Here are some reasons why Brexit feels sickening: Having the military drive gasoline trucks around because there are too few drivers to ensure all the gas station get enough gasoline; it is literally sickening if you are ill, wait at the NHS, but don't really get treated because they are understaffed; not having trains that function over Christmas to visit your relatives feels pretty sickening; and
now the biggest strikes in a decade are bringing the country to a grinding halt.
Lastly, economically, the IMF has reminded everyone that the UK is now Europe's sick man. The evidence is clear that Brexit was a huge fail for the UK - although for the wealthy it seems to be a big win, no wonder they endorse it.
I think these are enough reasons to feel sickened by Brexit (unless you are wealthy enough to buy yourself out of all these problems).
Our European citizenship, something many of us were proud of, was taken away against our will after a misleading campaign and a badly run referendum full of lies. Brexit has turned out incredibly badly.
I understand why this was sickening, I felt that too.
I hate to knee jerk but this feels very much like US politics: “they lied to everyone but I’m smart enough to see through it”.
Do you, even for a moment, believe the other side even has a point at all? You must realize the opposition says the exact same thing: “they lied but I’m smart enough to see through it!”
If there is a clear argument for or against Brexit, then it’s not “sickening”. To paint it as such ignores legitimate arguments and as such makes me question the journalistic integrity.
The closer I look at politics, the more I think democracy is driven by emotion rather than rationale.
I'm somewhat perplexed that 3 years after the UK's actual departure and 6.5 since the vote, with 3 Prime Ministers being defenestrated in shame in a row (I don't count Cameron for that but YMMV) — May for 95% disapproval of her Brexit plan, Johnson for being pathologically dishonest and reckless, and Truss once they realised they'd mistaken the wood scraped off the bottom of the barrel for "leadership qualities" — that there's anyone who thinks that specific party has "a point".
(One can of course say that Lab is also bad, especially as they've yet to win despite all that, it doesn't matter)
It's also noteworthy that Farage, who complained of too many people coming into the country during the referendum (the "Breaking Point" posters), is now upset about people leaving the country and the possibility of a brain drain).
I had European Citizenship, it was taken away, I did not want this to happen. This was sickening to many of us. I don't believe there is anything there that is incorrect?
They did lie. They lied often and obviously. Go look up the Brexit bus, see where the money for the NHS is. Maybe look at some of the adverts around Turkey joining the EU. I won't convince you over the internet, but If you go looking, it won't be hard to convince yourself.
The other side may have had a point if Nigel Farage didn't immediately backpedal on the "Let's give 350m a month to the NHS instead of the EU" talking point after the referendum.
1) The main thing of brexit was to "take back control" away from "unelected EU officials" and allow debates by elected officials in Parliament. (british laws for british people)
2) Then the second overtone was stopping or lowering migration, but that was implied.
3) Thirdly was the money aspect, that we would have more money to make public services better.
on point 1, we have more statutory instruments now, which allows secretaries of state to change laws at will, without debate. This is a direct betrayal, and something that could have been avoided, but required consensus (which doesn't exist on either side of the debate). We are still pumping out shit laws that people don't like.
