User blog comment:Draugluin the werewolf/EU referendum/@comment-26347028-20160624075142/@comment-26347028-20160626002917

Hence why it can't work. You need them to be extremely similar culturally, but we're so different. That's part of why the EU's plans of ever-closer union are always doomed to fail. The fact is that we did propose these things, so clearly they weren't stupid. But the sheer number, and all rejected? How can you claim, therefore, that we have a say at all?

And if we try to help everyone in the world, then we fail. But we need to stop the problems at its source, not mess about bringing that problem here. I agree, there isn't really much else that the refugees can do. But I'm not talking about refugees. I'm talking about migrants. These are migrants that can easily live comfortably without us, but come here anyway. They come looking for money, and for work. But that isn't the problem. What is the problem is the sheer number of them. We cannot deal with this influx, as is clearly seen by its effect on education, housing, and the NHS. It's just suicidal to say that we should let everyone in because of their problems. If we take that attitude, soon enough there won't be any "we" to deal with the problems. We have to take this one step at a time, not jump straight in and notice we can't swim.

When sources contradict each other you get down to the facts. One fact is that we are not sovereign in the EU. Another is we pay for it. Another is we cannot cope with the immense numbers of migration we get. However, the facts to remain are merely either short term, or pretending that something that either happens anyway, or is because of something else, is actually useful and the fault of the EU. Those are the facts, take them or leave them. I certainly don't think Europe hates the UK, but the EU certainly seems to. Why else are they so adamant on us leaving sooner rather than later? "Everyone needs to regulate each other" is true in a way. Mainly in that someone needs to regulate the EU, which currently isn't being regulated. Clearly the necessity can be seen in the 20%, or 10,000 people being payed more than our very own Prime Minister, something which is ludicrous when you think about it.

It takes a large amount of money, chews up most of it, and gives the small amount left to the poorer amongst them. But that small amount left is tiny, and it usually makes everyone else give involuntary donations so that it can line its own pockets before sending yet again a small portion of this to the country. If it was working so well, why are Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, all bankrupt?