Now you think following a map your friend just made up, and that nobody else has ever used before, is a bad idea. Your buddy Dave and his friends however are sick of Nigel getting all attention so he gets an idea how how to steal the limelight and says "Let's all vote on what we'll do!"
So you ask everyone in the car to vote. But the Majority of people in car are either asleep or looking out the window because they think whole idea of the magic map is stupid, and can't imagine anyone else taking it seriously either. So they ignore all of you and don't vote.
(Now Theresa has never driven a car before but says she has seen it done and truly believes in the Map now that she is driving, despite having voted against using it.)
That is the insanity of the Brexit debate. Millions of people telling the driver she needs to stop speeding towards a cliff, While the driver and the idiots riding shotgun with her, are more worried about having to admit the magic map was a total lie to begin with .
So you ask everyone in the car to vote. But the Majority of people in car are either asleep or looking out the window because they think whole idea of the magic map is stupid, and can't imagine anyone else taking it seriously either. So they ignore all of you and don't vote.
Out of the people in the car who did vote, 51% say give the magic map a try. Suddenly Your friend Dave remembers he gets carsick on long trips so he jumps out. leaving his girlfriend Theresa to take over following the magic map.
(Now Theresa has never driven a car before but says she has seen it done and truly believes in the Map now that she is driving, despite having voted against using it.)
You start on your trip but as you go, you notice LOT of things are NOT on the map. Large parts of the road are full of obstructions that have to be cleared, and lots of other things on the map don't actually exist! Finally folks who were asleep in the back seat, wake up and examine the map and discover that it doesn't lead to the beach but takes you right over a massive cliff.
So they and you, start to demand that Theresa either turn off this road, stop the car, or at least slow down so everyone has time to figure out how to avoid going over the cliff!
Theresa's response is she can't do that because that would make the people who voted for the magic map feel bad. and "Map means Map!" not GPS, or Map plus GPS, and certainly not stopping to ask for directions! Theresa adds that the majority of people who voted clearly said they wanted to follow the magic map. So that's what she is going to do.
You try to gently remind Theresa that the majority of people in the car didn't actually vote, let alone vote to use the magic map. Theresa says that doesn't matter, and to let the majority vote now would make those who did vote before, lose their faith in voting. So If that means driving off a cliff? So be it!
You try to gently remind Theresa that the majority of people in the car didn't actually vote, let alone vote to use the magic map. Theresa says that doesn't matter, and to let the majority vote now would make those who did vote before, lose their faith in voting. So If that means driving off a cliff? So be it!
You keep hoping your friend Jeremy who is the designated back-up driver will say something. But turns out he is still asleep, and shows no interest in waking up. Then Nigel and his friends start saying that going over the cliff isn't a bad thing! In fact, even though it might severely injure us all in the short term, the crash probably won't kill us, and after healing from the injuries, we will all be stronger and will enjoy the holiday even more.
That is the insanity of the Brexit debate. Millions of people telling the driver she needs to stop speeding towards a cliff, While the driver and the idiots riding shotgun with her, are more worried about having to admit the magic map was a total lie to begin with .
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