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by dogma1138 3647 days ago
Considering that British democracy has been using 1984 as a manual for a few years now and this referendum was more mob rule than a case study in direct democracy I would say it's actually the opposite.

Democracy isn't about the majority forcing their will on minorities it's also not about a shifting slim majority blocking everything for the other side just because they can.