24.6.16
So. Yesterday I voted for the first time in my life. It was a little anticlimactic to tell the truth, but it did feel kinda good to do it, particularly for one of the more important polls that have occurred during my adult life. Today I woke up to the news that UK is leaving the EU - by a slim margin, but a margin nonetheless.
Not a lot has changed since the last time I wrote about politics and voting on here, but from my simplified point of view, it seemed far more sensible/less risky to remain with the other 27 countries; as nobody could say for definite just exactly what this would do for our country, I would have thought that it would be better to stay on the same ship as everyone else - even if it ended up sinking, you collectively pull together and find a solution (i.e. don’t go unnecessarily burning bridges).
There have been extreme claims - scratch that - lies told by both campaigns, which is the most unsettling part about it, because that does not instil great faith in a decision when the primary forces behind it are too desperate/afraid to give you the truth. Mind you, that’s what politics is all about, isn’t it?
It’s not the outcome I voted for, and it does make me feel uneasy, but I must respect it, and trust that it will not have any apocalyptic consequences for our country. Seeing as the ‘experts’ didn’t know how this will go, I won’t try and make any assumptions, nor will I lampoon anyone for voting differently to me.
It’s a new scary chapter, but that’s what change is, isn’t it? I guess all we can do is just keep swimming reading.