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<blockquote data-quote="Ashtree" data-source="post: 5203722" data-attributes="member: 3254"><p>[QUOTE="Walterp, post: 5203654</p><p></p><p>This suggests to me that simple narratives - even if painful and damaging - are easier to convey (and to execute) than more complicated ones.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Indeed! Therin lies the tragedy that has become Brexit. The extraordinary simplicity of the question on the ballot paper, preceded by a poor information campaign, where pertinent facts and details as to life post referendum were drowned out by noisy, rif raf type football hooligan sloganeering from the Toff brigade of government and the political classes.</p><p>Yes indeed, political debate and the responsibility to keep the public informed in a balanced way, has these days been distilled down to angry tweets and sloganeering. Depth of discussion and time for reflection is but a thing of the past.</p><p></p><p>I’m glad really that society and government in Ireland had the maturity to fund and set up a “citizens assembly”, several years before the recent tumultuous referendum on the eitght amendment (abortion) to the constitution.</p><p></p><p>THIS time the people were informed enough to look through the inevitable hostile noise eminating from both sides of the debate. Twitter, Facebook, and banner tabloid type headlines failed to overcome rational debate and supply of balanced information. Oh, and the fire and brimstone preaching of the Catholic Church, was also put firmly in context by the general flow of debate and information.</p><p></p><p>You could say we have learned from the Nice referendum fiasco. No need to repeat ones mistakes.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/About-the-Citizens-Assembly/" target="_blank">https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/About-the-Citizens-Assembly/</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Ashtree, post: 5203722, member: 3254"] [QUOTE="Walterp, post: 5203654 This suggests to me that simple narratives - even if painful and damaging - are easier to convey (and to execute) than more complicated ones.[/QUOTE] Indeed! Therin lies the tragedy that has become Brexit. The extraordinary simplicity of the question on the ballot paper, preceded by a poor information campaign, where pertinent facts and details as to life post referendum were drowned out by noisy, rif raf type football hooligan sloganeering from the Toff brigade of government and the political classes. Yes indeed, political debate and the responsibility to keep the public informed in a balanced way, has these days been distilled down to angry tweets and sloganeering. Depth of discussion and time for reflection is but a thing of the past. I’m glad really that society and government in Ireland had the maturity to fund and set up a “citizens assembly”, several years before the recent tumultuous referendum on the eitght amendment (abortion) to the constitution. THIS time the people were informed enough to look through the inevitable hostile noise eminating from both sides of the debate. Twitter, Facebook, and banner tabloid type headlines failed to overcome rational debate and supply of balanced information. Oh, and the fire and brimstone preaching of the Catholic Church, was also put firmly in context by the general flow of debate and information. You could say we have learned from the Nice referendum fiasco. No need to repeat ones mistakes. [URL]https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/About-the-Citizens-Assembly/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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