Infographics: Why they voted #BREXIT
To look at the media and your reactionary friends, you’d think that the vote to leave the European Union was all about being scared of brown people, right? It’s suppose to be as simple as #RACISM as Mr. #BlackLivesMatter so helpfully points out:
Looks like the main people in the United States who are cheering on #Brexit are racists, conservatives, and white supremacists.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 24, 2016
And another scholarly take retweeted by Mr. King:
if anything, the US should see this as a lesson – xenophobia & racism can win an election if u let it. vote against trump this fall PLEASE
— HANA (@HANAtruly) June 24, 2016
So what was the driving force? Let’s look at the actual data. Full Disclosure: This comes from Lord Ashcroft Polls whose editor did support #BREXIT. However, his methods appear to be solid with a survey of 12,369 people. Spoiler alert…
The virtue signaling of progressives isn’t working any longer.
Controlling immigration was only 1/3 of Leave voters’ (17% of total voters) biggest priority https://t.co/7neph7eyCZ pic.twitter.com/zO7Kx0Mpj2
— Sam Bowman (@s8mb) June 24, 2016
We’re leaving bc ppl think immigration, multiculturalism & social liberalism are bad. Shameful. #NotMyVote pic.twitter.com/8o31TdMrrX
— Amy (@thisisamy_) June 25, 2016
(This is a sample of tweets from folks on various sides of the issue, but using the same data.)
#brexit Old, white, lower-income English people: who voted for Brexit and why ? #UK https://t.co/yqzQnkDjas… pic.twitter.com/REKyyjzuvP
— Stern & Cie UK (@stern_UK) June 25, 2016
4% of UKIP supporters voted to remain.https://t.co/mNkX6eRwYB pic.twitter.com/wcBF6VdmnO
— Dr. Nicola Byrom (@NicolaByrom) June 25, 2016
See the results here.
~ postlude ~
A long time ago, @Nigel_Farage said this, they laughed at him, and now look #Brexit pic.twitter.com/Qd4ds4shH8
— Jack Dawkins (@jackADdawkins) June 24, 2016
I wish someone would reply to all of the negative tweets regarding these results with this full interview on modern feminism.