Brexit for Dummies (and Hope for Visionaries)
by David Robertson, theweeflea:
Just before the EU referendum I wrote this article about my struggles with how to vote and why I eventually ended up opting for Brexit. It got an astonishing reaction being downloaded, read and passed on over 100,000 times. I have written other things on this topic but never anything on that scale…until today. I have heard lots of people asking about what is going on and, outwith the few committed people on either side, being quite confused about the claims and counter claims. So here is
Brexit for Dummies
Are you fed up hearing about Brexit? The arguments seem never ending, circular, meaningless and increasingly bitter. Claim and counter claim is made. Anyone who disagrees with the others point of view is treated like a heretic. I have tried (not too successfully!) not to get involved in social media arguments on Brexit because they are usually frustrating and pointless as people put forward their beliefs backed up by the best confirmation bias that Google can provide. There is little interaction, less thought and even less light. As some are aware I have had a keen interest in this and have followed the debates and discussions quite closely. I have begun writing numerous articles on various aspects and have decided not to finish them because I thought what is the point of adding yet more to the ever-growing mountain of verbiage on the subject. However I have been persuaded to give a (relatively) succinct summary of what Brexit is all about – a kind of Brexit for dummies.
Although I am pro-Brexit, I do not write this seeking to persuade those of a different point of view (I don’t think I can do that), nor am I seeking to justify my own view. However I do hope to provide information, encourage understanding and above all, from a Christian perspective, encourage Christians to pray…(I should add at this point that I am not writing this as THE Christian perspective. The bible tells us nothing about Brexit and the church should not be making pronouncements either way. Christians will disagree about this according to our politics, knowledge and circumstances, as we disagree about many things, but it is how we disagree, that is important. Above all Christians should show the kind of humility that comes from knowing that we know so little and that the future is not in our hands, but the Lords – this knowledge should prevent both hubris and despair).
So here are the main points that I hope will be helpful for those trying to make their way through the morass of propaganda and hysteria on both sides.
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