential we reach out to people who haven't noticed the warning signs. People who just see the Brexiteer politicians as defenders of the Brexit they voted for.
