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The Washington Post's Hannah Jewell explains Brexit for Americans who aren't sure what's going on - and are worried it's too late to ask.
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[@OriginalDisplayName]

“Are you an American having a hard time making sense of Brexit news?” - No. I’m a Brit having a hard time making sense of Brexit news.

[@madzangels]

It's a country, leaving a political union - it's not that hard to understand. It's a less severe version of Scotland leaving the UK. Read a book.

[@gilwillia]

There is not a single US president in history that would agree to America sending $20bn 💰 per year to an organisation in, say, Bogota (where it is unaudited) or take laws from this organisation or have their courts below those in Bogota, or allow unfettered immigration from The Americas. Just before anyone gets misty eyed about the realities.

[@thatsmybiscuit1973]

@@madzangels it's not that simple,

[@KinchasaurasRex]

@@madzangels The UK is NOT a country. It's a union made up of 3 countries and a bit of someone else's.

[@WM78]

@@madzangels leaving the political and economic union

[@megc8470]

This should be Brexit explained for the Confused British

[@megc8470]

It was a good video though👍👍

[@domzbu]

Unfortunately this was utterly biased and uninformed. The only ones confused here are WaPo readers. Sad.

[@TommyD1021]

This didn't explain anything. But I think that was the point.

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

There should be one to explain brexit to the confused British politicians.

[@domzbu]

Conway79 most British politicians are Anti Brexit. In opposition to the demos that elected them. That’s why we are where we are

[@aperson22222]

I am an American and I am confused about Brexit, but I’m no more confused than the UK’s leaders.

[@jacobsxavier6082]

liars trapped in their own lies like farage and incompetent morons like johnson. Both running away from their responsibilities when confronted with their responsibilities. This is a farce of democracy.

[@davidrobertsemail]

aperson22222 they are focused on reversing Brexit. They are not confused. They all voted to remain.

[@jacobsxavier6082]

@Amanda Hughes I'll do my best ! This will probably be the easiest thing in human history ;)

[@jemimat-h9619]

Lmao true

[@ionlyfearphobophobia]

Our leaders aren't confused, they're liars. The Conservatives gave us a referendum in 2016 as a way to get their UKIP voters back, because they were so sure it would result in a landslide remain as all the opinion polls predicted. Their ploy backfired, and now they've spent the last 2 and half years running down the clock buying as much time as they can, in the hopes before the deadline the public changes their mind. All they've had to show for their efforts is propaganda and lies, tot he point the public looks even more for Leave that it was two years ago.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

If it helps any Americans watching, look at it this way: There’s around 650 politicians in Parliament that represent different parts of the U.K. Brexit is like a wall painted blue and they’re all arguing over what shade it is. Thank you.

[@TheCrusaders13]

Thanks

[@Error-yh3xr]

😂😂😂

[@nicolaspablo4616]

😂😂😂

[@dr.canaangodsfavorite79]

Indeed

[@constipatedcats474]

Thanks bro, I got it now

[@Frank-1978]

Just to be clear on one thing. The EU didn't demand the backstop. That was the UK government themselves

[@domzbu]

Just to be clear, it was Olly Robbins who drew up the backstop idea. He is an arch Remainer and Europhile. He also happens to be a former soviet sympathiser and worked for Ed Milliband. Tells you everything.

[@jonathaneddy]

untrue...the EU first tabled the backstop in a form in complete breach of the Good Friday Agreement; they proposed separating NI out of the UK through a partial customs union, keeping NI under EU court decisions and by erecting a customs barrier between NI and GB. The UK negotiated amendment was to keep the entire UK under the same terms as the EU proposed for NI.

[@cros13]

@@jonathaneddy An NI-only backstop doesn't breach the GFA. And any cross-community consent issues could be solved with an NI-only referendum on the backstop (which polls at over 70% support in NI). Removing NI from ECJ jurisdiction does violate the GFA by removing the guarantee of equal protection under the law and allowing regulatory divergence. But you are correct that the expansion of the backstop UK-wide was the UK's idea (and one many EU27 nations were unhappy about).

[@jonathaneddy]

@@cros13 The Belfast Agreement strictly controls any constitutional change to the status of NI subject to a border poll. No border poll, no NI only backstop. Please retract your previous statement.

[@cros13]

@@jonathaneddy I absolutely disagree. A referendum on the Backstop itself is fully in keeping with the principles outlined in Section 1 (v) and (vi): (v) affirm that whatever choice is freely exercised by a majority of the people of Northern Ireland, the power of the sovereign government with jurisdiction there shall be exercised with rigorous impartiality on behalf of all the people in the diversity of their identities and traditions and shall be founded on the principles of full respect for, and equality of, civil, political, social and cultural rights, of freedom from discrimination for all citizens, and of parity of esteem and of just and equal treatment for the identity, ethos, and aspirations of both communities; (vi) recognise the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose, and accordingly confirm that their right to hold both British and Irish citizenship is accepted by both Governments and would not be affected by any future change in the status of Northern Ireland. The majority of Unionists are in favor of the backstop... heck the majority of DUP voters are in favor. We just need a democratic expression of that consent to an NI-only backstop to shut the extremists up.

[@BPoweredLove]

Thanks for the video! Signed, Still Confused in the US

[@gregoryashton]

“Nobody knows what’s going on.” Never a truer statement made

[@TGreen89]

This still doesn't make any sense to me 😂

[@samuelkansinity6150]

Neither does it make sense to our UK politicians

[@Anymous578]

I know I watched the whole video twice and I'm still confused

[@just1bandfan104]

Same

[@ghostdog2041]

Me, either. But you know what? Screw ‘em. I’ve got to take care of myself. Britain might as well be Mars in the scope of my life.

[@popo0129]

I too am still confused.. My brain hurts someone help.

[@akbarallardfreichmann2938]

Simple people are not interested in their society of politics. They rather believe their feelings than facts.

[@rowredround7206]

Most people, unfortunately.

[@domzbu]

What you are describing are most pro EU Remain voters

[@redsox685]

@BigWilki123321 FoM for EU Citizen and on the other hand Asylum seekers during the migration crisis in 2015-17 have nottin todo with each other.

[@roepieroepie5333]

@Simon John Do you really think that after brexit no polish people and others.. will come to the uk. I think more people will go to the uk because there will be no border control in france and the EU wanted to let them go..

[@akbarallardfreichmann2938]

How little do you understand about history? Like slavery? Good for business at that time. Isn't it? There you have your "own" immigration policy.

[@fordhouse8b]

"Cant properly leave the EU?" That claim makes no sense. The EU is only saying that the UK can't leave the EU without a backstop if they desire to have any trade deals with the EU. There is absolutely nothing undemocratic about this. If the EU chooses not to have any trade deals with the UK, the democratic rights of the British has in no way been violated. Citizens of the UK have no absolute democratic right to work in Germany, vacation in Greece, buy wine from the French, sell British cheese to the Danes, hire Polish workers, or anything else of the sort. The EU country have the sovereign right to not have any trade relations with the British at all. The only democratic right the UK has, is the right to decide if they are willing to accept any and all of those possible consequences of not having an open border between the the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. If they are, they can go ahead and brexit to their heart's content.

