So I'm so unbelievably not political and I hate talking about politics and I don't know why I'm doing this so bear with.

We all know what Brexit is. I'm not going to explain to you the basics because everyone knows what it is. (I've put in a little 2 minute video that explains it just incase the whole world hasn't already screamed their opinion at you)

I'm not even going to even begin to pretend I understand everything that's going on in this situation or any other situation concerning politics. I've taken a decidedly non-sided position on most political matter all my life and this is no exception.

I didn't vote and it's not my intention to comment on what should or shouldn't have happened. My boyfriend is really into politics and he seemed hella upset when I told him I didn't really care to much about it so I'm making the effort.

Alright, so from what I understand, each side has a few key points:

1.  Britain gains so much through trade agreements with the EU. 1 in 10 jobs are directly connected to our membership in the EU and over 50% of our exports go to members of the EU. Without these trade agreements, those in favour of staying fear our economy with crash. The way I understand it, trade with countries in the EU most likely wouldn't stop. But, if we're not in the EU any more, we will have to pay trading fees that we don't have to pay as a member of the union.
2. This is the one that interested me more. Human rights. Apparently, by leaving the EU, we can contest our use of the Europena Court of Human Rights. Now I did a little reading on this one becuase it was less "boring politics-y" more "oh my god are we gonna turn into one giant prison state?!?!". So there's a lot of uncertainty about what would happen to our Human Rights policies after leaving. This makes me a little nervous. I dont really intend on living in the UK for the rest of my life, but I don't like the idea of such a developed, front-running country in the global spotlight reverting back into the treatment of its workers and civilians in a way that's questionable just to save money.

BBC's explanation of how leaving Brexit would affect our human rights

1. A lot of British people believe that our membership has stripped us of our sovereignty. People say that membership in the EU is "undemocratic" because of the way policies are produced and, as a country, we're losing our patriotism. The so-called "xenophobes" feel their country is being run by an organization they have no control over and they think that, by leaving the EU, we will win back our sovereignty and run our country the way we want.
2. This worries me, this one. There's a lot of controversy going on around this one. There's always been stigma about immigrants from British people. However, with the rise of xenophobia in Britain, something that used to be unspoken has become a leading topic in the referendum debate. Without membership in the EU, the UK could regulate who comes in and out of the country.