Most organisations, like your local allotment , PTA, partnerships have a written constitution whereby you require a proper majority like 2/3rd's before you can enact constitutional change.
The British government decided that 50% was sufficient for such a huge constitutional decision, could it have been won by one vote? Would that have been a sufficient majority?
The problem is the stupid first past the post system so a large percentage of the electorate feels totally disenfranchised. I have never voted for a MP or councillor who won, but I keep making my mark. This was an election where every vote counted, it feels great.
I am a strong remainer, I have not called anyone stupid or racist. I am just so angry with those conservative using this countries future as there pissing contest.
There will be consquences, which will affect all of us, Europe and further afield. Strangely enough we are not an island. We will survive, people will lose their jobs, probably a recession but no one knows. After a week, everything is up in the air. Please understand that other people, not just over paid bankers, see real consquences to their lives now.