There is no doubt Jeremy Corbyn has hit a note with many young voters. Glastonbury illustrated that (and I recognize that at first hand). However while of course every voter is entitled to their view regardless of how it is formed there is no doubt in my view that many positions are based on superficial knowledge and jumping on bandwagons without a reasonable degree of academic vigor or indeed objectivity.
To explore my point :-
Corbyn - " I accept the decision of the Brexit referendum because more than anything I am a democrat. However I do not accept Theresa May's "hard" Brexit."
Can you challenge yourself against the points below and come up with coherent answers ?
1) If you accept the Brexit referendum decision what in reality do you think the electorate voted for ?
2) What does leaving the EU actually mean - how do you expect it to be characterized if you accept that democratically it has to happen?
3) What is "hard" Brexit?
4) What actually is "soft" Brexit. How will it differ from "hard brexit" ?
5) What concessions will be made to the EU under a "soft" Brexit?
6) What is the difference in reality between staying in the EU and "soft" Brexit?
I am genuinely puzzled because as far as I can see - objectively - the nation voted to regain control of our money, laws and borders in order that we can make our own democratic decisions as a free nation. This includes the ability to be able to trade on our own terms with the rest of the world and set our own immigration policy to meet our own needs. Otherwise why leave at all?
There are a couple of other points I would like to put up for debate :-
1) The referendum debate was apolitical (leave and remain was not party based) - but the decision has become politicized for narrow self serving party reasons or as a rearguard way of trying to overturn the democratic decision of the referendum (which is therefore in reality anti democratic?)
2) The refrain - "it is not just about the 52% - what about the views of the 48%." What does this mean in practical reality ? How can the views of the 48% be reflected in the decision to leave because they do not want to leave. Is it really practical to argue 52 want to go one way 48 the other - so the 100 have to go in a direction that does not make sense and NOBODY wants. This is why we have a democratic referendum now and again - to constitutionally handle fundamental decisions. It has to be yes or no - and the democratic thing to do is to accept the majority decision - make the best of it and move on together.
I would suggest to you in reality there is no such thing as "hard or soft" Brexit. There is just Brexit. Anything less will be a political/democratic fudge - or put another way - worst of all worlds (all the pain without the advantages).
To explore my point :-
Corbyn - " I accept the decision of the Brexit referendum because more than anything I am a democrat. However I do not accept Theresa May's "hard" Brexit."
Can you challenge yourself against the points below and come up with coherent answers ?
1) If you accept the Brexit referendum decision what in reality do you think the electorate voted for ?
2) What does leaving the EU actually mean - how do you expect it to be characterized if you accept that democratically it has to happen?
3) What is "hard" Brexit?
4) What actually is "soft" Brexit. How will it differ from "hard brexit" ?
5) What concessions will be made to the EU under a "soft" Brexit?
6) What is the difference in reality between staying in the EU and "soft" Brexit?
I am genuinely puzzled because as far as I can see - objectively - the nation voted to regain control of our money, laws and borders in order that we can make our own democratic decisions as a free nation. This includes the ability to be able to trade on our own terms with the rest of the world and set our own immigration policy to meet our own needs. Otherwise why leave at all?
There are a couple of other points I would like to put up for debate :-
1) The referendum debate was apolitical (leave and remain was not party based) - but the decision has become politicized for narrow self serving party reasons or as a rearguard way of trying to overturn the democratic decision of the referendum (which is therefore in reality anti democratic?)
2) The refrain - "it is not just about the 52% - what about the views of the 48%." What does this mean in practical reality ? How can the views of the 48% be reflected in the decision to leave because they do not want to leave. Is it really practical to argue 52 want to go one way 48 the other - so the 100 have to go in a direction that does not make sense and NOBODY wants. This is why we have a democratic referendum now and again - to constitutionally handle fundamental decisions. It has to be yes or no - and the democratic thing to do is to accept the majority decision - make the best of it and move on together.
I would suggest to you in reality there is no such thing as "hard or soft" Brexit. There is just Brexit. Anything less will be a political/democratic fudge - or put another way - worst of all worlds (all the pain without the advantages).
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