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But that I understand, the problem in democracy is that you can take bad decision that you glorify because it's made by the people. It's fine, people can make
by xwolfi 6y ago
But that I understand, the problem in democracy is that you can take bad decision that you glorify because it's made by the people.
It's fine, people can make collective mistakes, but I think we ignore several facts during a referendum like that:
- People misunderstand the question
- People understand the question but vote to answer another one
- People are divided in groups with very different agenda that sometimes are shorterm good for a majority and long term bad for a minority (the elders might vote against the interest of the youth, then die leaving them with the mess)
I vote, and enjoy it, but I also recognize I'm as big an idiot as anyone else, and I don't think this worked in the Brexit instance. The PM proposed the vote for the wrong reason, people voted at a time they were not thinking of the Union long term, people voted massively divided (cities vs country side, England vs the others, old vs young), so what answer did they provide exactly ? That "the people want rid of the EU" or that "British society is so divided it barely even exists" ?
I guess at least in a democracy, mistakes can be reversed, but we seem to do so many I wonder if it's not better here where at least we stick to one single side and pursue it to the end rather than girouette around (in the EU, but with not everything, then out, then surely in again because out was stupid, etc).