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> People who voted for Brexit didnt vote because of GDP and Investments. Nevertheless they got the opposite of what they voted for, besides lower GDP and inves
by bigbadfeline 1y ago
> People who voted for Brexit didnt vote because of GDP and Investments.
Nevertheless they got the opposite of what they voted for, besides lower GDP and investments.
- toomuchtodo 1y agoAnd the ones who tipped the scale are already dead based on voting by age cohort. Like ordering dinner and dipping out before they’ve served the meal. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36616028 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36616028
- illiac786 1y agoHow do you decide which were the 2% that tipped the scale? Could have been the 18-22 years old too, no? Could have been any cohort, it’s a mathematical fallacy to pretend otherwise I feel.
- thih9 1y agoThis has been the sentiment at the time, I suppose coming from the percentages in the cohorts: > 64% of over-65s voted for Brexit - compared with 71% of under-25s who voted Remain Source and more context: "Vince Cable: Young 'shafted' over Brexit" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40842017 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40842017
- miohtama 1y agoEvery democratic country gets a government they deserve
- Gud 1y agoNot really? There are multiple forms of democratic systems. The one utilised by the UK doesn’t appear to be very good, producing sub par results.
- illiac786 1y agoWell if your definition of “what a democratic country deserves” is “their current government”, then yes, but it does feel a little circular. If not, how do you define what a democratic country “deserves”?