If anything better demonstrates just how ridiculous some 'democratic' results can be, you only have to look at Donald Trump becoming president in the US. A huge part of the post brexit fallout has been the brexiteers banging on about 'democracy has spoken'. The trouble is it is democracy led by a big chunk of people ignorant of the facts but certain in their views - I'm not saying ignorant in that they didn't understand the facts but ignorant that they didn't even want to know them. Yes I know the other brexit arguments on the economy (largely shot full of holes now though), parliamentary control and sovereignty and I agree those arguments were sensible and valid points of view. Not enough on their own to get brexit over the line though without the clincher which was racism and ignorance. Racism was the element that won the day for brexit in the same way that racism and sexism has won the day for Donald.