[@Benzknees]

Total rubbish, the UK has an automatic trade deal with most of the world inc the EU via its membership of the WTO, and the EU has no option but to trade with the UK under such rules. And the UK never had the slightest intention to re-establish a hard border with the Irish Republic. The backstop ‘problem’ is a mechanism exploited by the EU arch-federalists to stop Brexit, as they know once Britain leaves others will follow and their gravy train will hit the buffers. And fyi there are no ‘citizens’ in the UK, as we are not a republic. We have subjects. And the right to travel to another country is not a ‘democratic right’, it has nothing to do with democracy. Does your country forbid people from non-democratic countries travelling in and out of it, e.g. from China??

[@Addlibs]

It's actually Theresa May that insisted on having a backstop as part of the deal, as a temporary solution to the NI border problem, as it would otherwise be a violation of the Good Friday Agreement. Parliament doesn't like it though. EU doesn't want this particular backstop, they want any solution; they just don't want to be seen as responsible for any problems that arise out of this. If perhaps May shifted her red-lines, towards a Swiss style EEA membership, then the whole backstop wouldn't be required at all. In the end, it is a UK problem, and the EU has nothing to do with it. After Brexit, both NI and England will be out of the EU, and the EU won't particularly care.

[@Madyetmellow]

Benzknees and how many countries trade solely on WTO?. List every single country that trades only through WTO. Gogogo... 😂

[@Benzknees]

Madyetmellow - Full Fact report “Of 135 non-EU members of the World Trade Organisation, 58 currently trade with the EU under negotiated trade terms. The rest (77) trade under WTO terms”.

[@Madyetmellow]

Benzknees as I suspected. Same old bullshit. List those countries that trade solely on WTO terms and that don’t have a deal or are working on a deal with the EU... Holy See Mauritania Monaco Montenegro Palau Timor-Leste Sao Tome and Principe Serbia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Western Sahara Good luck making up the shortfall from Mauritania. After all it’s GDP is $4,714million (0.2% of the UK’s). Every other country that trades are in deals outside of WTO and that includes the bigger economies. Let me correct that. Serbia and Montenegro are part of CEFTA. The list is shrinking 😱

[@tylerfay5157]

Why would you hold a vote without having a clear plan set out LOL

[@jirivegner3711]

Because UK is very bad when it comes to referenda, they are almost entirely representative democracy, similar to most European countries. And mainly because brexit vote was from the start supposed to lose. Both sides were playing political and party games and completely ignored possibility of Leave winning the vote.

[@hoodaticus]

The WTO was the plan. Well over a hundred countries use the same plan.

[@jirivegner3711]

@@hoodaticus wto rules are used if there is no trade deal, going back to them is a failure not a victory. They also necessitate hard border between RoI and NI. How many people voted for that?

[@hoodaticus]

@@jirivegner3711 A lot of people claim they voted for just that.

[@jacobsxavier6082]

@@hoodaticus 'A lot of people' ... you're funny, I have a lot of people in my city too, a few thousands, or maybe you're talking about millions ? Who knows the referendum was based on leaving or remaining and nothing else. But it was also based on some lies like a big one written on a red bus, or that negotiating a new trade deal would be the 'easiest thing in the world' or that the UE is terrified... you're just a sunk cost to us. love, from brussels.

[@zackzavetnaya4458]

0:00 me: “what’s going on I don’t understand brexit” 0:28 me “oh it all makes sense”

[@TomTwain]

All the rest of the world needs to know about Brexit is "if you think your country's rulers are corrupt... you are not alone"... it's the same everywhere !

[@artificialgravitas8954]

Well they would be better off if they didn't indulge in it so for austerity

[@y.t.nagging7169]

The Europeans are looking at the charade with open mouth. Wondering what's going on.

[@artificialgravitas8954]

What do you mean, what charade and which Europeans?

[@stuartcrossland1746]

Europeans like the yellow vests?

[@artificialgravitas8954]

@@stuartcrossland1746 Well the French do now

[@JUSTcauseTWO1]

Trust me, so are the British.

[@slimboyfat9409]

Y.T. Nagging English get out. No deal. Go crawl away.

[@lokisg3]

*4 years later* Americans: We still confuse to why UK leaving EU and the benefit?

[@Khasidon]

1:48 the backstop was Theresa May's proposal and the EU agreed to it, and now sticking with it. It wasn't an EU demand before the UK said it wanted it.

[@swanpride]

The EU just wanted some sort of default solution for the Irish Border. They didn't exactly care how it looked like as long as it was workable. They plan was more along the line of leaving Northern Ireland alone in the customs union. It was the UK which insisted on the current version, mostly because the DUP made a fuss over the other version. Because while the majority of northern Irelands would have most likely be okay with it, the DUP are extremely ideological about the question. Plus, they always hated the Good Friday agreement. I bet they are giddy about the opportunity to wreck it.

[@sarowie]

@@swanpride and the fun part about the DUP: They wanted this version of the backstop, but are unwilling to support it in parliament. Forming a government with the DUP (without a commons or at least any vision) maybe was not the brightest idea.

[@xellos5262]

The backstop was an EU demand, but the UK changed it. The EU wanted that in case of no new trade deal, NI remained in the customs union until there is a new deal. The UK then demanded that this is extended to the entire UK, because they won't accept NI being treated separately. To call it "EU wanting to control the UK" can just not be taken serious. It's to prevent further bloodshed in Ireland. The ROI is an EU Member, and the EU will NOT sit back and watch these problem return to one of their own. The EU is more than an economic alliance. It watches out for its citizens. Which is why the UK wanted to leave in the first place. Too much protection of "lesser life forms" in their view.

[@TheMattTrakker]

Washington Post doesn't care, at all, about facts.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

I’m happy you’ve genuinely explained the Brexit situation to the other American so well. Usually I find Americans get the wrong end of the stick about this.

[@221BSam]

As a Brit, THANK-YOU! that made more sense then a lot of our news waffle 👊🏻

[@john0constantine]

This is more like: Brexit explained BY confused Americans.

[@kaziiqbal7257]

john0constantine just as confusing as Brexit explained by a confused British Prime Minister.

[@ionlyfearphobophobia]

A lying undemocratic British Prime Minister.

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

Why do you guys keep spelling "traitor" like that?

