UK Brexit, questions from an American

[paulpablo]

My reasons are that I think the smaller and more concentrated the government organization is the more the government will have the peoples interest at heart.

Really? You think that Johnson, Osbourne and Farage give a damn about the interests of the people? The main reason that the Brexit campaign exists is because a few rich people were worried about losing money and power given the introduction of new protections for workers and improvements to tax-avoidance legislature. A vote for Leave is a vote against the best interests of the UK and its citizens. For once, this is a political no-brainer.

I think the USA is able to unify easier than the whole of Europe because of geographical, language and cultural solidarity for the most part.

It's largely for historic reasons and inflated senses of patriotism that Europe has a different model. However I personally think that's a bit of a red herring. After all, the US gains its strength by being the 'cultural melting pot', diverse with culture and language, unified (in theory) by common purpose. I see no reason, other than tribalism, why that can't be applied globally.

I don't know if David Cameron has the interests of the people at heart either.  My decision isn't based on the people who are at the forefront of the the campaigns, simply about the practicality of a smaller government.