[vixen99]

Yet another example of a deeply patronizing stance on the part of those who deem 'ordinary people' too stupid to make their own judgments. They behave like some in the monarchy who spout questionable opinions but never engage in public debate. A similar mindset was evident in those senior EU officials in 2016 who privately told John Longworth, Chairman of the UK Independent Business Network that they were shocked British non-graduates were allowed to vote in the Brexit referendum.

[sofixa]

> A similar mindset was evident in those senior EU officials in 2016 who privately told John Longworth, Chairman of the UK Independent Business Network that they were shocked British non-graduates were allowed to vote in the Brexit referendum.

Considering the results ( Brexit), and on what the campaign for that result was run on ( flaming shit and disinformation, like their wonderful slogans), can you blame him? It was an extremely complex topic, dangerously oversimplified by people with very questionable at best credentials and motives ( Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson), who lied and made empty impossible promises ( like a Norway style deal but with full judicial independence). Such a question, with such variable outcomes, should have never been asked to ordinary people. Ffs, many polls and trends showed many people didn't have a clue what it is that the EU does and what it means leaving it, even after the vote.

[peytn]

What should have happened in your opinion? I can’t tell if you’re saying ordinary people shouldn’t have been asked such an important question, or what.

[sofixa]

The trolls shouldn't have been fed, UKIP should have been left to implode under their idiocy and racism.

Most people aren't experts in the tons of subjects required to properly appreciate the gravity of the vote ( not to mention that the "leave" option had vastly different suboptions nobody got to vote on). Ffs, nobody had any idea what to do with the Irish question, and there is simply no answer there.

Ramming through a dangerous situation on the basis of a very thin margined non-binding referendum was very weird.

[FreeSpeech]

Welcome to direct democracy. If a referendum doesn't represent the people, nothing does.

[marderfarker2]

Democracy, am I right?

[hirako2000]

Paternalism, that's exactly that we have been suffering since before we were born, and it's increasing. I think the Internet has given ways for individuals to get information so easily that there are now aggressive restrictions put in place. Of course in the form of self gratifications, sense of duties;fb is here to protect us.

I find these moves good, they show their cards, more and more people will hopefully start questioning the paternalism and finally questions all these taxes we are forced to pay as well. Our bank accounts or at least transactions that may be frozen any time due to merely suspect acticity. The need for a business specific license for each and everything one can do, even to basically cut bread in half for customers. Border controls not allowing us to import/export a gazillion products for x and y security reasons, and, i will say it, the near obligation to take some vaccine shots to be able to move around the globe.

[ConceptJunkie]

The people whose attitudes don't align with Facebook will recognize this paternalism for what it is. Those people whose attitude align with Facebook won't. That's been my experience with these kinds of things.