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Exactly, it's why it should be decided by a second referendum and not a general election, GE is such a red herring to have at the moment, in no way will it give a clear mandate on Brexit. Make it a binding referendum and it would shut down all the protests that the result would be ignored and ignoring the result if its one the opposition don't like.
greentricky-
Are we a representative democracy or a direct one? Because if you want to continue to be the former, and you should, then making a referendum binding makes no sense.
Personally I’d prefer we made our way out of this mess through parliamentary means, but that will outrage a large section of society, probably with justification. If we have a second referendum, the divisions will continue and, if remain won, the leave vote will be calling to make it best of three.
andyp
This highlights why an election is so shit.
If I'm a traditional small-c conservative business owner im/exporting to the EU who do I vote for?
If I'm an anti-capitalist who sees the EU as an imperialist endeavor to maintain the wealth of European elites at the expense of the workers RoW who do I vote for?
If I live in a heavily Jewish area with a pretty good Tory MP from a local perspective, where Labour are always 2nd, who do I tactically vote for?
(the last one is me)