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by dash2 2761 days ago
There's no way to fudge this decision.

Let's agree that if everybody wanted Brexit, we should have Brexit. And if everybody wanted to remain, we should have remain. Then, start with everyone wanting Brexit, and flip opinions towards remain, one by one. At some point the group decision flips. Political decisions are just like that. Majority rule is not to blame.
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nicky0 2761 days ago
We can agree that deciding major changes on a simple majority referendum is a foolish endeavour, and a recipe for division and bitterness.
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dash2 2757 days ago
That's not what my post said. The argument would be the same for any way of making decisions, no matter how complex, so long as individual preferences are the input.
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