We forking off onto a tangent, but one would say in the current system, wealth buys opportunity, so they are the same. Indeed, if opportunity were near equal for all, then many fewer would be complaining.

So why were young people overwhelmingly in favour of remaining in the EU?

There are many possible explanations. I'm sure it will be the talking point of many studies in the following months/years. Some things I can think of:

- They've grown up in a united Europe, and may have a different view of their world than the older generation.

- The younger generation is more likely to be bilingual, while the older generation speaks only English. That means they have more experience with other cultures, and fear them less.

- They have less ties to Britain, and perhaps more likely to consider a career on the mainland.

- The younger generation really is less racist.

- The younger generation is less affected by illusions of grandeur about their empire and relative importance in the world.

Hey i m no expert. I would wager the young are more informed and they know that the EU is the least of their problems (In fact, less than a problem). Or their young age allowed them to feel less desperate about their prospects.

You could easily flip that around and say that older people have the more informed opinion in addition to more life experience.

This comment is emblematic of the point Greenwald is trying to make here. If only those old people had more of the correct facts and the better answers, then they would line up behind the best decisions.