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I have to admit that until about a week ago I thought that we would stay IN.
I based this on the fact that people generally do not like change and the 'better the devil you know' attitude.
This was the single most important vote in my lifetime. I wonder how many non-voters were of the opinion that I was, that we would still be IN. How many were not bothered or too busy to vote and felt that their vote "doesn't really matter".
We shall never know but how about the idea that there should be some incentive, whether monetary or as a form of tax relief to ensure people did make the effort?
....or even a fine if they didn't?
I hope those that didn't vote, but could have, feel pig sick today and feel ashamed of themselves. Ashamed as I do of the outcome.
A free and anonymous vote is such a valuable thing.
Nobody should ever forget that, and none of us should ever waste the opportunity to be heard.
But, on this occasion, I genuinely believe that many people simply were not convinced enough either way, or , were absolutely torn.
It was an appalling campaign that relied way more on smoke & mirrors than fact - from both sides.
The Chartists campaigned for the right to vote. They didn't campaign for compulsory voting. But, for every 100 people that could vote, 28 voted to stay out. Of the other 72, 37 voted to stay in and 35 voted to stay out. It's a substantial number of people who didn't vote.
Macadder...Mac **** more like
If people vote merely because they are paid to do so God help us. If their future is so unimportant to them I would prefer that they didn't bother.