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@Oliver Schick
Much of what is behind Brexit being the wrong 'solution' for the perceived problems is the old phenomenon that people often attack those whom they feel they can attack, not those who actually cause the problem, who may be stronger and meaner, and may hit back.
The EU is an easier and softer target--more remote, more strange, and more capable of having any old bollocks pinned on it than targeting what would really make a change--reversing much domestic UK politics of the last 30+ years (Tories/Blair) and the real problem of 'globalisation', in which the EU has become enmeshed (e.g., Kohl/Thatcher/Chirac) but of which it is by no means a primary cause.
Change is often frightening and even those who want it may choose to find their preferred catalyst for change in a way that feels less like jumping off a cliff or fearing retribution--e.g., protesting against the Tories, who would still be here following any putative protest against them (like, say, a domestic abuser against whom it's difficult to call the police), unlike the EU, which would be gone following a 'Brexit'.