In the direct aftermath of the Brexit vote, when gobsmacked global elites tried to make sense of what had just happened, a curious narrative started making the rounds in the press: voters didn’t really know what they were voting for! Dubbed “Bregret” by some wags, anecdotal evidence seemed to pour in that Out voters were merely venting their spleen under the mistaken assumption that their protest vote would get drowned out in a sea of Remain ballots.The argument always smelled funny. Let’s leave aside for the moment the fact that if the so-called “Bregret” was a real phenomenon, it shouldn’t …read more
Source: The American Interest
