(October 15, 2015 at 8:47 am)Dystopia Wrote: I have an honest question for people who want a federation - How do you think this would work when the tendency is actually for regionalism like what's happening in Catalonia (Spain)? If those people don't even want to be a part of Spain, why should they be a part of a federation? What about Italian separatism and independence movements? Would every country be able to democratically say yes or no? What about countries like Switzerland that are not a part of the EU but find themselves in the middle of EU countries?
Take Scotland. There's a push for independence from the rest of Great Britain, but there's more desire to be part of the EU in Scotland than in other countries in the United Kingdom.
There are clearer advantages to being in the EU, especially as a small country. The advantages of being in the United Kingdom in doubt.