[@kaziiqbal7257]

That0Homeless0Guy because that would be depriving he American president of his title.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

If Brits are free to leave the EU without being shamed and humiliated and called traitors without being forced to physically move from where they were born, then Brits are free to leave the stupid childish monarchy and are free to overthrow the nation/the country & free Julian Assange without being shamed and humiliated and called traitors without being forced to physically move from where they were born. It is called LOGICAL CONSISTENCY: either ALL separatism movements are justified or NONE is. The INFINITE hypocrisy of nationalists to complain or ridicule or insult European collectivists who wish to remain with the EU. If you get to separate from the EU without physically moving, then anyone in the UK is allowed to break free of stupid unelected monarchy and form THEIR own separate province, without physically moving. I respect Sovereign Citizens and Anarchists who voted for or supported Brexit, but NOT hypocritical nationalists. And ZERO respect for Brexiters who don't take Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) seriously. You are free to Brexit, but you must be forced to live in a bubble and not force YOUR CO2 emissions onto anyone else. I remember back in 2011 when Greeks rose up against European banksters that THAT was the motivation for Brexit: to prevent banksters in Europe forcing austerity onto citizens. That was what Brexiters feared. So, did that happen? Did Brexit prevent massive austerity caused by European bankers or not? A so-called "criminal" of one country is the hero/patriot of another.

[@sandall7398]

I think there's a bit of misunderstanding here. Because the United Kingdom wish to leave the customs Union this would result in a hard border either in the north sea between Britain and Northern Ireland or between Northern Ireland and Eire. The Good Friday Agreement, which incidentally was agreed by referendum, made clear that there will be no hindrances at the border between Northern Ireland and Eire. To combat this the British government suggested a backstop agreement. This was not demanded by the European Union. The British government said this backstop agreement would be in there until negotiations had taken place which would eliminate the need for such a border. This was all well known prior to the referendum but was never made clear to the British public. As a matter of interest in opinion polls the English wish by a very large majority for Northern Ireland to be joined to Southern Ireland. That's how United Kingdom the United Kingdom is at the moment.

[@stevebee6835]

I live in England and have never heard of any poll stating we want to give N Ireland away. I suppose it depends one who's polls you read.

[@hoodaticus]

The Brits are claiming that they won't add any additional border controls, and they are claiming this face to face on TV to Junker. It is the Europeans who will put up a border, it is Ireland itself indeed that will put up the border. The UK depends on trade and has no interest in tariffs, but the EU very much does.

[@saddoncarrs6963]

Sand all - Don't mean to sound pedantic, but I think you meant the North Channel, not the North Sea.

[@sandall7398]

Amanda I can't really do any more than put the link up to the survey. If you were not part of the survey, it's nothing to do with me. If you had been living in Northern Ireland, or Scotland you would have seen this repeatedly on the television for a few evenings. If it's not being reported in England then that is what your media has chosen to do. You may not agree with it. You may be one of the 19% that's prepared to forgo brexit to save the peace in Northern Ireland, if you are I congratulate you. It is a inyeresting, however, that people wishing to leave the EU will believe what they want to believe and won't believe anything with evidence or fact attached to it.

[@artificialgravitas8954]

I thought the english wanted All of Ireland back

[@johnswanson217]

If UK was more competitive, it would've been okay to leave any kind of treaty or association. But UK has little to no competitive industry left. However their pride is so high, so they won't work for farming or manufacturing either. So of course they're going down.

[@chipthedipyaknow]

I worry about how things are here in the states and now I find out that we are not alone.

[@TomTwain]

The people "democratically" voted to leave the EU "against" the establishment's expected outcome... now they are using every corrupt tactic to ensure that the "democratic" choice of the people is completely ignored... so yes, exactly the same as what you get in USA !

[@aidanclarke6106]

Steve Pappas - No you are not alone. Populism is growing everywhere. Brexit in the UK. Far right governments in Brazil, Italy, Poland, protests in France and Belgium and so on.

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

Democracy requires a responsible electorate that educates itself about the issues at hand and with enough discipline to vote on these specific issues instead of abusing the vote to express its disappointment with or disapproval of government policy or leadership, the economy, globalism, immigration etc. in general.

[@jayr9952]

The two major Anglo countries are in deep trouble politically. But in the US as least you have a strong resistance in the UK we are rudderless and without a captain.

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

@Hauke Holst Well, at least in the UK the ruling party doesn't shut down the government against its will because the president forces the issue, and doesn't support the president in declaring a national emergency to circumvent congress. The UK is headed for a breakup of its political parties, its union or both, but the US is headed for a dictatorship.

[@goner5991]

Can we have a new version like a more updated version cause I am confused about what is happening right now.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

Shitshow

[@Tia-Marie]

A long time ago in a land called Brussels, there was a thing called the EEC and Great Britain was never too keen on that but somehow decided they would go ahead and give it a try until "they" decided they didn't want to be "Europeans first, UK second" and another group of people just don't like letting people in their country who aren't true blue brits. Some blokes put some things on a bus and then some time passed and then article 50 was invoked aka "A divorce from the EU" and then a lot of banging on about the same thing happened for two years. Now MPs on both sides of the bench are losing their shite and wielding F.U.D (Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt), the Prime MInister seems to be just yoyoing between Brussels and Downing Street until 3/29/19 and entropy or an extension of the backstop (or something else) will occur. I wonder how many people will be "House of Commons" & chilling on the 29th of March just to see how this ends up? I feel like I'm watching the ferocious bunny scene from Monty Python's Holy Grail for the first time all over again XD

[@toyotaprius79]

That would be an ecumenical matter, Fr.Jack

[@baylessnow]

Dated like a Yank. It should read 29/3/19 day/month/year. Small to large.

[@JokoCi]

Wrong on the backstop as it was a British idea. The EU demanded a solution for the inner-Irish border, they did not bring forth the idea for the backstop. Plenty of people know what is going on. Brexit was "won" on a coalition of plenty of different groups wanting different things. Now these groups fight against each other over what should be done. The fact that all of them lied about the practical implications about what leaving means, and about how evil the EU is, certainly does not help either.

[@JokoCi]

@Simon John Always funny to see people like you. I correct a factual mistake, you screem "one of them, one of them".

