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I've heard that too, that the remain is patronizing, but is it?
Most people are not intelligent enough for referendums...that includes the Remain. It's like asking a high school maths student to solve a master's maths problem: It ain't gonna work. It takes years of study... [the same is true for the morons that called this referendum]
Then when I ask politely for details or more accurate decisions, it turns out no they have not thought it through. [No doubt some Remainers also vote on misconceptions]
Then when you ask about it, politely, you get no answer. Even if you do not shout racist or stupid but just ask "OK if the UK leaves the EU, the farmers don't have to dump milk anymore, what is the new market and who pays the subsidies?".
Just truisms for:
The EU is undemocratic
The EU is racist
The EU rules our lives
We get overrun with immigrants
We can just trade with somebody elseThe Brexit camp is making all these claims and when challenged, on social media, I run into a massive brick wall. People just don't want to know. There's also a massive anti-intellectualism thread and patriotism which shuts of any logical thinking.
This is again, true, of many people who are refusing to listen to any facts or are unable to weigh up contradicting facts.
TL:DR referendums are a bad idea...unless you give people short very concrete lists with choices and risk percentages, which is neigh impossible.
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I think part of the issue is that the remain campaign comes across fairly patronising at times (on here is a perfect example) with claims that basically those voting leave are racist and not intelligent enough to understand the implications.