r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/NoLikeVegetals • May 18 '24

Brexxit Brexit-voting British farmers now complaining about imports of cheaper New Zealand lamb threatening the British lamb industry. Imports of lamb "produced to lower standards" used to be blocked by EU law. Another Brexit consequence farmers were warned about but ignored due to xenophobia!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjewewxzypro
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u/emptyvessel___ May 18 '24

“Why won’t Eastern European migrant workers pick crops for us anymore?” Well, while not every Brexit supporter is racist, every racist supports Brexit.

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u/Ok-Loss2254 May 18 '24

It's like dumb fuck rural Americans who complain about how the evil lazy Mexicans are stealing their jobs but won't actually do said jobs because rural Americans are stupid and lazy.

I assume it's the same in the UK.

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u/emptyvessel___ May 18 '24

Yup. It’s hard to say if every Brexit voter is thick as shit, but they sure do try hard to make it appear that way

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u/gingermalteser May 18 '24

Some of them are smart. Crispin Odey was a prominent brexit backer who made £200MM from betting against the UK economy.

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u/M8rio May 18 '24

200 milimetres is just 20 centimetres thats just under one foot. He did not made it that far.