Sound argument well presented but I cannot agree. The referendum was not asking an, as incredibly complex issue, as it was made out to be … in my view done so on purpose to muddy what was actually a really simple question (both sides being guilty to various degrees by the way). Do we, the British electorate, want to govern ourselves – in or out? Instead it was turned into racist v welcoming multi-racial free thinker or traitor v patriot. Will the UK fall into bankruptcy or will it be the golden age of free world trade for Britain. The truth is no one knew and still doesn’t. Cut out all that white noise and the people, as a collective, voted out. Yes, the majority don’t understand all the ins and outs and, I would argue, neither do the few that claim they do but actually really only want to hang onto their grasp of the power.
I personally don’t think the majority want to know the ins and outs of how it will be achieved. They simply believe, as a collective, that they, as a population, will be more empowered by being out. Democracy demands that it is now the role of that narrow cohort to apply their specific competences to the task of giving effect to that decision and making it work in the best interests of the nation.