Britain’s escape

After a dramatic period of four years and six months and a trade deal with the European Union, Britain has won back its independence - a fundamental right for every sovereign state which is now viewed as an anachronism, since nationalism - and patriotism even - are treated as evil. 

The champions of Brexit hail the process as a redemptive escape from the shackles of the EU. Europeanists on the other hand have treated Britain's withdrawal from the bloc with hostility, mostly because they fear it could turn out to be a success. The certain thing is that something has finally happened, that could shake the unhealthy complacency of the European system.

The British acted according to their nature - which is largely incomprehensible to and loathed by the leaders of the Continent. The British suffer from the syndrome of "Splendid Isolation," the critics of the United Kingdom...

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