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This is why referendums are so terrible. Whatever the question is, it will be hijacked to some degree as a tool to protest some other issue independent of whate
by Tiktaalik 10y ago
This is why referendums are so terrible. Whatever the question is, it will be hijacked to some degree as a tool to protest some other issue independent of whatever the referendum is actually supposed to be about. Usually people will protest against an unpopular system/government by voting contrary to whatever the system/government supports.
- DominikR 10y agoSo your argument is basically that governments should not allow democratic votes on issues because if there are enough citizens that are unhappy with their governments they might vote in protest of the current government? The problem is not the referendum or the people who vote in an undesired way, the problem is always the government.
- Tiktaalik 10y agoThe people have an opportunity to get rid of the government and that is during an election. Some random referendum about an issue that may have nothing to do with the government of the day is not the appropriate time to lash out at the government.