Why isn't the idea that Brexit was a Russian intel operation being discussed

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Almost everything you say applied to the American presidential election too

"First the result caught everyone by surprise. Exit wasn't at all expected. "

Not really true; plenty of polls, especially online ones (as opposed to telephone) had pointed to a Leave win: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum#2016 . People just didn't know how much attention to pay to them.

"Tories did not even had a first draft on how to leave Europe...Not the slightest idea, not a single word or thought in this case"

It's now obvious the Republicans weren't prepared for winning; they took ages thinking of nominations for government positions after the election, and are still behind. This is just an indication of being bad administrators, who focus just on campaigning.

"a campaign focused on wrong issues, false figures,...mostly, voters were less informed"

The American problem in a nutshell.

"The mythic idea that the simplistic (idiot) answers to extremely complicated problems would fit."

And again.

So these really aren't reasons to think Russians weren't involved; it's these kind of reasons that has had people wondering about it.

Having the UK outside the EU does help Putin - it significantly decreases the size and wealth of the EU, puts another division between NATO countries, and between the UK and France, 2 permanent Security Council members. It may encourage other countries, like Hungary, to think about leaving.

But I'm not convinced there is that much solid evidence about interference.