It is interesting to note that the Nation, which snickers at us for miss use of the English language appears to be just as ignorant as we. That's right, I'm talkin 'bout Great Britian and the good old U. S. of A. Why do I speak such mean spirited words? Let me explain. Yesterday, the Brits voted to leave the European Union. On the heels of this decision the American stock markets witnessed the Dow Jones closing down some 600 points while the British 'pound' was at its lowest in thirty-one years.
Pay attention now to this: Today in Great Britian, Google searches exploded asking the question...'What is the Europe Union? This undeniably suggest that Brit voters got all ginned up to vote for leaving the European Union and today, as those voters began to see crap hitting the fan, they are 'googling' the very thing they voted against to find out what the hell it's all about. Sounds American to me! Something else is very American in this vote...scare tactics were used to gin up the voter against the EU and promises that were advertised to motivate voters to vote to 'leave.' Those promises have already seen advocates back pedaling, i.e. Money going to health care by leaving the EU.
Obviously, people around the world are frustrated with market globalization and likely with good reason. However, be careful what you wish for and 'vote' for. Great Britian voted to leave the European Union for financial independence and control of immigration, however the Brits must now deal with the reality that 'sharing' of terrorist information has 'the baby thrown out with the bath water.' They will no longer have that protection afforded through the European Union.
Final notation: Grandpa E. E. Bennett was a carpenter by trade. He told me many times..."Measure twice and cut once." I would suggest something similar to the American voters before this November... 'Google first, vote second.'
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