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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
There would seem to be two views of democracy for the purposes of Brexit (and prolly nothing else):
Leavers view democracy in two ways: (1) Sovereignty for the UK as distinct from being subject to laws made elsewhere; (2) Execution of the June 2016 Referendum result. Economic questions are not really matters for democracy save that the Customs Union prevents the UK from forging its own trade path (I confess that if the EU is negotiating deals with the likes of Canada and Japan then that is good for us).
Remainers[ also view democracy in two ways: (1) The nice wrap of European protection for workers' rights, human rights and a whole raft of benign directives and cooperation institutions; (2) The right to have as many referendums on any topic, especially Brexit, on the basis that no referendum can be anti-democratic. Economic questions are wrapped up in the nice comfortable European Single Market and Customs Union.
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Just to say another thing Remainers think, or some think, is that abdication of some policy to an another extranational institution or agreement is a unavoidable part of the modern world. The EU is the biggest example of that but it will apply to other trade deals we make in the future. So the idea we need to 'take back control' is pushing against the tide and ultimately harms us for little actually gain since, in the end, you're restricted by the rest of the world anyway.