That's absolutely right. Sure, the occasional zealot may have called for a United States of Europe or for "ever closer union." Those sentiments have been pounced on, clutching-at-straws style, by brexiteers and their ancestors. But the mass of Europeans don't want that. They comprise patriotic citizens of their own very distinctive countries. If anything threatens their individualism it's globalisation led by massive multinationals, not some bloke sitting in an office in Brussels. And, while we are members, that individualism is protected. We have the power of veto. Once we leave, all that finishes and everything we hate about the potential future of the EU becomes more likely to come about. And we won't have a say.