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I'm not sure the EU was intended as some sort of democratic institution. It grew from a free trade areas. But that is by the by.
As to the democratic deficit, do you think you are being fair and comparing like for like?
We don't elect our civil servants or judges who for the most part are the ones who end up actually making laws and implementing policy. We elect our MEPs.
Ultimately any group will be the product of its members, it sounds cliché but you get out what you put in and I think if you are passionate about effecting change it is better done from within.
I also don't believe that post Brexit the brexitiers will be spearheading democratic reform in Britain. In which case there seems little point in worrying about a small element in a totally undemocratic national political system.
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The EU has little to no trade agreements with neighbouring countries and large manufacturing countries like China etc. Have a look at Switzerlands private trading model and if we imitated that, products would be cheaper, our exports would generate a larger revenue without the EU because of their ridiculous tax laws and the way they manipulate industries to maintain monopolies.
For me it's not the way that the EU operates in terms of trading etc, but it's how it is slowly moving towards a dictatorship than what it was meant to be a 'democracy'. The EU doesn't necessarily have to collapse, but has to be more honest and transparent about it's policies, and the laws its enforcing, all whilst the people are the main deciders and not hidden suits in Brussels. That way there would be nothing but benefits for the countries within the EU, but unfortunately this isn't the case