[JanisErdmanis]

The result of Brexit referenda can be attributed to caging away citizens from a democratic decision-making process on the things that matter. It was a vote of contempt not on the matter. If more referenda were held, the contempt for the lack of democracy would fade away as it's in Switzerland.

[RobotToaster]

>The result of Brexit referenda can be attributed to caging away citizens from a democratic decision-making process on the things that matter.

To be fair, the EU is partially responsible for that. Even if the UK had a form of direct democracy, EU rules would still dictate on many issues. Switzerland can only do what it does because it isn't part of the EU.

(Now, if the EU itself had a direct democracy (setting aside the practical issues with that) it would perhaps be different.)

[JanisErdmanis]

I agree that the EU has contributed to outlawing democracy on several issues and has replaced it with bureaucracy. Like a silly thing where the city can't directly manage parking fees and needs to instantiate an independent profit-seeking business for that.

However, now after Brexit UK now opened itself to profit-seeking international relations which can be worse than EU-dictated bureaucracy.

[brewdad]

Just what we need. More spite votes until the system somehow magically fixes itself.