History can be quite amusing. One of the results of this movement toward larger post-nationalist entities is the breakup of the 19th and 20th century nations. If real sovereignty moves from London and Paris and Madrid to Brussels, there is no need for Scots, Corsicans or Basques to stay in their larger nation. They can go back to their prior local mini-nationalism and remain in the EU. The United Queendom (not my phrase) will become Little England again.
AS A teenager I joined the terrorist underground because I believed that we should have our own nation-state, which became Israel. In the 1948 war I became convinced that there was no way to compel the Palestinians to give up their craving for a nation-state of their own. Thus the "two states for two nations" idea was born. But not much later I advocated the creation of a "Semitic Union," in which Israel, Palestine and the other Arab countries would cooperate on a regional basis. (Recently, an Israeli group called "Two States, One Motherland" took up the same idea again).
There is something pathetic and moving in the British decision. They remember the "Alright then, Alone" mood, the proudest moment in their entire history. They remember when their tiny island-nation ruled the seas and a fifth of the continents, including my country.
But it is still madness.
HUMAN PROGRESS demands larger and larger entities. This century will see a new World Order. Alas, I will not be around, but I already see it with my mind's eye. It is inevitable.
The question is if this world order will be democratic, or not. It is up to humanity to ensure it is. The same is true for the European Union now. Those who dislike its set-up must fight for change -- for its true democratization, for effective social welfare and human rights. That's what the British voters should have voted for.
Instead of which they voted for "Stop the world, we want to get off!"
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