markg wrote:
Probably not, but then there are a whole raft of issues where the politicians making decisions don't either, or at least they wilfully ignore it. Climate change, drugs prohibition, crime and punishment. None of it is perfect.
No, but then the politicians have an army of civil servants and think tanks to inform their knowledge. Wilful ignoring absolutely - that's always going to be the case whenever anyone has an opinion or agenda.
Kern wrote:
Cras wrote:
Do you think there's ever been a referendum of note where the populous at large could be thought to have a proper understanding of the issues?
Excluding the Kiwi Flag poll, geographical issues are the most obvious ones. You don't need to know the intricacies of the Barnet formula to grasp what a free Scotland might be like.
That was clearly shown not to be the case though. Throughout the Indyref there were vastly wild claims regarding Scotland's economic prosperity post-referendum on both sides, with little concrete evidence that the public could be expected to understand.
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GoddessJasmine wrote:
Drunk, pulled Craster's pork, waiting for brdyime story,reading nuts. Xz