Brexit proves that some issues should not be decided by referendums - agree or disagree!?

In my opinion referendums are generally a good way for the general public to make a decision. However, in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, I strongly believe that it was entirely the wrong way to decide this issue. It seems as the referendum was at a less than-favorable time, given the circumstances.

The voters obviously didn´t really know about some of the consequences. In the run-up to the referendum, several politicians had tried to influence people´s opinions, using populist arguments and sowing fears of being forced to accommodate immigrants into the UK. It is worth noting that the refugee crisis made a huge impact on people´s xenophobic attitudes and, as a result, some people voted leave as a protest vote, not expecting the UK to actually leave the EU. Others did vote wanting to leave but they didn´t believe the predictions. Significantly, the remain vote was strongly supported by young people, while older people tended to vote leave. 

Nonetheless, in my opinion Brexit doesn´t prove that referendums are a bad way of making a decision. I believe referendums are good in general. It simply wasn´t good how the Brexit vote took place. The lack of transparency and the fact that the general public was poorly educated, either through their own ignorance or through the negligence of the press, about the potential consequences of voting leave.

-Karla Dalibor-

Aaron's Edit:

In my opinion referendums are generally a good way (to make a decision for the general public) [WO - ^ for the general public to make a decision]. (Whereas) [W;P - However,]* in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, I strongly believe that (It) [st-no caps] was entirely the wrong way to decide this issue. It seems as (If) [st-no caps] the referendum was [foc,M- ^undertaken] at a less (favorable time under the given circumstances.) [Gr,P,St†;P;E - ^ -than-favorable time, given the circumstances.]

(People) [foc - The voters] obviously didn't really know about some of the consequences (, for instance considering several politicians who have been trying to influence people's opinions by using populism (for example spreading the fear of being forced to accommodate immigrants in the UK) [P;T/Asp,W+,E,M;W,foc - ^. In the run-up to the referendum, several politicians had tried to influence people's opinions, using populist arguments and sowing fears‡ of being forced to accommodate immigrants into the UK]. It Is worth noting that the (whole aspect of) [W,M,E] the refugee crisis made a huge impact on people´s xenophobic attitudes [P- ^,] and, as a result, some people voted leave as a protest vote, not expecting the UK to actually leave the EU. Others did vote[P- ^,]  wanting to leave[P- ^,]  but they didn't believe the predictions. Significantly, the remain vote was strongly supported by young people, while older people tended to vote leave. 

(However) [W- ^Nonetheless], in my opinion Brexit doesn´t prove that referendums are (not a good way of finding) [G,W+,M;W- ^a bad way of making] a decision. I believe referendums are good in general. It simply wasn't good (how) [St-no underline,itals] the Brexit vote took place. The ∫(leak) [W- ^lack] of transparency and (not giving important facts to the general public about the consequences led to this very result.) [E,W+,M- ^the fact that the general public was poorly educated, either through their own ignorance or through the negligence of the press, about the potential consequences of voting leave.]

[* Whereas is a conjunction used to compare the difference between two things. It is most commonly used to mean "although" or "while in contrast" and could introduce a dependent clause. The word however has several definitions, but in the definition most similar to whereas, however  is a conjunctive adverb used to contrast two independent clauses.

 † I commend your use of litotes here. Litotes is the rhetorical use of ironic understatement, in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. But be careful, it can be abused. Cf. https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2015/mar/26/litotes-the-most-common-rhetorical-device-youve-never-heard-of

‡ Sow fear - "sow" normally means to plant seeds in the earth. It can also be used metaphorically, meaning "set something bad in motion" or "foment."  You can, e.g., sow fear/doubt/confusion/suspicion]