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Yes. Mainly we are concerned about our personal situations, usually on a fairly short term horizon, and predominantly we view everything from an economic perspective. So, what happens to other people, particularly those who fall way outside of our personal venn diagram doesn't register, and we trust that somehow things will be taken care of, and if we have any empowerment, we get behind what's best for us. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the marginalisation of so many people. I don't think it would be fair to say that people don't care, but everyone feels disempowered and is under varying degrees of pressure in their own lives to just exist, that things perpetuate and get forced to greater extremes.
The arguments for Brexit have been very much centred around it being great for business, a huge opportunity to attract investment etc which have now been refuted by fact. The concern is that the consequence of proceeding when what was assumed or hoped to be the case, is not, and it becomes a very fragile situation which does affect those who have hoped that Brexit will change their situation for the better. I don't know where you would rank things in hierarchy, that would be subjective, but what other concerns are there - immigration, passports, EU laws etc - for many people, it will be the economic impact and opportunity, or lack thereof, that is, or becomes, the biggest concern I would suggest.
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The view that these factors are of concern above all else is subjective.