The sky isn't falling, of course, nor do I think it will but with the UK having their rather significant vote a few days ago, it seems a good deal came out of it, both nationally, for them, as well as for the world. Herewith are a few headlines of examples from the weekend so far.
Britain Rattles Postwar Order and Its Place as Pillar of Stability
Pound takes a beating, markets in tailspin
after British vote to exit E.U.
After 'Brexit,' 3 Centuries of Unity in Britain
Are in Danger
Moody's cut UK's credit outlook to 'negative'
It would be bad enough if it only hurt the UK but then there are the damages it did on this side of the pond, of course.
Dow closes down 600 after Brexit surprise; financials post worst day since 2011
And then there are the world markets it hit:
Brexit panic wipes $2 trillion off world markets -
as it happened
World stocks tumble as Britain votes
for EU exit
World Markets Roiled by Brexit as Stocks,
Pound Drop; Gold Soars
And not bad enough it hurt the UK--and its allies--quickly, it also gave its enemies cause for celebration:
Despite Russia's Somber Facade, Glimpses of Joy Over EU Referendum
There were some glimmers of hope, fortunately. On this first one, it seems millions of Brits want a "second shot", a second vote on this whole Brexit idea. They have misgivings about the turnout.
UK voters, 3 million of them, want another bite at the Brexit apple
On this one, lots of UK business leaders and investors think the populace will dismiss the idea outright:
Corporatesand investorsthinkvoterswill shunBrexitdespiterecentpolls
So at this point, I and a lot of us are just hoping some good, somehow, comes of this vote they had. We shall see. It would be nice if they rethought it, had yet another election, and voted it down.
Hey, I can dream, can't I?
There is an old insult people used to throw around. It went like this--if you didn't like someone, for whatever reason, they would tell them "May you live in interesting times."
Between Donald Trump running for the Presidency and this Brexit vote, someone must have had it in for humanity about now.
