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I guess that’s what happens when you let people vote on issues they know nothing about.

Referendums should be preceded by fact-checked pros and cons of each decision, side by side. But no, let politician sh*t-talk on TV and buses with nonsense instead.

Democracy works when the voters are informed. With disinformation, the loudest voice wins. That’s not democracy.

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It's worse than this. A skilled politician will be able to lie about a "fact" and get away with it. He only needs to appeal to people's own twisted views. The media can help build a false narrative. And public media is controlled by the gov't so that too can be biased. Just remember all the talk about the "experts" during the referendum. As if their opinion was automatically invalid because they were "experts". It's quite hopeless..

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