Saturday, December 10, 2016

Some issues should not be decided by referendum

Agree or disagree with the following statement: Brexit proves that some issues should not be decided by referendum.


I agree with the statement, because it is easy to manipulate people into voting for one cause or the other. It could be argued that some politicians try to stoke fears in the society to get them on their side, and people tend to let fears influence them without checking for facts first. Another important reason to consider is the possibility that people who are allowed to vote in a referendum do not know what they are deciding about. They might not be interested in the topic at all or do not inform themselves on the topic and it is reasonable to assume that they vote on a gut feeling. A further aspect may be that in every election based decision there certainly are protest voters and people who do not go to vote at all, because they might think that thier vote will not make a difference anyways.

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