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UK is supposedly a democracy (and thus such matters are to be decided by popular vote) I disagree; that's not true at all. The UK generally does not have such
by EliRivers 8y ago
UK is supposedly a democracy (and thus such matters are to be decided by popular vote)
I disagree; that's not true at all. The UK generally does not have such matters decided by popular vote. An actual referendum is a very unusual thing in the UK.
- coldtea 8y agoWell, there was the Scottish independence referendum. (Had it gone for independence, we'd still be hearing how the Scots where deluded, how the independent Scotland side had "electoral spending irregularities" and such, how they are racist and backwards, etc. Now that we hear about it again in the face of Brexit -- where Scottish independence would be interpreted as "Scotland in the EU" -- the same people would say the opposite). But I was speaking of the people voting in general, not a referendum. UK still has elections IIRC.
- EliRivers 8y agoSure does. Such matters are meant to be decided by those democratically elected representatives; not by popular vote. Referenda, especially with only two opposing options, make bad democracy, exposing one of its most dangerous failure modes; a tyranny of the majority.