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Democratic yes, but ludicrous. Setting up something as critical as that to have such a slim majority decide is illogical. The U.K. doesn’t seem to get referendums.

Important note however - they didn’t have a referendum to join the EU but maybe that’s covered by the one on joining the European Communities?

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Yes, the UK voted strongly in favour of Common Market membership in 1975. While the process around the EC becoming the EU has changed the nature of it substantially, I think it would be misleading to say that there was no referendum.

The UK fwiw has only had three referendums in its history. Precisely because they have a habit of leading to the current fucking stupid situation we now find ourselves in.

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Theresa May led us here

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> Setting up something as critical as that to have such a slim majority decide is illogical

So you'd rather have a slim minority decide?

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That’s not the only other option.