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Old 04-12-2018, 20:43   #4361
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
So in your perverse view, the majority of the electorate who voted to leave should be told 'Tough, the losers will overturn your vote'.

This is such a nonsense argument. Why post it?
I wouldn’t call it perverse given the allegations of fraud and corruption. Indeed, it seems to be the direction Parliament is edging towards. To the point you yourself posted we need a general election to resolve this.

Seems quite reasonable that such major constitutional change should require a majority of the actual electorate to actively want it.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
Hmmmm Common sense is not just the domain of older people as there are many younger people who have plenty of common sense out there..
Indeed, older generations get to just be bitter about the war and on average live a short period with the consequences with their pensions protected. Younger people have to live fifty years with the economic consequences of this bitterness.
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