You are assuming that people have perfect knowledge of the implications of the decision when Brexit has shown that this is not the case with the general consensus being that it has not gone well for them after having decided on leaving.
Brexit is a regrettable display of democracy, and it’s true an election like that could go on in Taiwan.
That said, the Taiwan independence issue has been notable since at least 1945. If it takes not only a vote, but then a second vote to reverse it a few years down the line, we’re still looking at very short years and an avoidance of both war and totalitarian regimes deciding for the people altogether.
You are assuming that people have perfect knowledge of the implications of the decision when Brexit has shown that this is not the case with the general consensus being that it has not gone well for them after having decided on leaving.
Brexit is a regrettable display of democracy, and it’s true an election like that could go on in Taiwan.
That said, the Taiwan independence issue has been notable since at least 1945. If it takes not only a vote, but then a second vote to reverse it a few years down the line, we’re still looking at very short years and an avoidance of both war and totalitarian regimes deciding for the people altogether.