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Originally Posted by denphone
But we all knew before we voted in the referendum that all that was needed was a straight democratic majority one way or other so to complain about it afterwards is basically tantamount to sour grapes.
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So the choice made by a minority should be put up with for the long term, just because the referendum was poorly sorted in the first place.
If we were offered a second referendum on the deal, no deal or remain, at least then the result would be a positive choice for a known outcome.
It is one thing to put up with a government elected by a minority of the population, at least there is the chance of change only a few years later.
This is something we will be stuck with for decades. Left with either a deal with no control, or a leap into the abyss which could end up with cheap imports overwhelming what little we still produce ourselves and the balance of trade can go hang.
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Originally Posted by Chris
If you don’t vote, you choose not to be heard. So please stop trying to ‘hear’ those who abstained from the vote.
The referendum was not flawed. Every eligible person had a vote and was able to do so without hindrance. There are a great many countries where they would laugh in your face for suggesting any vote held in the U.K. in the last century might be described as “flawed”.
I sincerely doubt you would be making this argument if the result had been the exact reverse.
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Neither would Farage have shut up in that situation. It does work both ways.
For too long a minority has chosen who governs, with no consensus and no need to listen to the electorate.