Category Archives: Brexit

Would You Give Your Life For The European Union?

Comments at Steve Sailer: * For centuries, thousands have given their lives for England, as have thousands for France, Poland, and Germany. I wonder if you could even fill a conference room in Brussels for those who would die for … Continue reading

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Jewish Tears Over Brexit

About half of British Jews voted to leave the EU, but most Jewish elites, like gentile elites, wanted Britain to remain in the European Union. I wonder if those Jews who wanted Britain to remain would want Israel to be … Continue reading

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Brexit and the global democracy deficit

UCLA professor David Myers writes in the Jewish Journal: The results of the vote shocked to the core. Londoners, who voted 60-40 in favor of staying, were despondent and bewildered. All of the employees at the hotel where I stayed, … Continue reading

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Spikes in racist abuse reported after Brexit

I believe the anecdotes. The English are developing their in-group identity by choosing to leave Europe. When you develop your in-group identity, you are more likely to have negative views of out-groups. This is basic social identity theory. The stronger … Continue reading

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JJ: On Brexit, a view from an American rabbi in London

Rabbi Jason S. Rosner writes: “How did this happen? The tropes should sound very familiar in the United States. Xenophobia, racism, protectionism, a failing rural economy with high levels of wealth inequality. Generational divides in wealth and success here in … Continue reading

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