Yes, if you hate a whole country, don't move there, find somewhere else to live. I won't be moving to Saudi Arabia anytime soon. https://twitter.com/holeymemory/status/882575799542571008 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But 'If you don't like it, leave' just means 'shut up' when applied to people criticising an aspect of government.
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It can't possibly work for anyone who values democracy & thinks things through. We don't leave when the party we didn't want gets in.
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We work on strengthening our own side's campaign and convincing more people to vote for it. 'If u don't like it, leave' is childish evasion.
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We see it a lot in 'remoaners' accusations - as if having lost this referendum, its somehow undemocratic to still thing the result a bad one
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But this isn't how democracies work. Ppl don't switch politics having lost a battle.They continue to talk about how to win the war.
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Very combative metaphor, I know, but in practice, this needn't be tribalistic but involve trying to win waverers back & compromise.
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