MoroseTroll on 23/6/2016 at 12:36
caffeinatedzombeh: The higher stakes, the stronger temptation... to push the scales a bit. Perhaps I'm looking like a cynic, but that horrible murder of Jo Cox MP - could it be that little push I'm talking about?
faetal on 23/6/2016 at 12:38
She was murdered by a far right extremist because she supported allowing in Syrian refugees and the Remain campaign from what we can tell. Why, is there some new information that suggests he was a hired assassin?
caffeinatedzombeh on 23/6/2016 at 13:22
Quote Posted by dj_ivocha
How long until the final results are in, by the way? And will there be any intermediary results in the mean time?
Polls close at 10pm so depending on how they're counting and releasing results I'd expect to start seeing stuff at about midnight. Final result at maybe 4am onwards? maybe even as late as sensible o'clock if it's extremely close and a high turnout.
scumble on 23/6/2016 at 13:41
Postal vote for staying in was sent the other week.
MoroseTroll on 23/6/2016 at 14:29
Quote Posted by faetal
Why, is there some new information that suggests he was a hired assassin?
He could be a person with unstable mind condition under someone's influence, i.e. some kind of a zealot who thinks he's a hand of god, etc.
BTW, how often far extremists murder MPs because of Syrian refugees in Britain? The Syrian crisis has begun more than 5 years ago, so why that murderer did what he did just a few days ago? Someone can say it's just a coincidence, I can say it's not.
SD on 23/6/2016 at 14:31
Quote Posted by Thirith
Crossing my fingers for you guys.
My dad, who's German, has already asked me if, in the case of Brexit, I'd reapply for a German passport. I think it rankled him when back in the '90s I let mine expire and instead got a UK passport. Can't say I'd like identifying as a German when travelling, but it is something to consider.
My father is an Irish citizen; if Britain votes to leave the EU then I would have no hesitation in replacing my British passport with an Irish one when it runs out next year.
Krush on 23/6/2016 at 14:37
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why so many people (28%) don't trust... um... their government?
Who the hell
would trust a government? Did
you trust the US government when GW Bush was in charge? That's how those of us far-righters feel these days. Not that Bush was anything good either.
Thirith on 23/6/2016 at 14:50
Quote Posted by SD
My father is an Irish citizen; if Britain votes to leave the EU then I would have no hesitation in replacing my British passport with an Irish one when it runs out next year.
Yeah, but Irish vs. German? I'd swap with you anytime. (Which is totally irrational - a passport doesn't define me, so why would I resist getting a German one if I could and if it's advantageous?)
SD on 23/6/2016 at 14:55
Nobody really seems to hate the Irish, they are definitely more internationally popular than the British and the Germans, so that is a consideration. The main thing is retaining your EU privileges though.
At the moment the betting is heavy odds on for Remain, but I can't help feeling it'll end up being scary close.
PigLick on 23/6/2016 at 14:59
sorry for being ignorant but is this a compulsory vote?
