We're not talking about war, mind you. We're talking democratic votes. Opinions (votes) are more easily offered up and readily available than guns or bullets.

No one, not even most Brexiteers, thought that Brexit would win. But as it turns out, even the mere opportunity for the people to tell the EU (in the form of ballots) that it's a total cunt was enough to make it happen. Do you think the US Federal Government is somehow more beloved than the EU, by chance?