Legendary atheist and scientist Richard Dawkins has slammed England, as the government makes the transition to leave the European Union.

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As Article 50 is triggered and Britain formally begins Brexit, Dawkins says that England is becoming a “nasty little backwater”, and has called voters, including himself, “ignoramuses”.

In light of the Scottish government voting in favour of a second independence referendum, Dawkins said:

I opposed Scottish independence. But if I were Scottish today I’d want to leave the nasty little backwater that England is becoming.

— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) March 27, 2017

Earlier this month, he further elaborated on his stance against Brexit, by saying in an interview on BBC Newsnight:

Constitutional amendments are – or should be – hard to achieve… Unlike ordinary law-making, constitutional changes are for keeps. Voters are fickle, opinions change.

We have no right to condemn future generations to abide, irrevocably, by the transient whims of the present.

Damn straight – because it is the future generation that is going to have to deal with the economical, social and environmental downfalls that will arise thanks to Brexit. I guess all we can do is wait and see how badly the “nasty little backwater” descends.

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For more on Richard Dawkins being an absolute legend, here he is reading his hate mail. Funny as fuck.