I distrust the views of those who profess to know what the future will be. At best, they are misguided or inexperienced in life. At worst they are arrogant, conceited and deluded egotists.
So I cannot opine on what will, won't, should, shouldn't.
Only on could and couldn't.
That said, there are a number of certainties.
Chiefly, the euro is fundamentally flawed, and ultimately doomed in its current guise.
Free and uncontrolled movement of people likewise. At some point, millions of people WILL turn up at another border.
Third, almost all people just want a better world, and to see progress in their lives and those of their children. Yes, even far right politicians.
It matters not whether experts or the qualified say their stuff, and whether it is correct or not.
What matters is ONLY how voters perceive the world. Right now, experts are viewed with suspicion, even hostility.
So: let's stop telling people how stupid they are to ignore the experts. It might make you feel clever and superior, but in the end the people didn't buy it.
In Brexit, what they bought was the idea that their lives could change for the better. Because no expert can sell the idea that what you got is good enough, or vote 'in' else things get worse.
And for those in the few days after the result, gloom and doom because stock markets tumbled in 'see I told you so' mode, well those same markets are now above pre-Brexit levels in most cases, but the doom-Sayers don't mention that, eh?
And either way, did you Duder feel any impact on your life? I'm guessing not.
Looking for the opportunity in these events has to be a more life-enhancing route than wallowing in the threat.
Generally, life has progressed in a three steps forward, two back kind of way throughout our evolution.
Sure, one day humans will totally fuck up on an existential basis with a nuke war or AI disaster or some such.
Bit neither Brexit nor Trump is of that stripe. So chill!
