You have to laugh

Mrs May has triggered Article 50 but there is no point getting despondent. It is one more step towards perdition, but we can still turn aside. So, instead of losing hope, Remainers are responding with gallows humour.

My favourite image so far is of the Dusseldorf carnival float:
http://oakridgeobserver.com/2017/03/30/british-pm-theresa-may-to-trigger-article-50-for-brexit/

There are also some excellent guesses at the contents of Mrs May's letter triggering Brexit:

http://mashable.com/2017/03/29/theresa-may-brexit-meme-article-50-signing/#jC9AswewDPqp

The best take so far has to be this exam question from 2040:

https://twitter.com/ipsilateral/status/846856057389502465

One thing that strikes me is that Remainers seem far more civilised than Leavers. Remainers respond with humour (obviously Remainers find a lot to laugh about - Mr Johnson announced as our foreign secretary, for example), while Leavers respond with violence - physical and political. They refer to Remainers as "Remoaners", dub disinterested judges 'enemies of the people', make death threats against Gina Miller - their targets only want a fair hearing, but any questioning of Brexit is seen as a serious threat.

However I know a number of Leavers, and they aren't exactly rabid attack dogs. They seem reasonable people who honestly believe Brexit is for the best.

So why the violence? Is it because Brexit is clearly a terrible idea and so any dissent must be squashed to prevent people realising this? No - Leavers really do believe Brexit is a Good Thing and accept there will be costs.

The key word is 'believe'. That explains the violent reaction to dissent, the 'at all costs' mindset: Brexit is a religion. Leavers don't hear a debate about a political settlement - they hear unbelievers attacking their faith.

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