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Originally Posted by Livia
I get that you're against the decision, Dezzy.... but it's a decision that's been made.
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See I generally agree with this in principle, I really do. I was pro indy last summer, I voted Yes, and I was gutted when 55% voted "no". I also believed that a huge chunk of that vote was based on lies (which has, unquestionably, turned out to be true). However I accepted that that was simply the lay of the land. 55% No, 45% Yes. If the vote had been cast a month earlier, a week later, months later, the figure would have been the same, truly the will of the people whether I agree with it or not. I
still reserve the right to complain but I wasn't one of those stupidly demanding an immediate re-vote.
I am not so convinced this time around though... I don't think the result would stand. I don't think it would even be close - I think there could easily be a HUGE swing to "Remain" - and that feels like a problem? I don't know what the solution is... but, if the majority of a voting public are no longer represented accurately less than a
week after a vote... it just seems like something has gone very wrong with the democratic process.
However, like I said earlier I think another vote would do more harm than good. Things will stabilise of course. In my opinion they will stabilise in a position where the country and each of us indvidually is worse off... but, it will at least be "calm waters" eventually... we will know where we stand. The damage of the out vote is done and a revote would only mean more uncertainty on top of that, chipping away the foundations, and only making things yet worse.
However I'm not going to pretend that the current state of affairs represents the current will of British people as a whole. It just doesn't.