Huge boycott is something to build on ---- With votes still being counted in the
referendum in Ireland it has become clear that the largest block of potential voters
refused to take part in the fiscal compact referendum, rejecting the arguments that they
could either vote for 'stability' or against 'austerity'. Quite possibly more people chose
to boycott the referendum then the combined Yes and No voters. On top of this some 17% of
the population who live and pay tax in Ireland were excluded from voting at all in the
referendum. This means as many as 2/3 of the adult population did not vote in the
referendum. ---- Almost all the political parties and many political activists are
reacting with shock and outrage directed at those who did not vote. In Ireland the WSM was
alone among political organisations in arguing that the referendum was almost meaningless.
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