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

For anyone that's confused, after WW2 a few countries in Europe decided that they didn't want another WW, so they started up a Union that would try to solve trade and issues that might have been associated with monarchy. The World War was the start of the breakup of monarchy for parts of Europe like Germany and Russia who still had a monarch in charge of their country. Countries like France don't like the monarchy because they have had bad experiences, and have helped countries like America get their independence from monarchies so they can have a more democratic country. Other unions like the UN around the same time were also created for a similar reason. It took a while for Britain to get into the EU because countries like France had their doubts about France, or Charles De Gaulle wasnt sure and didn't want them to be involved. When Charles was gone Britain was finally allowed to join. It might have even been advised that they joined. This was in a time when everyone was struggling from the war. The idea of the unions was a political idea that gave any monarchy led countries the freedom and benefits aslong as they didnt create war and friction between countries. This is where brexit comes in and why its so complicated. There are people in Britain who believe in a sovereign country who has a monarchy as their leader. There are people who believe in a democratic country, there are people who are torn because they like princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry, but also quite like the current Queen. Its this which makes brexit complicated, because the British empire was the biggest empire and still holds countries that is ruled by the same Queen. For example Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and parts of Cyprus are still held together in the form of the Commonwealth. The commonwealth is countries that United together that were all part of the British empire. It includes countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and in some ways Britain was their doorway to Europe. Everything was fine until Britain chose to leave Eu because it brought up tensions that was resolved through being part of the EU. Northern Ireland and Ireland kept coming up which for ages because of the differences were arguing with each other, until the good Friday agreement was put in place which is what the EU and Ireland have been fighting for. It allows Northern Ireland to still be part of the EU, so that the peace between them and Ireland can continue. There was also issues with Gibraltar but as far as I know that has been sorted too I guess with a similar situation to Ireland. Because they both share borders with the EU. Because Northern Ireland is now kinda part of the EU, Britain now faces harder borders, more paperwork for trade, the freedom of movement has also gone which is why travel is more complicated. Because of the complications they now risk breaking international law which is carried out by the UN, as they no longer deal with situations through the EU. So if the EU has an issue with Britain like if they try to change the Ireland border they found face international law which is why you might hear the EU talking about taking Britain to court for breaking international law. If this happens Britain could be like Russia and facing sanctions. So in basic sense could get serious. Thats my understanding anyway. Basically the higher the court the higher the punishment.

[@annaz7779]

Hi, this is a pretty neutral summary and it makes me wonder which country you are from? Just one piece of information regarding the first part, I think you might have your world wars confused: The Russian and German monarchies ended (Russia:) during respectively (Germany:) after WW I. The end of the German monarchy came about largely because of president Woodrow Wilson, who basically demanded it as a condition for a favorable peace treaty. Personally, I am a fan of democracy, however, the problem with how the Weimarer Republic (the new democratic German state) came about is obvious: You cannot force people into free choice! It is worth noting that there had been attempts to introduce democratic elements in Germany long before. For various reasons those failed, but instead of rekindling those efforts and carefully transitioning to a democracy, the change of political systems in the wake of the war and Germany's defeat was rather instantaneous. Unsurprisingly, the newly created democracy was incredibly unstable (it saw 15 chancellorships in just over 14 years, the shortest of which lasted for under 2 months). The chaos as well as the design of this new democracy, which came about as a compromise rather than a fully fledged system, at least partially paved the way for Hitler's grab for total power and the ensuing dictatorship. Again, I am glad for the end result (i.e. democracy in Germany), but looking at the middle east and other regions today, I am not convinced that this policy of "western democracy at all cost" is always sensible. It seems to me that countries that become democracies by their own choice (i.e. France, the USA, etc.) tend to have relatively stable and functional democracies, whereas countries that have democracy (or certain types of democracy) imposed upon them (i.e. Iraq, Weimarer Republic, etc.) tend to be unstable and susceptible to coups. Maybe this is generalizing too much, as I said, this is merely my impression. The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded after WW II with the goal of preventing further wars by means of economic integration. To the best of my knowledge, whether a country was governed by a monarchy or not was of no concern in the formation of the ECSC and later the EU. In fact, one of the original six members is a (parliamentary constitutional) monarchy to this day, namely the Kingdom of the Netherlands. And of course a number of EU-members still have monarchies today. Regarding the North Ireland situation, I will forever be confused as to how this was such a huge discussion. There are only three options that exist: (1) The entire UK remains in the customs union, no customs border whatsoever. (2) The "backstop", i.e. GB leaves the customs union, NI remains, customs border between the two. (3) The entire UK leaves, customs border between the two Irelands, breaking of the good friday agreement, likely war in Europe and death and destruction on both sides. So, unless you want your legacy to be another pointless war in Europe and countless unnecessary deaths, you are really only left with two options. And I get that the choice between these two isn't great, but acting as if the EU was just unreasonable in not offering a better solution - when there just is none! - that got me frustrated. After the uptenth go-around of this sort I was just thinking: Dear UK, choose whatever, go with god, but go! Well, on a positive note, for better or for worse, they went. _-(0.o)-_

[@maymartin7866]

I'm not a confused american I'm a confused British person 😂

[@sennedekoning2991]

The UK should just stay in the EU, it makes thing way easier.

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

Can't settle for the lowest hanging fruit.

[@liberexcogitatoris1792]

The thinking of a coward and a simpleton.

[@sennedekoning2991]

Sean McKeown thing will not end well if there comes a ‘ hard ‘ brexit. Mark my Words

[@tomteaser2517]

Aim low & achieve is what I teach my kids as well

[@jacobwhite9006]

You’re not taking it from the top. Brexit is similar to California leaving the Union minus the currency and the fact that Westminster is sovereign (which California isn’t) ... so just imagine the mess. Oh and just imagine if there was this random place on East Coast, say North Carolina, that is part of California. And to make matters more complicated there’s also Mobile (Gibraltar) and North Carolina really wants to be able to cross the border to South because if they can’t there may be bombs exploding. So what to do... Californians don’t agree and meanwhile Washington has several ideas on the table (Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, Canada and Turkey options) and has carved out a special arrangement for California which most Californians dislike for different reasons. Each fraction have incompatible ideas about Caliexit - but none have à majority. Meanwhile Washington has to wait for an answer or a proposal and the click is ticking towards no deal. No deal doesn’t only mean standard WTO terms it means « all agreements cease to exist for California » ... all even NAFTA or other trade deals that Washington has ever made globally, including stuff like drivers licenses and business licenses ... and flight routes and any standards. An analogy is a bit like having to drive to work everyday and losing your license - you can drive but trouble looms at every corner... That’s Brexit ... PS Meanwhile there are Hard Caliexiters who just claim all this is fake news or « project fear » and that they can go on and rule the seas like in the old days (another aspect of Brexit is the fact that many British still think America is a colony; or that it would be if it wasn’t for the EU who has ruined everything for them)

[@domzbu]

No it’s not similar in the slightest bit. The history nor the present state, the politics nor the social and cultural aspects. Extremely uninformed and ill thought through comparison. Your comment reads like a mad fantasy

[@maianoguillaume]

That's actually a very good analogy, whatever that HAL guy thinks (but then again, isn't his argument that California is not Britain and that to make an analogy, you need the analogue to be the thing itself?)

[@StevePeel]

California is nothing like Britain. The whole of the US being governed by Canada is a better example. Would you be happy about that?

[@radical7663]

Shut up and mind your own business you naysaying fuckwit

[@radical7663]

Here here!

[@salehw]

This is wrong the EU is not requiring an open border in Ireland, they are requiring that *if* they haven't figured out the Irish border and other issues by Brexit time then there would be the backstop, with the UK basically in the EU but without a vote until they both agree the issues are resolved. The backstop is only if issues are not resolved by the Brexit deadline. Since Brexit issues are logically impossible to solve the backstop is a certainty, not because the EU demanded an open border but because there is no solution to many of the issues.

