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originally posted by: PaddyInf
a reply to: Soloprotocol
Calling people who disagree with you xenophobic arsewipes, scumbags, racists, weak minded and idiots just suggests immature thinking. Stamp your feet and call names. You seem to imply that you are better than these people, and anyone who disagrees is obviously stupid. How very egotistical.
17.2 million people disagreed with what you believe. This was for a variety of reasons and I'm sure there were arseholes among them. There were also some extremely intelligent people who formed an opinion based on supposition and evidence you or I may not agree with. This does not make them wrong. Nor does it make us wrong.
This type of language only forces more division in an already divided state.
You don't want to hear the word democracy. Well unlucky. Just because we disagree with the result doesn't mean the people who voted that way are lesser beings.
originally posted by: SprocketUK
a reply to: eletheia
Yeah, I don't get that either.
originally posted by: purplemer
Yes in the context we would stay in Europe. There is a name for dissenters of democracy.
A referendum took place on Thursday 18 September 2014 on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.
The referendum question was, "Should Scotland be an independent country?", which voters answered
with "YES" or "NO".
"No" won with 2,001,926 (55.3%) voting against independence and 1,617,989 (44.7%) voting in favour.
The turnout of 84.6% was the highest recorded for an election or referendum in the United Kingdom since the January 1910 general election.
The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 set out the arrangements for the referendum and was passed by the Scottish Parliament in November 2013, following an agreement between the devolved Scottish government and the Government of the United Kingdom.
originally posted by: purplemer
a reply to: PaddyInf
You have democracy. You voted to stay in the UK in 2014 and all that this entails. The UK voted out.
Yes in the context we would stay in Europe. There is a name for dissenters of democracy.