| StokedUp said: I choose leave, yes it might be a hard year or 2 to start off with while the country adjusts to being fully independent and fully in control of itself but in the long run this presents an opputunity to really make something great of it. Look at Norway, Finland and Sweden, those countries are not part of the EU but do have a deal to do trade and business with eu countries freely and every year those countries are voted in the top 10 best countries to live in every year. We have a chance to to take back control and make our own rules for our own people. |
Both Sweden and Finland are EU members, and through the EEC, Norway has to follow pretty much every EU directive bar a few. In fact, Norway follows EU's rules better than most EU countries. (Which, tbh pisses me as a Norwegian off. Trade agreement: great, but when we have to follow all the rules set by people the Norwegian people didn't elect, made down in Brussel. Fuck that shit.)
If UK leaves EU only to join the EEC, I'll laugh my ass off. However I think it would be beneficial for norwegian sovereignity because we need a big player like the UK in the EEC so that we can't be pushed around as easily. So as a Norwegian, from a selfish POV, please join the EEC!
Also, the reason Scandinavian countries are some of the best countries to live in is because of the democratic-socialist governments and the egalitarian societies. Not because they aren't members of the EU (which, as previously stated, only Norway isn't (on paper)).
