Having been addicted to political debate for most of my life, I know very how impassioned it can become. And I know how devastating it can feel, and upsetting it can be, when something you believe in is defeated or overturned and particularly when it comes as a shock.
It is from those very experiences that I evolved my current political belief in Individualism: so if you voted Remain on Thursday, and are angry today, I genuinely understand how you may feel that you've been personally betrayed, that you've not been heard and even that you've had your rights taken away, amongst, I'm sure, many other thoughts and emotions.
This is the price of democracy: you cast a vote in the expectation that it will deliver what you want, yet, often, it delivers victory to your opponent and leaves you wanting. Democracy has its use but it is too often conflated with the concept of Freedom, which is something different. Freedom recognises the sovereignty of you, the individual, over any sovereignty of the majority.
That is why I believe in less government, less laws, less tax. The more control each of us has over our own life, the more the majority of individuals will be happier, and less resentful of each other. There are some areas of the UK that have seven tiers of government. The EU is one of those tiers. Where democracy is expedient, I believe that it should be as close to the people it serves as possible so that it is accountable. Hence, since this is what I believe, it is rational for me to want to start 'at the top' when it comes to trimming down government, which is why I voted Leave this week.
My first thoughts to the angry reaction at Thursday's result, was "accept it and move on", but this isn't helpful to you if you have been, or are still, feeling inconsolable and let down. So if you are still pissed off and feel the need to vent your spleen, do it. Don't internalise it. I genuinely understand how you feel: I have been there many a time myself, and have thrown my toys out of the cot so often in the past, most of them are now broken.
Over time, (and that time will be different for each individual), I am confident that anger and despair will evaporate. The future is always guaranteed to come with a few bumps and difficulties whichever path you choose to take, or whichever road your are forced to travel.
When you are ready, and in your own time, take a deep breath, sit down or go for a walk in a quiet and tranquil place and meditate over what you would do if you had that little bit more control over your own life: for this is where it begins.
