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I disagree with your conclusion because you are not considering external factors. The issue isn't majority vote. The problem is many of the voters were not prop
by slacka 8y ago
I disagree with your conclusion because you are not considering external factors. The issue isn't majority vote. The problem is many of the voters were not properly informed about the consequences of their decision. More importantly, many voters were misinformed by an external disinfo campaign.[1] [2]
A better informed electorate would have prevented Brexit. We don't allow foreign countries to air political ads. It's time social media policies caught up.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_Brexit_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_20...
[2] https://www.euronews.com/2018/02/12/new-report-concludes-russian-social-media-interfered-in-uk-s-eu-referendum https://www.euronews.com/2018/02/12/new-report-concludes-rus...
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoIt's not either/or, it's both/and. Yes, foreign interference was a problem, and we need to do better to prevent it. And simple majority rule on referendums leads to hotheaded spur-of-the-moment decisions, even without foreign interference.