So how did you establish "the fact" that the Swiss public, in particular, is "educated enough" and the US and the UK public, in particular, are not? Is there a standard somewhere, a test that was done, or is it just the good old "seems to me"?
Re:UK votes to leave EU
by coryfklein on Monday June 27, 2016 @01:07PM
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> how did you establish "the fact" that the Swiss public, in particular, is "educated enough"
I didn't - I said it's possible.
> the US and the UK public, in particular, are not?
To me this seems a self-apparent fact, but I admit it may not appear so to others. I'm not sure specifically where I'd lie my standard, but I'd say the public support for Donald Trump falls dramatically below wherever it would be.
I disagree. Sure it's possible to have a public educated enough to decide whether being in the EU is a good idea, (hi Switzerland), but the fact of the matter is that this doesn't apply to either the US or likely the UK.
It's possible to have a nation where direct democracy is effective, but I'd say it's more the exception to the rule.