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Popularity of no dealism seems to be on the rise, fuelled by anger, disinterest, lies by prominent Brexiters, and a general sense of "just get on with it already". A sobering read which matched my gut instinct. Dangerous and sad in equal measures. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Also a *lot* of power in the "they're stealing Brexit" narrative, especially because from a very narrow point of view it's kinda sorta true.

Many in Remain camp do want to overturn the referendum result, but because:
A) referendum was deeply flawed
and
B) Brexit is too dangerous
and
C) nobody has agreed on a plan for Brexit
and
D) no deal is an unmitigated catastrophe

So no "theft" involved, of course, but overturning the referendum result still means a different outcome from 2016. And that argument resonates when in simplified form & emotive language.
Third aspect of no deal disaster is paradox that, the more and more lurid ND warnings get (even though grounded in international law and fact) the more they make no deal sound like another installment of so-called Project Fear. Or at least that's what no deal proponents claim.
Two dangers to all this (aside from Brexit itself):
1) It fans narrative that non-no deal Brexits aren't Brexit at all, ie notion of what is a "soft Brexit" shifts harder and harder
2) Increases pressure to put "no deal" on second ballot, if one is held - true nightmare scenario
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