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Originally Posted by Mick
Why do we need to give it back to the people - is that to...
- 1) Ignore the democratic decision taken in 2016, because YOU did not like the result?
- 2) Over turn the first vote because it was a decision made that YOU do not like?
- 3) Because you want to cause further uncertainty in your selfish determination to ignore democracy and over turn the democratic result taken in 2016?
- 4) Because you are selfish ?
- 5) You love abusing democracy ?
- 6) You want to destroy faith people have in democracy by ignoring a democratic decision taken in 2016.
- 7) You want to disrespect all the dead people who died to give us the freedoms of a true democratic nation ?
- 8) ALL THE ABOVE.
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ALL OF THE ABOVE means accepting, as a given, your definition of "democracy".
I personally believe democracy is based in relevant information about the subject being discussed, and if we learn more about the subject, we should be allowed to change our mind.
Saying "you’re only allowed one vote, and you’re stuck with it" is like a teenage child asking if they can bring a few friends over, you agree, and on the night they have 50 drunken mates turn up, you gave every right to say "no, this is not what I agreed to".
I had friends who were injured in NI, and I think anything that leads to the GFA being a negated is an insult to their sacrifice, but I don’t call anyone who thinks differently ‘selfish’ or ‘a traitor".
Democracy is about being tolerant of differing views, not denigrating those who disagree with your views.