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by atirip 3380 days ago
> They've tried to brainwash people how Brexit would instantly collapse the econ (didn't happen, did it)

I may be just silly, but Brexit hasn't happened yet.

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Yeah, you get this a lot:

Bad thing happens = THIS IS BECAUSE OF BREXIT

Good thing happens = BREXIT HASN'T HAPPENED YET

Workes the other way too, I've been seeing it a lot;

Bad thing happens = THIS IS BECAUSE OF WE HAVEN'T LEFT THE EU

Good thing happens = THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE LEAVING THE EU

Confirmation bias.
They implied the mere vote for it would collapse things.