I come very late to this topic (after the fact, actually), and I must applaud all of you for the level-headedness displayed in this discussion. Especially CC, to be convinced to do different than your initial standing point based on arguments takes guts and humility. I applaud you.
I would also like to express that I am glad for forums such as this, that would allow us to remain in contact, people from different parts in the world and with different access to news and information (or at least, different focus in what we get fed in newspapers and o the news), and discuss things not only about miniatures, but the important things too. Though borders may be drawn politically and economically, we can remain in contact.
Then, my part in this discussion. I was surprised when the leave vote won, and aghast when I saw interviews on the news with people saying things like "man, I voted leave, but I never thought it would really matter!". It baffles me.
What I have seen on the news here in the days since though, has scared me more. People who voted to leave have no idea on how to leave. Governments aren't prepared for that outcome either (except perhaps Cameron, that move was pretty brilliant).
What scares me most though is that violence against 'outlanders' has increased drastically in the UK after the vote. Lots of countries have negative feelings brewing against 'outlanders' (Mr. Wilders here in the Netherlands being a prime example), but it appears that in the UK, since the vote, it has gone past words and is going into defilement of buildings used mainly by polish people, to 'outlanders' being yelled and pushed out of busses and the like. To my (truth be told, not fully informed) mind it... 'feels' like the Kristallnacht in the 30's in Germany. As if the leave vote has given people 'leave' to hate on immigrants. And it frightens me something fierce.