The irony of this tweet is that his vote *didn't* count. Had he voted Remain, the result would have been the same.https://twitter.com/LauraTopham/status/746260604936200192 …
This point is what underpins the Downs voting paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting …
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thanks, that's really helpful (and a good temper to my visceral responses thus far).
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Well, the point only applies to each individual, it doesn't apply to protest voters as a group - the group might be to blame! ;)
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indeed.
End of conversation
New conversation -
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Given the enormity of what they were voting on, altruism theory surely applies
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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