[rhombocombus]

They voted for it because they were propagandized into believing it was in their interests.

[mytailorisrich]

High immigration into the UK has been depressing wages at the lower end of the scale (edit: and perhaps not only but I'm thinking that people who earn a good living don't think too much about whether all those foreign professionals dampen salary increases)

The "working class" voted to control immigration but were taken for a ride because those in charge actually want more immigration.

[theironhammer]

The Brexiteers were naive. Anyone with half a brain wouldve known the elites would switch immigration from EU to third world which is exactly what they did post Brexit.

[kcplate]

Ahh yes, the old “the poor are too stupid…” argument.

[rhombocombus]

Nowhere did I say stupid… everyone is susceptible to propaganda, and to deny its influence in this particular circumstance seems naive.

[kcplate]

You don’t have to use a specific word to pull out an old political trope.