Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Has Ireland Soured on Immigration?" video.

  1. Referendums would be good for democracy but unfortunately in many modern countries, they are only as good as how well-informed the public are on things, which is quite poor in a lot of countries, then the problem with referendums ends up being the echo chamber of who has the loudest voice, which the right wing press have been very successful with, especially in the US, UK and Australia. So as much as I would love to have more referendums, honestly, I think it would be a bad idea with how poorly informed the public are in so many countries, in other words, clean up the media so the public are better informed on the facts, then referendums would be more effective, until then, all we are getting is scare stories, usually from the right wing press that direct public thinking, we saw a lot of that in the UK with Brexit, we see it a lot in the US with Fox News and Trump, basically, we've got a few people in the media that are very successful at manipulating the masses, until that changes, referendums are not as good as an idea as it seems because democracy is only as good as a well-informed public that takes part in voting. As for immigration, honestly, I don't see a problem with it as long as they are spaced out around the country, they integrated and that the country can support them without putting the natives out, I find the real problem with immigration is the lack of integration by some and too many end up in too few areas in a country, which makes it difficult for those regions to cope with it.
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