Hey Tony.
As a recent law grad, who has studied EU law, I can wholeheartedly agree with one of the reasons that were often cited for leaving the EU - sovereignty.
And I would never generalise an entire voting populace as racist. However, I do believe there is a sizeable portion of those who voted to Leave who had such reasons. "Sending the immigrants back home" and stopping them from "taking British jobs" is one of them. Frankly, to me that comes across as racist and ungrateful - immigrants have played a substantial role in making Britain what it is today (either directly as they do now or indirectly during the colonial era).
And the man who championed that campaign is one of the biggest racist's around. It seems as if there isn't one ethnicity he hasn't insulted.
Again, I'm not saying everyone who voted to Leave is racist. Some simply gave in to the lies that were being propagated. The "£350 million to the NHS every week" is a prime example. Whereas we now know the cost of Brexit is going to be, if it hasn't already become, greater than all the weekly payments made to the EU combined.
I come from a developing country, and what Boris did to get to power is something I've seen many politicians try - stir up racist sentiments against the "other" - and in this case that was the immigrants. What they're doing today with asylum-seekers only proves my point.
When it comes to voting, I do agree with you. Not nearly enough people vote as they should. I do think you're right about the young too (lost faith in the system?) although I do feel those numbers are growing (I'm thinking all the young people who came out to vote Labour in 2019).
As far as compulsory voting goes, I'm not so sure. I think as a society we need to realise the importance of voting. But I do agree with the "abstain" box. I think your idea of a National Administrative Government is genius! Politicians cannot be allowed to govern if they don't enjoy the confidence of the people.
I think it would genuinely make political parties rethink their manifestos and raise the standards that we expect of them in office.
Even though we may disagree on certain points, I appreciate your comment - diversity of opinion is always key.
Take care,
Sikander.
