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

[Meldread]

64. Um, no.

It has nothing to do with not respecting the will of the voters. It has everything to do with keeping the EU from unraveling.

If the UK is allowed to leave, and then allowed most of the benefits of being a member without any downsides, why should other countries not want the same? That is what you are arguing--that the UK should be granted most (if not all) of the benefits of being in the EU without any of the downsides.

Of course, every EU nation would like that type of treatment. However, if every EU nation got that treatment, the EU would collapse.

You can side with UKIP if you want. However, I'll be siding with the majority of other liberal voters in the UK and in Europe who supported (and continue to support) keeping Europe whole and unified.

But hey who knows. Maybe the UK is really good at making deals. Deals might be their thing. In fact, they will negotiate the best trade deals. The people of the UK will get so rich and win so much, they will be sick of winning and being rich. Who knows.