Originally Posted by
foobar
The referendum had nothing to do with Farage, no matter how much he pops up in the media and takes credit for it.
It came about as a result of a civil war within the Tory party between modern Tories and what Cameron described as the "swivel eyed loons" within the party. These loons are the type who watched their family's colonial fortunes dwindle over the last century and so harken back to the former glories of Empire etc, these retards really believe that leaving the EU will make this happen rofl! ...you asked earlier in the thread why people keep bringing up Empire in reference to Brexiteers...this is why.
Dave called the referendum because he was sure the British public would never side with the "swivel eyed loons" as their interests and concerns do not converge in any way shape or form. But, he didn't bank on the right wing, poorly educated and butthurt masses being so easily duped via the mainstream media that somehow the EU was to blame for all their ills and if only the UK could leave the EU and stop all those smelly foreigners coming into the country then somehow all the problems: trade deficit, austerity, national debt, job quality, hyper inflation etc would be somehow magically fixed.