[@LyricalDJ]

Unless the UK chooses to go for a no deal (or, you know, can't figure out a deal and no deal happens regardless).

[@azy8733]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO THANK YOU!!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS HAPPENING ACROSS THE POND

[@crazyoncoffee]

0:03 Just to clarify here, there's no egg in Brexit. It's Brexit, not Breggsit

[@MorgueOfficialMusic]

Most Americans are confused about most things.

[@slimboyfat9409]

Morgue Original Music However English at least know their knees from their arses and elbows.

[@airport4173]

ALL americans are confused about ALL THINGS -- CLIFF CLAYVERN on CHEERS was too inteligent for them.

[@MrFilske]

I just love the fact that you brought that "blitz spirit" up. Those who reference that whole romanticized version of Britain in WW2, forget that if it wasn't for Americas enormous support, the willingness of volunteers, the resistance in occupied countries and the fact that the Nazis just chose a completely wrong tactic. Granted the "blitz spirit" did it's part to keep the country together, but it was in no way alone in that effort! "No man is an island" and so is no country;)

[@gusra2774]

Except the UK is literally an island but whatever.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Except at that point in time the UK was quite literally standing alone but whatever

[@happygolfertimmins6132]

Hugh Grant is an island, he’s Ibiza

[@KinchasaurasRex]

OP you're brave. British history has them believing they won it all by themselves

[@slapmyfunkybass]

@@KinchasaurasRex Battle of Britain was 1940. The US was still sending arms to Germany at that point.

[@TheNosarajr]

The deadline for the deadline extension is near at hand, no plan for the second extension has been mentioned as yet.

[@GuerrillaSauce]

I feel like "Explained" was the wrong word here. "What's going on", "well no one really knows anything except everyone disagrees with everyone else about everything"... "So what are the possible outcomes!", "Anything & everything!". Thanks WP!

[@NeuroticKnight9]

UK decided that it was rich and stable for too long, so it decided to restart the Irish Border problem, make it hard for international trade and ensured it's students and scientists no longer got scholarships and fellowships from EU.

[@stackzbeats9344]

Neurotic Knight Nationalists ruin everything

[@alireyes4219]

I came here confused and I leave this video ConFuSiOn, thanks for the explanation tho...

[@janetidun4491]

What type of Hell's Kitchen scream is that at 0:04 😂😂

[@mementomori502]

I seriously have no idea what's happening i watched 3 videos and read quite a few different articles yet i don't know why UK wants to leave among others.

[@DanuProductions]

Big oof for Ireland, the IRA is already back

[@doddy225]

Any room in america for one confused and fed up brit?

[@drea4195]

Please join us -- you'll find that Americans are overwhelmingly Anglophiles at heart.

[@firstnamelastname7113]

The irony about Ireland is that nobody outside of Ireland thought about it at all

[@anpratadraiochtuil5293]

That's not irony, that's simply the way those across the Irish Sea have treated Ireland for over 800 years. This time, however, the balance of power sits in Dublin.

[@amberchristinexo]

Came confused, left confused.

[@revilorere]

ORDER!!! ORDEEEEER!!!! ORDAAAAAH! HORDAAAAAH! HORDOOOOH! HORDOOOR! HORDOOR! HODOOR! HODOR! HODOR! HODOR! HODOR!

[@kellym9077]

YESSSS!!!!!!!! BEST COMMENT EVER!!!!!

[@suprastevio2264]

Underrated comment 👍

[@christianbinder4655]

Btw the British brouggt the backstop to the table, was there idea.

[@KaylaSteen]

I honestly thought I was clueless, but Im happy to note that Im not alone. lol

[@annerandrup6390]

ME: 0.21 'Im so confused' ME: 1.33 'I understand it all, it makes totally sense' ME NOW: 'I know all things about Bexit'

[@stoney139]

WAIT.... WHAT!!! WOW!!! And she works for the WP, amazing!! My brain almost exploded. Title should be “Let’s Create A Little More Confusion”.

[@mavericks2048]

I came here confused. i leave from here sad

[@sarahrolfe6712]

Can someone explain it to the politicians as I don’t think they understand it either.

[@oliveroliver8720]

No one over here in the UK knows what's going on either, even some of our own members of parliment are said to be confused.

[@ianlack4417]

Great idea for a video! This whole situation has been confusing to track. Nice job. 👍

[@michalialambeis4466]

Really a shame that even journalist not really investigate the points they make a theme about. Backstop was a british demand..And, of course they can leave, evrytime. But, not whit all the benifits whitout the obligantions. There is no free lunch. WTO for U.K.

[@domzbu]

No free lunch for Eu either, Germany car industry nor French cheese and wine etc , and you’ll also miss out on €45,000,000,000 which U.K. can save thanks

[@michalialambeis4466]

Cut your sum by 2/3 and we are there ;-). And you will see, good products will be sold elswhere, the cars, the wine and, of course the Prosecco. And even the british won't stop buying them, but only in smaller numbers, because after Brexit fewer people will able to buy them, many will be poorer.

[@maianoguillaume]

@@domzbu Do you really think that Britain will ever get a deal as long as that debt stands? Let's put it this way... do you really think you're allowed in a restaurant again after you get away without paying your lunch? Well, enjoy being a country with no trade deal with the EU. That'll work out just fine. Hah.

[@maianoguillaume]

@Russian Troll so Im told "son"? I'm afraid, old man, that your word antics aren't helping you with getting any credibility. Besides, nobody said that, it's a ridiculous straw man argument. Now, the real question is: what makes you think UK big business will tolerate Brexiteers' insane pseudo-economics for very long?

[@jacobsxavier6082]

@@domzbu Guess why you're buying that stuff german and french... ah yes because you want it. Also your money you can still kiss it goodbye if you get into a Norwegian model (or a soft brexit where you still want to be somehow part of the common market). The only difference with before brexit will be that you will have no saying anymore in the regulations that are being put upon you.

[@RefractedWorld]

Well done. I'm amazed you did that in under 5 minutes!

[@billylardner]

Due to the massive bias in the comments and the reasons for the referendum not being explored in the video, let me explain (as a Brit) why the majority of the UK voted for Brexit; as an EU member we have to send about £350 million to the EU a WEEK. We get some money back, about £100 million. So that’s £250 million a month, thats a ton (about $300 million). The EU also dictates laws. We have a 1/28 say over the laws and they are more important than the laws made by the government the UK people voted in. Whilst in the EU, the UK also cannot create an independent trade deal with any other country outside the EU. All of this, coupled with people wanting greater control over immigration, lead to the Brexit vote. And, if anything, this will be a good thing for the UK economy (not short term, long term)

[@alvinrodney6229]

The only way the UK can have a Brexit, is to give up Northern Ireland to Ireland and reunify Ireland. Then no problems with enforcing borders and the UK would be an island. Make this happen! One unified Ireland!!

