Interesting age breakdown--younger people in Britain supported remaining in the EU--matches support

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for Bernie in the US

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http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/04/daily-chart-19

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1. I found that top graph posted by a former high school exchange student from Germany

who lived with us in 2007 for a month. Then our son went to live with his family in Germany for several weeks the summer before
his senior year in high school. The exchange student posted it on his fb page. He's now a med student
in Austria.

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2. Older, whiter and more conservative voters supported Brexit - and support Trump who supports Brexit.

I see a pattern.

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3. The UK joined the EU in 1973. Younger Brits know nothing else. I'm not saying that's the only reason

they voted to remain, but it can be a factor.

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4. I have an ex-pat friend who lives in France. He's young 40's from Kansas City area.

Not exactly Mr. Liberal, but definitely recognizes the benefits of the EU. He's been living in
France for a couple of years (gay and married). Teaches in an international school in Lyon.
He's distressed, too, that Britain voted to leave the EU.

It's always risky to generalize, but younger people seem to be more accepting of others from
other cultures. There tends to be more of an interest in community and a willingness to
consider benefits from a democratic socialist government.

A lot of people have remarked that much of the support for leaving the EU was a xenophobic reaction to immigration
patterns.