I don't dismiss it by saying chomsky is right, i dismiss it by saying both sides are wrong. It is a very well known fact up to this point on history that all these referendums are processes to put legitimate stamps on big decisions the actuall people in power want to take.

The formula is simple, you make a narrative that devides to right and wrong. Then you spam people of the hell that will break loose if they do not vote for what you want. People vote it and then you say "hey! The people wanted it, not me!" If they don't vote it you just hold a second referendum.

I am not saying this is what happened there exactly, but referendums have become a joke in the 21st century.