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The whole point of democracy is giving people a say on what affects them.

(e.g Brits lose the right to vote after 15 years abroad)

That's why it's DISGRACEFUL that EU27 citizens, who are the most affected by Brexit, more so than Brits, didn't get a vote.
I mentioned that I met Ginie(in this video) & now several pro-Brexit accounts are trying to use spin conspiracies about her.
I'm disgusted with every single one of them.

Supporting something which risks ruining someone's life then attacking them for reaching out for help?🤮
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Femi
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I'm not saying Leave voters who said Brexit wouldn't harm EU-UK trade, secretly wanted No-Deal and were just lying.

But if you stay silent when you discover what you said wasn't true i.e. let #NoDealBrexit happen, that's just as bad as lying. The country will never forgive you.
You're going to have to looking your kids in the eye, kids who didn't vote for this, as they're forced to live in the only economy on Earth that doesn't have a single free trade deal with anyone within 2000 miles... BECAUSE OF YOUR VOTE.

Family dinners are going to be so lovely!
OR

You could do the logical, patriotic and democratic thing and recognise that the sovereignty-restoring, EU-UK trade-protecting, smooth Brexit you voted for isn't represented by either Deal or #NoDealBrexit, and campaign alongside your compatriots to make MPs call a referendum.
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Femi
@Femi_Sorry
"Are you saying Welsh farmers/ Northern factory-workers voted wrong?"

There's nothing "wrong" with a farmer / car factory-worker voting for a Brexit that keeps their no-tariff frictionless exports to their main market.

It's POLITICIANS forcing a totally different Brexit on them
Now if you're thinking "but they were wrong to trust those politicians", were you, as a remainer, an expert in EU law in 2016? Statistically, no, you weren't. You just trusted a different set of politicians to Leave voters...

Let's be clear:
It is a civic right to be able to trust one's elected politicians.

These are the people who literally make our laws. That makes them our legal representatives. For example, if a lawyer lied to their client about their legal position, YOU WOULDN'T BLAME THE CLIENT!

#Brexit
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Femi
@Femi_Sorry
Every time I made a point, Lucy Harris said I was confusing her.

52% voted for an unspecified Brexit in 2016.
Lucy admitted that there are versions of Brexit the majority don't want.
54% voted for Parties whose manifestos ruled out No Deal.
So No Deal is anti-democratic.
SIMPLE!
I asked Lucy Harris whether most Brexit voters like the deal.
That's a yes or no question. And the answer is no.
I asked whether that proves that there are versions of Brexit that the majority don't want.
Lucy Harris tried to argue that the Withdrawal Agreement isn't Brexit.
So I had to remind her what Article 50 actually says.
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