Leave voters’ dismay shows Brexit was not real working-class agency

Evidence

One of the most telling — and poignant — phenomena in the wake of the UK referendum on EU membership was a particular kind of dismay expressed by some of those who had voted leave. They were alarmed by the result because “they didn’t think their vote would count”. Still others claimed that a decision this momentous shouldn’t have been left to them. Brexit may have been supported by large numbers of the working class, but this is very far from its being an expression of self-conscious working-class agency. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2044

Categorization

• XREF: Contradicts/complicates the class-agency reading of ch20 and of Fukuyama’s claim just quoted. — connects to: Immigration politics and Islamophobia drove the Brexit outcome in 2016. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 157; Similarly, analyzing ‘demography jihad’ can lend a greater understanding to current events including Brexit, the election of President Trump, and ‘Muslim Ban 2.0.’ The concept of baby jihad plays an important role in anti-Muslim propaganda through both Europe and North America. Baby jihad strikes at the heart of white nationalist fears.; Islamophobia and immigration anxiety drove the Brexit vote and European racist resurgence (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Immigration politics and Islamophobia drove the Brexit outcome in 2016. #corroborates (0.85) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 157
• Islamophobia and immigration anxiety drove the Brexit vote and European racist resurgence #corroborates (0.85)
• Similarly, analyzing ‘demography jihad’ can lend a greater understanding to current events including Brexit, the election of President Trump, and ‘Muslim Ban 2.0.’ The concept of baby jihad plays… #corroborates (0.70)