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Originally Posted by Osem
I think we're more likely to be better off out than in and if I'm wrong about that well so what? You think the opposite and if you're wrong so what? We have our views, I've explained mine and that's the best I can do. If I had a crystal ball I'd have used it.
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Preciesly. I don't see the need to keep revisiting this question of why someone voted a certain way. For the most part it's pretty easy.
Those who voted Remain largely believed the economy would be harmed by an exit and judged it too high a price to pay for any gains of leaving the European Union - many of which Remainers would argue are exaggerated.
Those who voted to Leave largely believed the EU is too bloated and anti-democratic and judged the benefits of leaving to be worth the possible economic cost which many Leavers would argue are exaggerated.
Who is right or wrong there is depends on how you balance those questions as well as what the actual implication of leaving will be. Unless the economy truly plummets upon Leaving or it riches dithering heights the like of which we've never seen I suspect we'll never know for sure.
Still Remainers didn't vote that way because they love '
being controlled by an unelected, anti-democratic bureaucracy' and Leavers didn't vote Leave because they love the idea of risking the economy. Unfortunately the question was more complicated than that.