We had five days of riots because a criminal got shot . We what now ? This was 17 m people winning a referendum to get independence in a vote the government gave them to decide their future being overruled by a political elite changing the victory conditions after losing . No . It isn ' t . Repeating this will not make it so . You might have a case that the 17 m brexiters didn ' t understand the victory conditions but that ' s hardly the same thing and most likely not true either . Of course repeating this bullshit ad nauseam does slightly increase the odds of unrest so well done you . If you think the press is bad now , imagine what it will be like when our political establishment actually are subverting the democratic vote . Yeah , scum no doubt dog whistling for riots and fuckwits blaming the government if any unrest does happen . Might even get a couple of students and Engerland fans smashing up Tottenham Court Road for a new telly I suppose . You really think that isn ' t going to escalate quickly ? No I really don ' t , apathy is a massive force in this country . As long as the populace are fed and entertained your dream of direct action is rather unlikely .