You or I don't know how those that didn't vote would have voted, I suspect that a lot of remain supporters didn't vote because they were arogrant enough to think the public wouldn't be stupid enough to vote leave.

If the vote had gone the other way by the same margin, Farage said he would demand another

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[quote="Still Lost in France"]You or I don't know how those that didn't vote would have voted, I suspect that a lot of remain supporters didn't vote because they were arogrant enough to think the public wouldn't be stupid enough to vote leave.

Which begs the question "who's the more stupid?"

If the vote had gone the other way by the same margin, Farage said he would demand another

And what would have been your reply to that ?
Exactly.
So , as has already been said "GET OVER IT".

Those that didn't vote must be counted as the "don't cares" so support neither the Remainers or Brexiters, a majority is just that, they got the most votes. Referendums that change the status quo should be biased towards the existing condition due to the "tomorrow effect" and minds change when it all goes tits up.
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nice to see I sparked a debate on terminology here

my original point was basically that we are a democratic society, a democratic vote/referendum was held, and of those that voted more people voted to leave EU rather than remain. It may not have been a great % margin more voted to leave, but it was still more - ergo a majority.

if the remainers would like, we could always go to a Communist style of leadership, or a 1930's/1940's Germany style of leadership, where the will of the few is imposed by force onto the many ?

RealBeale wrote:

Which begs the question "who's the more stupid?"

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And what would have been your reply to that ?
Exactly.

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So , as has already been said "GET OVER IT".

RogB wrote:

if the remainers would like, we could always go to a Communist style of leadership,

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or a 1930's/1940's Germany style of leadership, where the will of the few is imposed by force onto the many ?

Reading this thread I can understand how the referendum voted to leave, the 'exiteers' have no idea what the Supreme court ruling is about and probably had no idea of the consequences other than immigration being top of their list when they voted.
The Supreme court is protecting the law of the land and in effect ensuring that any government cannot bulldoze their actions through by the few.
It will make no difference to Brexit, Parliament will abide by the constituents votes but Article 50 may well have some amendments.

E Yorks , Well put Sir, and to Lost in France I also agree with your comment " why should I".

I suspect that many ordinary people are going to be very disappointed with the version of exit that they end up with.

Wages will not increase overnight, cost of living will not fall, legislation will not change overnight, the NHS could get 350million a week and the management will still it away, people with dodgy accents will not be turned away at the airport, and immigrant deportation fleets will not be sailing from Hull every Wednesday !

run down towns will not be regenerated because the Global economy will still rule , big business, private equity and Banking will still call the shots and if they don't want jobs in Scraglinthorpe they will not put them there. We will not buy British any more than we do now, but we might short term sell a fair bit less.

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Thread locked - this has yet again degenerated into name calling and bickering. Not acceptable.