[@whistlingbanshee5038]

Ok but Ireland doesnt want NI.... Not really. It would involve rejigging the entire government, dealing with Unionist who still want to be part of britan. Expanding the economy to include them, currency changes. Trying to get them into the EU. Thats a lot of work which Ireland doesnt want to do just yet. That should be a decision Ireland and the NI make together, not one that is forced on us because Britan did a stupid.

[@whistlingbanshee5038]

@DramaticChildTV i think that eventually we will unite with NI. I hope we do. But I think we need to do it on our terms. When we decide and when both Unionists and Nationalists come together and at least discuss it. To do it now is just as a consiquence of Brexit. We'd be forced into it with unhappy parties on both side. We're not doinf fantastic financially and god knows what this mess is going to throw up. It would be a mess to try negotiate brexit and NI all at once. Ireland should decide its own future. Not be forced into one because of the UK's mistakes.

[@youmeandgravity]

They won’t have another vote. As much as I don’t want the uk to leave the eu, just because finding a deal is hard doesn’t mean you can go against the will of the people.

[@steffenlib1382]

Well a secod vote is already on the table and More likley than a hard brexit. Onthe 27. another point is that the leave campaign has been throughly shown to be full of lies. Promises made will not happen and there is no plan. People on all sides are better informed as to what will happen and what benefits they actually had/have with the EU. The referendum was close and not clear cut.I find it hard to say that that is the will of the people when half the country is against leaving. A second referendum after the total failure of the government seems to be the best option imo

[@jameshenderson4876]

Just how would another vote be "against the will of the people"? By definition, it would would be asking the people what they want. Another empty phrase like "Brexit means Brexit." Sounds good initially, then you realise it is meaningless when you think about it.

[@jacobsxavier6082]

@@steffenlib1382 I do not want to see the UK leave the EU but sadly enough the british people had every occasion to check their sources. If there is a second it would mean that their opinion in the first one does not count, the british people would not be held accountable for their decisions. And no matter how bitter that brexit affair tastes, accountability is part of freedom of choice and such freedom is vital to any democracy. And democracy is a much more important concept than the EU, the EU is based on this concept and not the opposite.

[@artificialgravitas8954]

The will of the people could/might have, especially given 2 years

[@undogmatisch5873]

Let's be honest, the will of the English (and Welsh). Both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

[@ianhamilton3113]

Well done. Very well explained.

[@nInOwarrior0312]

I'm from the Philippines, and the only thing I know about Brexit is that the UK wants to leave the EU, period

[@DivergentDroid]

Lesson #1 - Don't allow your country to join any globalist system.

[@Mersty.]

North Korea agrees.

[@jacobsxavier6082]

Lesson #2: check your sources so that you're not getting bullshitted, this would have allowed the UK to avoid being a joke.

[@cheekymonkey3829]

So trading with the world is bad? Please return your PlayStation to Japan, your electric toothbrush to wherever and no more internationally developed vaccines/meds for your kinds. Because needing/buying/using those would make you an evil globalist?! Hello?! Do you believe in the boogieman too?

[@undogmatisch5873]

Ehm, you do know, that Brexit will lead to hyper globalism, don't you?

[@DivergentDroid]

@@undogmatisch5873 How do you figure? It seems to me if countries are trying to get out of a globalist situation they won't go back to it under another form.

[@QuietStormX]

I lived in The UK and aware of what is going on there and the Fools who voted to Leave the EU and what now might happen?

[@domzbu]

QuietStormX nothing will happen except the U.K. would be better off mid term and long term. And indeed short term as well if the Eu and remain weren’t trying every type of sabotage. You’re buying the same sheep food that told you Trump was going to trash the economy and start ww3. Use your brain man.

[@QuietStormX]

@@domzbu If they go on their Own, no one knows what is going to happen short or long term.

[@QuietStormX]

@coelo physis No ;-(

[@domzbu]

QuietStormX what do you mean on their Own? 98% of world trade is already conducted using WTO

[@domzbu]

bucketsandshims you’re extremely short sighted about the EU

[@guwest2]

The current version of the backstop (which is presumably what you're referring to, otherwise you'd be getting into arcane detail) was demanded by the UK.

[@moviesstuff25]

A great explanation, love it, certainly loved the Rule Britannia at the exposé

[@kaziiqbal7257]

"I've been wondering what that special place in hell looks like for those people who promoted Brexit." It's called Birmingham.

[@mr.painfultruth2771]

Im NOT confused at all. The idiots were led astray by racist idiots who DIDN'T have the FACTS behind them, didn't know what they voted for, now their "leaders" (who got them here in the 1st place) are running for the hills !

[@jasyn727]

Is this going to be the same effect here in united states after Cortez green new deal takes effect??

[@ross-carlson]

What's racists about it?

[@domzbu]

Remainers didn’t know what they were voting for. Mislead by Cameron and Carney, Clegg and Juncker

[@gorillanobaka9772]

Yeah, that's what's happening when a PSYOP is being run nationwide . Sit back enjoy the show. It will be show of the century. The Empire is gone. NEXT ONE TO GO DOWN IS THE UNION. When you strip away the xenophobic, mouth-foaming paranoid rhetoric this PSYOP is currently flooding UK with, you will realize that Brexit is nothing more than a BRILLIANT PSYOP disguised as an English nationalist movement. And that's precisely where the problem is: BECAUSE UK IS NOT ONLY ENGLAND. Is a UNION of several countries and right now, the interests of the other countries are being neglected ,ignored and basically put on hold. That's a recipe for a really nasty breaking up. An accidental independence . Not of Scotland's or Ireland's but by the look of it, England's itself.

[@Meh-qe4rw]

Now now, no need to be a twat. @@radical7663

[@BKingy5555]

This still didn’t even explain Brexit? I’m now more confused than I was before I even watched the damn video

[@rodrigorodrigo7289]

what? brexit, uk, backstop something, Norther Ireland something ...Im just gonna read the comments bloody hell.

[@giraffe640]

United 🇮🇪 and independent Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

Free Cornwall

[@gingeralex4009]

Unionist till I die.

[@OviLVR8]

You're watching a Democracy ignore the majority of what the people voted for.

[@nolin132]

Kinda like the 2016 US election!

[@martinallenuk]

But youll do what? Write a strongly worded letter?

[@jameswest9388]

And? It’s not illegal to do that... the vote isn’t binding... and it wouldn’t surprise me if many other leave voters had changed their minds because it’s a messy ball-ache.

[@jameswest9388]

Amanda Hughes I’m a paid EU troll for citing that under UK law, the referendum result isn’t legally binding? Meaning they don’t have to rush and go through with Brexit now in a way that most people don’t agree with? Or is it because from my experience as a British citizen, I’ve come to the conclusion people can’t be fucked with this anymore?

