Sure it was only the voting public’s marginal preference at one point in time and it matches exactly with Russian geopolitical aims and it’s a non-binding referendum pushed by moneyed interests and it was never going to be a good idea but that’s what it looks like to have a mandate for abandoning free trade, international standards, freedom of movement, and a privileged status in the federation.
did they need to have a poll for this? it seems crazy to me. can we just have a poll and then dissolve into another country?
If a country is sovereign and independent, its government can do whatever the fuck it wants, as long as the people don’t start building guillotines.
That’s basically what the UK did lmao 🥲
yeah that one was crazy too. why did they do that
That was a nonbinding referendum! That somehow bound the UK to the outcome. Totally different.
Sure it was only the voting public’s marginal preference at one point in time and it matches exactly with Russian geopolitical aims and it’s a non-binding referendum pushed by moneyed interests and it was never going to be a good idea but that’s what it looks like to have a mandate for abandoning free trade, international standards, freedom of movement, and a privileged status in the federation.
Exactly!