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Remain voter. I voted for an idea. I have absolutely no idea about the logistical challenges, the financial aspects or anything with regards to Brexit, and I would bet that the vast majority of people would (or should) say the same.
Brexit wasn't something that should have gone to a public vote, it's just too big a question to reduce down to 'leave or remain'.
Citizens assembly would have been a significantly better device for sorting this stuff out, but that wouldn't have appeased the Tory Party, and Cameron never dreamed it would go against him, and it would have taken significantly longer to get an answer...even if it was one that would have given us a genuine answer that we could move forward with.
Ultimately we asked a country of people, many of which had spent years being fucked by the establishment to vote for something heavily favoured by the establishment...and then got surprised when they decided to stick it to them by voting the other way.