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Re:Branching histories of the 2016 UK referendum and ‘the fr... by branchless on Monday January 09, 2017 @05:14PM (#13360309)
I think it's lazy to claim people voted because they were "manipulated". Many voted because they profoundly dislike the status quo.
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Re:Branching histories of the 2016 UK referendum and ‘the fr... by gdulli on Monday January 09, 2017 @05:20PM (#13360353)
But with so many lies being told about the status quo (drumming up fear of immigrants being one example) it's hard to say what rejecting the status quo even means.

Sure, if I love guns and I'm being told daily through talk radio that Obama wants to take all of them, I'm going to be upset and vulnerable to making an emotional decision.

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