Magic ball predictions

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History is in the making here in the UK and I'm not going to tell you my opinion on what is happening as I don't want to offend an entire nation and the men (and some women, but mostly men) that have been chosen by its citizens to represent it. My preference for the referendum results? I confess I have mixed feelings about it. I have reasons in favour and against the UK leaving the EU, and I'm not conceited enough to have the illusion of knowing what the consequences of both options will be in the long run and whether or not the benefits of the Brexit will eventually outweigh the economical turmoil that will be obviously generated in the short term.

So this post is a little bit of a joke. I'm boldly making my own guess of what the outcome of the referendum will be, before it happens. I want to see if I've guessed right when the results come out next week.

My prediction is that the winner of the referendum will not be remain or leave, but fear. What I mean by this, is that, independently of whether or not the majority of the British citizens prefer to stay in or leave the EU, the decisive factor will be the fear of change. Stay and it's business as usual, little will change and we're not so bad as we're now. Leave and God only knows what will happen (and I'll tell you a secret, God most probably doesn't exist to know it).

And in the end it will be oh well, so much ado about nothing. Hopefully, you've been entertained by all the fools that have participated in this debate and the nonsense that has been said in the process.

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