I'd like to add a quick thank you to Tsu and son, too. For what it's worth, I think his is a perfectly valid viewpoint - and, let's face it, the soft Brexit he talks about was what being touted by the Leave campaign.
I typed out a long and rambling post last night but lost it as we came in to Fishguard and I lost the ship's wifi. The discussion has moved on since.
Honestly, I'm not so much surprised by the Tory win, but shocked at the scale of the landslide. No need for a People's Vote now. Bloody Boris will get his Brexit done. Hoorah for Boris!
I'm also sad to realise that I live in a bubble surrounded, both here and IRL, by decent, socially-aware, thoughtful people, but that - in terms of the general electorate - we're a minority voice. The election was won not by social media, but by a pernicious and highly successful campaign of misinformation in the mainstream press. It was all about Brexit and Corbyn. The vast majority either didn't believe or didn't care what else was in the Party manifestos.
Tsu's son is right about something else too. While Boris' deal will pass through Parliament, if the transition period isn't extended, it'll be as good as no deal anyway.
Living in Ireland , R's and my concerns about Brexit are mainly around the value of the pound (strong pound good for R's pension and exports, weak pound good for my imports), free movement, import tariffs, and the Border. But that's not to say we are blind to the double impact of a potential no deal Brexit, coupled with a nightmare right-wing government, on everyone else.
Now the Brexit ship has sailed, we all need to focus on holding our respective governments to account for all their lies and broken promises.