We seem to be entering peak-madness with brexit. Chlorinated chicken for pity's sake - a process deemed fine in the US and yet outlawed in the the EU might soon be coming to an ASDA shelf near you. An icon of buffoonery, a simple picture of the lunacy that we're inflicting on ourselves. The more of these icons the better though - voters seem to be incapable of dealing with rational arguments, so the more of these daft wee images of doom we get, maybe the more likely we are to abort the whole mission.
Maybe.
The problem is that human beings are useless at admitting that they may have made a mistake; and that is where the real problem lies. Where does a brexiteer go when they realise - in their heart of hearts - that it's a mistake of gargantuan proportions? "Oh well, if I'd *known* how complex/damaging/isolating it was going to be, I'd never have voted Leave".
And there is your problem - there are no unknowns. No new revelations upon which a brexiteer can pin his/her hat. We were told how damaging it was going to be - and 48% of us believed it. But what possible intellectually valid reason can a brexiteer now give for 'fessing up and accepting Remain were right? In order to do this, you'd have to openly admit that, in full possession of the evidence and arguments, you made a horrible mistake. And *that* is the problem. Human beings are shite at admitting that.
If you've ever debated a Leave voter, you'll probably have been given the argument about "getting to make our own laws without them being handed down by undemocratic bureaucrats in Brussels" nonsense. I mean, that's it. *That's* what you get when you challenge a Leave voter to give an example benefit of leaving the EU. An argument so thin it can be answered by ".... but what about the Financial Transaction Tax that we vetoed, you total ballbag?"
They must know. They must know it's a mistake. Some people are that stupid - but 17 million?
I suspect there are huge swathes of Leave voters who now, finally, get it but are faced with the hideous choice of brexit or public embarrassment.
I also suspect there are sufficient numbers who - chillingly - find the latter to be the unbearable option.
So perhaps Parliament will have to go against The Will Of The People in order to reflect the will of the people. I suspect many brexiteers do actually want this. It would allow them to continue to whinge about the EU without having to endure the impending catastrophe.
And without having to admit they were wrong.
