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It does tend to end in insults, but it needn't.
The voting did seem to me to be age-skewed.
The following is only based on people I know (family and friends of family) that have told me how they voted.
All the people I know that are younger than me (b. 1966) are pro-Europe. Bar one under 40 who voted leave.
The people of my generation are also pro-EU.
Then from the late 60s to early 70s (age, not year), things start to get a bit mixed, but there are more EU supporters.
From mid-70s to mid-80s, there are more pro-leavers, but still a majority that wanted to stay in.
Even my parents were split: Dad voted to stay in and Mum was swayed by the big red bus and voted to leave.
The person responsible for deciding there would be a referendum jumped ship, which did not help matters. Then the vote, in my opinion, was poorly administered.
But the great British public were not free of blame.
Some were very complacent: I know of at least three young people who complained bitterly of the outcome when the results were first broadcast, who then subsequently admitted they did not vote!
I do feel though that everyone was misled. The leavers did not know what form Brexit would take and there were attempts to swing remainers or "don't knows" with outright lies by a PM who previously was pro-EU and had admitted prior that leaving would be a disaster, but who then decided he wanted to capture the popular vote and be the people's hero. A modern-day Churchill he was not.
Some have suggested I am naive, but I believe attempts to sway a vote by lying to the voter should not be allowed. Others have told me "Don't be stupid, that's how all politics and voting works- all politicians lie!"
So now we are here.
Brexit has been a messy affair, far from the "oven-ready" deal promised (another blatant lie).
I personally cannot see any Brexit benefits. Some have claimed Brexit benefits, but I think these would have happened regardless.
But there have been a few reports over the years since, showing "Bregret". The latest is below:
Seven years on from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, more Brexiteers than ever regret their decision
www.independent.co.uk