[@ljcdehaan]

To be clear, the UK requested a UK wide backstop, not the EU...

[@lucyskidmore247]

I am proud to be British but Brexit is still confusing

[@jamesu6420]

Rule Britannia! 🇬🇧

[@martinallenuk]

Chav

[@jamesu6420]

@@martinallenuk How am I a chav?

[@ibrahimyilmaz4861]

Tech Genius What do you expect after Brexit? A new British Empire or what?

[@jamesu6420]

@@ibrahimyilmaz4861 I am just referring to the tune at the end of the video and that it is ironic that Britain used to be so great, but now all we do is argue over Brexit.

[@ibrahimyilmaz4861]

Tech Genius Oh, then i misunderstood it. Nations fall and rise but they won't be resurrected by leaving an union. That's for sure.

[@vicsiffs4132]

Let’s first worry about our own problems here with Agolf Twittler before caring about what’s going on across the pond

[@Joebius1]

Do you think of Trump to the point of not caring about anything else?

[@charismahornum-fries691]

As this is an elective website that banks Hugh amounts of information it’s probably a good idea to choose what to watch. You actively choose to watch this video. I’m just wondering why you are parenting people by telling them what to worry about and second you kept yourself informed by watching this so why the comment? Also it is possible to care about more than one thing at a time. People do it all the time.

[@vicsiffs4132]

Rebuilt Gearbox trump affects me. I don’t live in Europe

[@hodgey7183]

Er sorry love, Britain didn’t join the EU in the 1970s. The EU didn’t actually come into being till '93 when we signed the Maastricht treaty. So basically you’re talking a load of old bollocks as we say this side of the pond. We joined the EEC which is a totally different kettle of fish. If you’re purporting to educate our American friends get your facts straight

[@jakobeng1303]

To get some things clear, the referendum is not binding! If UK politicians chose to stop it, this would be considered legal by the ECJ (yeah, the ECJ is still in charge!). Also march 29th is a little misleading, this date is when the UK would be thrown out. If a deal is reached by both parties, the ultimate exit date would be in several years and transfer of power would be in steps and slowly. Transfer of power? Yes, the EU works by agreements between the member states, which powers they give the union and therefore give up to some degree.

[@badfairy9554]

The UK is the forth richest country in the world. It will be the seventh richest after BREXIT.

[@domzbu]

God such ignorance. Sixth largest currently and due to stay the same or overtake France into fifth place. Meanwhile Germany is heading for recession

[@hansouth2355]

us ranks first followed by china, japan, germany and uk

[@hansouth2355]

if scotland(or england) remains in uk, is it sovereign?

[@1099Deusvult]

Wow you can see the future

[@hoodaticus]

@Simon John especially after so many lives were lost to stop it from happening the last two times.

[@nizicike759]

British are smart ,they just figure out a deal to make sure they will back to stoneage

[@Malos_]

@Russian Troll so Im told How much of Australia is a arid shithole?

[@Kenxstudios]

0:26 Dancing queen, Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah! 💃👑

[@stuartcrossland1746]

Its quite simple. The majority vote was to leave,unfortunately the politicians in Westminster dont work for the people,they work for the forces that set up the EU. So we handed the job of leaving to politicians who never wanted to leave. What could possibly go wrong. Those Wrathchilds have a lot to answer for.

[@slimboyfat9409]

Stuart Crossland Learn to spell Rothschild you silly stupid English cretin.

[@dritsma]

At second 11 you are showing French riots ‘yellow vests’. Totally not related to UK or Brexit. And UK joined the EU, but only after the French had blocked entry from 1961 to 1973. Also, it is relevant to mention that UK does not take part in the euro and is a net payer (even after the discount).

[@aidanclarke6106]

Actually, it is a protest in the UK as the yellow vests movement spread in the UK, Belgium and other countries

[@skirk4123]

Lol i think the Brits are confused ones right now.

[@skirk4123]

It’s the King’s English, man. That’s on you.

[@skirk4123]

Russian Troll so Im told Ooo damn, it’s bad. I wish I was, buddy. Truly wish was...

[@thydevdom]

Was this similar to how your mom didn’t let you have ice cream for dinner so you in turn decide to run away, just to get to the end of the road and realize you liked having a home?

[@JerzyFeliksKlein]

A journalist in an interview mentioned that thanks to Brexit Americans learned a new word - schadenfreude...

[@MaSsiVeGaming1]

No, the British know very well what is going on. They're just looking on at the incompetents handling the situation. And for anyone non-British who doesn't it's rather simple. The British voted whether to remain or to leave the European Union (EU). The vote to leave won. They are now in the process of leaving the EU.

[@davidrobertsemail]

Lord Hades I would add that the politicians and the establishment are doing everything possible to reverse it.

[@MaSsiVeGaming1]

@@davidrobertsemail That's a given.

[@ivanovichguchkov2413]

Read title, by Washington post, let the propaganda begin!

[@krautkopp]

Ach so verhält sich das also. Endlich habe ich es verstehen können. Sie sind sehr weise, vielen Dank.

[@paulvalencia6219]

I think I am more confused about Brexit after watching this. If someone knows of another video that might help please share. Thank you!

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Most Europeans (or Americans for that matter) have no idea why the majority of Brits voted to leave the EU. It is often put down to some romantic desire to recreate the empire or return to an ethnically pure country. Only a minuscule number (most other Brexiteers see them as nutters) have any desire to return to Britain being some form of empire. And for those who see this as being all about immigration and racism, that's ill informed. In fact very few people who voted for Brexit want to see the UK return to some kind of ethnically pure "white Britain". Their main reason for wanting to leave are: 1. The original deal was a lie. Those old enough to remember, overwhelmingly agreed with joining what was in the 70s then called the EEC. They were sold a trading area something like the NAFTA that exists between Canada, USA and Mexico. They did not sign up to an emerging federal or confederated state. In fact they were specifically told that would not happen and it would never progress to become something like the EU is now. Reasonable inference based on the past 40 years, means most Brits do not trust what will happen in the next 40 years. 2. The Democratic deficit. They do not see EU institutions being held accountable for their actions. Democratic oversight and accountability is poor. Just look at the way Junker et al dismissed, in the last week, the EU Ombudsman's report into the illegal and corrupt appointment of Martin Selmyer as the Secretary-General of the European Commission. The EU has not produced a set of 'balanced books' explaining how the people's money has been spent for over 20 years. Those working for the EU are the highest paid public servants in the world, have incredibly generous pensions and access to tax free shopping that no other EU citizen gets. They voted all of this for themselves. When this lack of accountability is raised, the EU reaction is always to say if governments centralised even more power in the EU institutions the accountability will come. Well Brits just don't trust that claim. 3. Wealth creation. Brits do not believe that the EU guarantees their wealth. The UK has long relationships with Australia, Canada and New Zealand - the Queen is still Head of State in these three countries. All are English speaking, all have a government based on the one in Westminster, all are culturally closer to the UK than any other EU nation except Ireland. However, none of them belong to the EU or any organisation remotely like it. Yet all three are richer than the UK on a per-capita basis. The evidence supports a reasonable hypothesis that while the UK will suffer economically in the short term, it will prosper outside the EU in the longer term. This hypothesis can only be tested by leaving. Most Brits have the confidence to take that risk; that's what they draw from their history and not some romantic some desire to recreate an empire or keep foreigners out or to give "Johnny Foreigner a bloody good thrashing like we did in 1918 and 1945". 4. "Ever increasing union". The arc of progress of the EEC, then EC and now EU has followed since its creation in the 1950s has all the hallmarks of an emerging European superstate. All developments along this line in Europe in the past 2,000 years have ended in mass bloodshed. The British are lucky, because being an island nation they have managed to avoid much of that bloodshed. When we have been drawn in, it has cost us dearly, so our inclination is to steer well clear until they feel they have no choice.

