England should feel the consequences for voting to leave the EU.

[Meldread]

31. They do have the right to choose their own path. However, that does not mean...

...that every other EU country should give them ALL of the benefits of being part of the EU without actually being part of the EU. That's what they want. They are banking on the fact that their economy is large enough that Europe will essentially roll over, and give them all the perks of being part of the EU without actually being in the EU. However, if the EU does that then other countries will want to leave the EU in hopes of getting similar arrangements. This leads to the break up of the EU.

The EU now has every political incentive to engage in punitive actions against the UK for leaving, as that may be the only way to hold the EU together.

If the EU breaks apart we return to a pre-World War Europe, individualized nation states, heavily divided, highly nationalistic... the only reason this is even conceivable is because people no longer believe it is possible to see Europe at war with itself again. I think this is utter nonsense and foolishness. This is such a dangerous path to head down, I don't think the people on the left who are supporting this know what they are risking.