Loser consent = Democracy
We shouldn’t use terms we don’t understand - but you have unwittingly pinpointed one of the reasons so many feel so sad. In what was a massive upheaval of constitution and identity, losers’ consent was never sought - in fact seeking it was actively rejected by the May government and by a large portion of Brexit activists. This has contributed in the current polarisation far more than the referendum result itself.
There is a way to turn angry losers into graceful constructive losers; the winners in this case did not make it a priority.
I am quietly sad. I am particularly sad because I expended so much energy and time, including sacrificing time with my family, over the last three years working on areas of Brexit, trying to find economic and social benefits and safeguard citizens and businesses, only to have those efforts rejected, rudely, by those who wanted mutually exclusive choices and slogans that fit neatly on a mug.
I’m now out. I’ve given up a job I really loved and I was frankly good at because being constantly blamed and scapegoated, and I could see it would only get worse. I’ve seen many brilliant, committed people do the same.
I’m now out of it, working on a very different but equally pressing social and economic issue. I’m making less money. I’m sad about what has happened to me personally, as well as what I’ve seen happen to my adopted country.