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They aren’t on your side, but don’t make the mistake of thinking there’s 2 sides and 1 must be on your side. We’ve seen governments around the world not be on

• petre 3y ago
  > We’ve seen governments around the world not be on the people’s side many time (for UK specially, see brexit) What do you mean? People voted for Brexit. Boris and his government delivered it. What would you rather like them do, a press release in the lines of "Oh, forget it, it was just one of Nigel's dumb ideas and we were daft enough to ask" after the vote?
  • gretch 3y ago
    Certainly not after the vote. The is a violation of democracy. But it they didn't have to propose it. And they didn't have to advertise it. And it would be one thing if all sides earnestly believed the benefits - instead better members of the party should have checked the dumb ideas (this is the point of parties)
    • petre 3y ago
      Well, they advertised and proposed it rather than losing votes (quite a predictable party move, Nigel knew that too). I'm pretty sure Cameron believed it would never pass. But it did. That's why he quit afterwards. It was one of those "oh shit" moments.
  • baz00 3y ago
    If you think that’s how it worked then you’re as naive as the voters who were manipulated.