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CMV: If Brexit doesn't happen we have made an absolute joke of democracy

I've been thinking this for a while. And for those interested in the referendum I voted remain, and still feel that way however I find the fact that we voted for Brexit and now every politician and MP is doing everything they can to railroad Brexit and sabotage the plan. 

If we all came together, to perform in the interest of the people, instead of squabbling amongst ourselves and stabbing each other in the back with skulduggery, we would have had a deal by now. 

I think it's an absolute joke. Whilst I didn't agree with the decision I respect the fact that that was the voice of the people. Now it seems everything is being done to shaft the entire plan, why even offer the vote if we are not gonna go through with it? 

I also can guarantee if this were the other way round the backlash wouldn't have been nearly as severe as it is now. Screw Brexit and Remain, this should be a massive indicator that we actually have no say in the future of our country as the top dogs will just do whatever the fuck they want, regardless of the will of the people.

EDIT: Thank you for those who offered actual genuine debate. I honestly learnt a lot and my opinion, whilst not totally swayed, is certainly more open. 

To those who decided to be complete dicks instead of actually having a decent conversation, I hope you enjoy the lasting pain of a cactus stabbing you in the eye. 

I now have to get back to work and will no longer be able to reply. Thank you guys for making my first CMV an interesting one! 😁
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Asserting that the referendum really is the "voice of the people" is the real mockery of democracy. Democracy depends of the affected people making decisions about known quantities and coming to clear majority consensus. None of these things were true about the brexit referendum. Even if we give the leave campaign absolute benefit of the doubt and assume that the voters were fully informed of the possibilities  (which they weren't) and that none of the leave campaign's promises were outright lies (which they were) then there is still no clear majority for brexit: we can safely assume that at least some of the leave voters wanted a soft brexit, some wanted a hard brexit, and certainly very few envisioned crashing out with no deal. There's no majority for no deal brexit. Furthermore, what about the constituents who voted for PMs they knew were in favor of a deal, or no brexit at all? Shouldn't that Democratic voice be heard? What is the point of representative democracy if the government is going to cancel parliament to push through a decision that the elected representatives don't want? And finally there's the issue of suffrage. Many of the people most affected by brexit - foreigners in Britain - never got a say in brexit at all. The referendum simply cannot be called the voice of the people.