[@stevebee6835]

succinct!

[@Mersty.]

@@stevebee6835 But not true.

[@stevebee6835]

@@Mersty. In brief : From 1) They did not sign up to an emerging federal or confederated state. From 2) The EU has not produced a set of 'balanced books' explaining how the people's money has been spent for over 20 years. From 3) The evidence supports a reasonable hypothesis that while the UK will suffer economically in the short term, it will prosper outside the EU in the longer term. This hypothesis can only be tested by leaving. Most Brits have the confidence to take that risk; that's what they draw from their history and not some romantic some desire to recreate an empire or keep foreigners out. From 4) "Ever increasing union". The arc of progress of the EEC, then EC and now EU has followed since its creation in the 1950s has all the hallmarks of an emerging European superstate. Are these not true?

[@Mersty.]

@@stevebee6835 Sigh.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

@@Mersty. I was 15 when the vote was held in 1975 and very politically engaged , I was already a member of a political party. We also actually studied the whole process at school and what it meant for our futures. So I clearly remember what most people including my parents, older siblings who did vote, teachers and family friends thought. A couple warned that we could potentially be signing up for something like the EU - most notably from the right Enoch Powell and from the left Tony Benn (Corbyn's political mentor and hero). But the overwhelming message form the leading politicians of the day - Heath, Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher among them was that there would be no EU, just a "common market". Indeed Common market was the phrase they used as short hand for the EEC and all joining it implied. Oh and just saying "But not true" and "sigh" demonstrates you are the type of condescending arrogant remainer that has done more than even the reality of the EU to cause over 17 million people to vote leave. They don't meet Junker or Verhofstadt in their daily lives, but they do meet people like you. If you want Brexit sentiment explained - look in a mirror.

[@grahamgleed9040]

We didn't join the EU in the 70s; we joined the EEC. The EEC has since morphed into the EU. That's part of the problem. The EU is not what we voted to join back then.

[@cheekymonkey3829]

You are right; the EU is better than the EEC. Nothing bad about that.

[@grahamgleed9040]

@@cheekymonkey3829 We are now being governed by unelected bureaucrats in a foreign country. I would hardly call that an improvement.

[@Sven-kj2uh]

@@grahamgleed9040 Name me 1 EU law that has been enforced on you, that didnt have the support of the British goverment.

[@grahamgleed9040]

@@Sven-kj2uh the British government consists of 650 mps. Most of those are pro-EU. Compare that to the 17.4 million people that voted to leave. We are supposed to be living in a democracy.

[@Sven-kj2uh]

@@grahamgleed9040 So why didnt they get replaced in the last election? You complain about the EEC turning into the EU but Britain has had a big hand in that. And you could veto any law at any point, so what is being forced onto you exactly? All you are doing is argueing against representive democracy.

[@scribesforsubscribers8027]

Thank Goodness!!! Short and Simple and explained within 5minutes. I was 11 seconds away from Punching down a horse with my bare hands to try and figure this out on my own. Thanks a Billion

[@Roks559]

3:25 The feeling of obscene misplacement of this man makes this imagery quite funny.

[@nycomichero]

That may be the dumbest video I have seen about Brexit so far (which says a lot). No matter whether you are for or against it, Brexit has a major impact on people's lifes. Tension in Northern Ireland is increasing, families are about to be seprated, people worry about their future, businesses go bust. To reduce Brexit to a "funny" video is just insulting, repulsive and ignorant - particularly coming from the WP. - Greetings from the UK

[@MrPimpeekins]

No they're not you tit, people in Northern Ireland can apply for Irish citizenship as per the good Friday agreement, that means they can be EU citizens and British citizens simultaneously meaning even if it's a hard border they can pass because of free movement of people, you remainer dolts really don't look into anything do you?

[@olivierjung913]

Vote for Brexit ,it brings the Control back . WOAhahaha !

[@dannysze8183]

When the Eu first started it only includes the wealthy countries in the western Europe, so it was happy. Later, the EU expanded to include not so wealthy countries in the Eastern Europe and the problem kicked in. A lot of Eastern European rushed to UK and the brits were not happy that the Eastern European pressured on social benefits like health care and education. Now it is a mess to leave.

[@Kepler_42]

Jeez she wasnt kidding, WHATSBGOING ON 😂

[@StevioGaming1]

I’ve always supported leave, I knew what I voted for I know what I want. I want out

[@StevioGaming1]

@How the **** No its going extremely poorly because brexit is being negotiated by a bunch of remainers

[@StevioGaming1]

@How the **** Yeah I understood the sarcasm but I replied in a way that just incase it wasn't would work both ways

[@fankrys]

@@StevioGaming1 a few more week and it's done. Can't wait to see the fallout. I'm actually genuinely curious. The catastrophic economic loss UK has experienced so far could be a result of leave negotiation and uncertainty rather than brexit itself, though realistically, leaving without a deal that would allow the UK to trade tariff free with the EU is in my opinion a terrible terrible idea. Having to sell UK cars 10% more expensive because of tariff is going to negatively affect competitiveness and attractiveness. But that's not just the price of the finish product, the UK automotive industry import a lot of parts (seat, tire, etc...) from EU, if those are also subjected to tariff, that would further increase the manufacturing cost and thus the retail price. Any wat you slice it, no deal brexit is going to have dire consequences on UK industries and services. I don't say that as a remainer or brexiters, i try to say that as the most factual and emotionless i can be.

[@OliveLube]

Only doing this to understand sidemen references

[@minymaker]

uhhh, can we get brexit explained for people who thought they said breakfast

[@greensprite6067]

even though racism against POC does exist in the UK, racism against americans doesnt exist, many Americans feel like oppressed minorities when travelling, but in reality racism against americans is almost nonexistent, Americans in the UK are just as privileged as british people