Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimjam
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Not true, democracy can be about compromise, not just binary rule by majority*
Both NI and England getting 'what they want' seems more democratic than England deciding what NI gets (which in itself is a longstanding tradition).
*technically democracy can be rule by minority as minority parties get to be the kingmaker of hung results.
|
The 2016 referendum wasn't a referendum on Northern Ireland independence, it was a referendum on UK independence. One things for sure, democracy doesn't mean tyranny of the minority which is what we have in the UK at the moment where the minority opinion is able to dictate to everyone else what happens because they think they know best.