Brexit referendum for 1,000 days: only black hole has no answer

On March 21st, it was the 1000th day after the results of the British "Brexit" referendum were announced. The "Tsunami Drama" staged another scene, and the answer was still floating in the wind, causing people to ponder.

British Prime Minister Teresa Mayer has officially submitted a letter to the EU to delay the "Brexit", but only after receiving approval from all EU member states, "Brexit" can be postponed. The crux lies in: On the one hand, the EU will not unconditionally agree to postpone "Brexit". Even if it agrees to postpone "Brexit", the break-up agreement will not change, and how to change will trigger a new round of games, many variables; on the other hand, The British Parliament said it would not vote again on the new agreement without substantial changes, and procedurally pushed Prime Minister Mei into a dead end.

The current "Treasure drama" seems to have entered the stage of impromptu performance, and the outcome is increasingly difficult to predict. Aside from the concern about the ending, people have seen that the British society has shown signs of fatigue and the public’s doubts about political machines are increasing. The "Brexit" process is evolving into a huge political "black hole", engulfing resources that should be invested in development and people's livelihood, and shifting the focus of national operations.

At the moment when the party struggles fiercely and the public opinion splits, the "Brexit" agenda is abducted by an extremely complicated political decision-making process. The government wants to take the initiative, but the parliament is not willing to let the power fall, and the two sides are holding back each other. In this system full of “dark matter”, political machines lose the momentum to drive change.

A divided society, a weak government, a "tangled" prime minister - in a mess of "Brexit" political reality, the British are increasingly feeling overwhelmed. Some people say that the British democracy is ill, and the political parties have fallen into a "dead loop" that is inconsistent and fragmented on the issue of "Brexit."

Britain's "Brexit", like a prism, reflects many problems in the Western world. From Europe to North America, in some Western countries' political systems, party struggles are above the national social interests, leading to the failure of the decision-making system, the difficulty of generating positive forces to serve the people, and the inability to promote fundamental and long-term changes that are in the long-term interests of the country.

As Yale University political scholar David Mayhew said, even if politicians want to do so, in order to get as much support as possible, such as votes and capital, it is difficult to come up with courage to open out "bitter drugs."

1000 days ago, many British people went out to vote in the rain. They thought that by simply pressing a start button, the political system would automatically complete the program and give the answer. Unexpectedly, things are far from simple.

The "political elites" are still arguing endlessly, and the people have already resisted the "black hole" in their own way: the British "Brexit" process has continuously exposed the flaws of the system and inspired the people's reflection and improvement consciousness... Scholars are beginning to realize that a deep social change is needed.

However, the question is, can the deep split public opinion reunite the consensus? Can the West gain inspiration from other excellent civilizations and achieve self-transcendence and innovation?

The answer to these questions, like the ending of the British "Treasure", is still floating in the wind.