> If I recall correctly, all advisory referendums in the UK have been winnable by a simple majority. If "advisory" meant opinion poll, then a 51% result would

> If I recall correctly, all advisory referendums in the UK have been winnable by a simple majority. If "advisory" meant opinion poll, then a 51% result would be meaningful. But as a binding referendum it's ridiculous. We'd never build a control system that flip-flopped wildly at the boundary point the way first-past-the-post elections work. > The "Remain" camp were fairly sure they'd win the vote, and foolishly neglected to consider this. It's always the sane people's fault for failing to realize how shitty the trumps and farages are willing to get. In a practical sense, you're right. When people start racially scapegoating we need to watch out. But in a moral sense, no you aren't right. Their repulsive actions aren't our fault, especially not simply because we failed to stop them.