It is said America's largest export is its culture. Could Brexit be a reflection of the independence that is so deep rooted in American culture?
The UK is a major player in the EU and had a hand in its creation. Why the sudden desire for independence from its own creation especially when it never fully committed to begin with? Has the notion of commonwealth been overturned or was it just something to keep the colonies in line?
I did not vote in the referendum so I'm probably as impartial as it gets.
In my opinion, there shouldn't have been a vote. The whole reason it came about is because UKIP and some Conservative MPs were not happy with the EU and started making a fuss over a vote. David Cameron, in a bid to win the 2015 election, promised an EU vote if he was re-elected. Those MPs held him to the promise, and then the referendum campaigns started. The Leave and Remain campaigns were both packed with blatant lies, though Leave was probably the biggest offender. One example of this is Leave promising to give all the money we pay to the EU each year to the NHS (a figure which they inflated) and then immediately doing a U-turn on the promise after the vote, with some MPs refusing to even acknowledge that the promise was made.
Immigration did play a part, but it was not the main driving force that led us to vote Leave. Cameron was for Remain, and he was not popular. Labour was also supposed to be for Remain, but was barely seen at all during the campaign, and there was some speculation that Corbyn wanted to leave the EU. I don't know if he did, I think it is more likely that he wanted the country to vote leave because he knew the conservatives would not be able to handle the aftermath, and Labour would have a popularity surge - which has happened.
Recent polls have shown that the majority of people would vote remain now, and most British people want another referendum. I do not think the country would have voted the way it did if we were properly informed. That is why I didn't vote. We're entering negotiations now, and the public is still being lied to about the sort of deal that is possible. The two most likely outcomes at this point are the Conservatives pulling us out without a deal - which would be a nightmare - or another election being called and Labour remaining in the EU or calling another referendum.