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LOLCats weigh in on Brexit:
BREXIT: Explained With Pictures of Cats
After World War II, the strongest countries in Europe banded together to help each other rebuild their economies and ensure that such a terrible war could never happen again. The European Union was formed, grew to have 28 members, and together they would help each other solve problems to create a fair, united and prosperous Europe.
The countries with the biggest economies, like Germany, France and the U.K., would help smaller countries suffering from hard times like Italy, Spain and Greece. There were A LOT of money problems, but people knew that they could only be solved together, not divided.
Unfortunately, the world wasn’t as optimistic and threw many problems at the EU, like the global financial crisis of 2008, mass unemployment, Greek bankruptcy and bailouts, the Russian conflict in Ukraine, and most recently, the migrant crisis from the turmoil in the Middle East. Eventually, all these problems began to add up.
In the end, a narrow 52% of Britons voted to leave the EU, turning their backs on one of the world’s most important economic alliances…
Many also became angry as they saw the British pound plummet to a 30-year low, the fall of the Euro and stock markets around the world suffer amid the chaos.
Now younger generations are left with an unsure future that may see the disintegration of the rest of the EU and the split of Scotland, which voted to stay in the EU, from the United Kingdom.
http://nextshark.com/brexit-explained-in-cats/
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LOLcats are pretty smart.
