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Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by s_kilk on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:27AM (#11969200)
Personally, because my home (Scotland) is being dragged into this situation against its will.

If the English want to destroy themselves they're entitled to do so, but not drag the rest of us down with them.

Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by DyslexicAtheist on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:30AM (#11969227)
Wouldn't it be great to have 3 more referendums for Wales, Scotland, Ireland to let them vote once more time? And then have them join the EU separately?
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by theoh on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:53AM (#11969746)
You mean "Northern Ireland".
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by DyslexicAtheist on Sunday June 26, 2016 @11:47AM (#11981258)
yes though I also realise Wales actually voted out so it would just be N.I. and Scotland
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by sievebrain on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:31AM (#11969237)
40% of Scots voted to leave. I wouldn't talk about it like it's a single hive mind if I were you.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by celticninja on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:46AM (#11969346)
Which means greater majority of Scots wanted to remain compared to a much smaller majority of the whole UK that wanted to leave. If a 51% vote to leave is relevant enough to warrant the UK leaving the EU then a 60% vote to remain is relevant.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by sievebrain on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:05AM (#11969482)
It's absolutely relevant, but it also means talking about the Scottish as if there are no eurosceptics there isn't reasonable.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by ianstallings on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:31AM (#11969233)
Ah, so it's hitting you personally. Well as an American, I can relate. We don't always get the government we want.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by NetStrikeForce on Saturday June 25, 2016 @03:51PM (#11977703)
You get to change government every 4 years. Scots are screwed for life against their will. Hardly the same.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by s_kilk on Sunday June 26, 2016 @06:35AM (#11980193)
Sometimes we don't get the government we want, but sometimes we get the government we explicitly rejected.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by dingo_bat on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:31AM (#11969235)
That's quite a stupid reason to be angry. I would hope that people living in UK would understand the meaning of democracy.
Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by jacquesm on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:42AM (#11969317)
At a guess, they do. And democracy with 'simple majority required for huge changes' may not be the best recipe to get buy-in from those that are dragged along.

So I fully understand the anger, if it weren't for the recent Scottish referendum that would be a different situation, but that did happen and for the Scots this must be extremely bitter right now.

Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by omginternets on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:45AM (#11969339)
"majority rules" is often conflated with democracy.