10 of the most jaw-droppingly witless reasons people have given for voting Leave
Over on Twitter @SurreyAmps asked for ‘the most fucking moronic reason you have ever heard someone give for voting for Brexit?’
https://twitter.com/SurreyAmps/status/1113857221669130241
The replies gave a valuable insight into the mindset of some ardent Brexiters and also provide a strong argument for introducing a rudimentary IQ test before allowing people the right to vote.
They gang up on us in the Eurovision
— RichBerks #FBPE #WATON (@reasonablerich) April 4, 2019
The “expat” that wanted to reserve FoM for “proper Europeans” like him not just anybody.. he’s now worried that his British dog will lose its passport to freely travel to Spain.
— Bryan|TelosDAC|vote for telosdacnode (@RBryan275) April 4, 2019
I overheard an amoeba say she can’t wait to leave Europe because it’s a pain having to buy euros when she goes on holiday. It’s difficult to appreciate how moronic some people are.
— Change UK – The Independent Group Supporters Page (@Simon66416227) April 4, 2019
Because the EU is going to ban the Royal Family.
— Judi #FBPE (@judi_sutherland) April 4, 2019
Best one I heard “I don’t want my children to have to learn Indian in school. I don’t mind them learning French though” NO WORDS!!!
— Deborah Griffith #FBPE 🇪🇺 #FilthyRemainer (@Debs362436) April 5, 2019
One woman interviewed on #BBCRadio4 soon after the vote said “I just wanted a change’, much as if she were going to the hairdressers.
— Jasper Barry (@JasperBarry2) April 4, 2019
The EU banned smoking in pubs (it didn’t).
— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 🇮🇪🔶 (@Jim_Cornelius) April 5, 2019
— Gail 🐝 🇬🇧🇪🇺 🌍 (@g_a_i_l_c) April 4, 2019
“You have to bloody call up the EU and ask them for permission if you want to put a new zebra crossing in”
— James Morris (@jamesmorris24) April 4, 2019
“Too many human rights.”
— Crondall4Europe (@Crondall4Europe) April 4, 2019