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    My thought on the UK Brexit and how it relates to democracy in general: I feel like the issue is ultimately far too complex for the 'average' citizen to understand well enough to make the right decision.

    One aspect is economics. The economic fallout could be massive, but it's impossible even for the smartest economists to know what's best. So, why do we think the majority will be able to make the correct decision via a vote?

    Because, to me, if the question was, "What is the best thing for the UK?" I think the only honest answer most people can give is "How the fuck would I know?"

    So instead, the question becomes, "Ok, well what do you want to do?"

    It feels like the country is flipping a coin on what will be the biggest decision of their lives. Crazy times.

    (*Note: trying to keep politics in the Politics thread.)

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    • won't Brexit halt immigration from Syria and the like??robotron3k
    • The people from Syria coming to the UK are potentially refugees. This is not the same a economic EU migrants or Illegal immigrants. It's very complex.Morning_star
    • Brexit would not stop refugees or illegal immigrants.Morning_star
    • See, this is a good example, too. I really don't know, but I doubt that illegal immigrants or refugees put much of a strain on the economy.
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    • There are British companies and individuals worth billions. Trade deals that over time are worth trillions. An annual budget over 700 billion.
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    • It seems to me that a few refugees (even if it were 1 million of them) wouldn't hurt the economy much. Most of them become taxpayers. All of them spend money.
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    • My point is that if you are voting Brexit based on refugees, you're not at all looking at the big picture.
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    • Agreed nb. However, on the whole, the EU migrants contribute more in revenue to the UK economy than they cost. Immigration as a whole is a bit of a ....Morning_star
    • ... a distraction in the debate. It's very emotive but also not entirely due to EU legislation. Our commitment to refugees is controlled by global agreements.Morning_star
    • Ya. To be fair, immigration is an issue, and people have a right to their opinion on it. I just see the Brexit as SOOOO much bigger than that issue.
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