Why we should stay in the EU

I'm biased. I'm gonna lay it on the line before I start this article. You wanna leave the EU? Fine. What I've learned from the countless debates with Brexiters is that they aren't going down without a fight, and certainly won't change their mindsets. What I know is this- many young people are on the fence "Oh I won't vote because I don't know what to vote, I don't know the pros and cons oh". Well that's insufficient to me, you will vote, and you can find the cons because I'm going to use my wonderful gift of writing to give you the pros. Buckle your seatbelt. 

IT'S 1992, most of us are twinkles in our dad's eyes. We aren't born. The world hasn't seen Jess Webb yet. Helmut Kohl, he signs a treaty. You know what this treaty is? MAASTRICHT. Lo and behold, the EU is born. Why was the EU even created? Well, you are very lucky because I have done a module in the bilateral relationship between France and Germany this year. Imagine you are Germany, right? And you sell things, you export them, and this is great in your post war period, ECONOMIC MIRACLE, then BOOM, right, the Bretton Woods system collapses!!! And inflation happens, your goods... argh... too... expensive! So there's another exchange system put in place known as the Snake, which allows a 2.5% difference above and below different currencies for trade. It's horrific. Literal shitshow. 

SO. What do you do? You got the EEC but hmmmmmmmmm, what else? MAASTRICHT. 

In the EU Law there is the German idea of the principle of subsidiarity. What on earth is that I hear you cry. Well, I didn't know either until I asked my lecturer. It's cool. It is the idea that smaller nations can make their own decisions so they aren't governed by one superior body. 

"BUT PEOPLE TELL ME OUR VOICE ISN'T HEARD IN BRUSSELS AND WE HAVE TO ABIDE ALL THE LAWS!" 

Well then grab the nearest crucifix and shout PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY at them.

We don't have to abide by all EU laws, most of our laws aren't influenced by the EU. Wanna call me out?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-many-britains-laws-really-7420612

https://fullfact.org/europe/uk-law-what-proportion-influenced-eu/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/11456614/Most-of-our-laws-are-not-EU-made.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/15443897/how-does-europe-affect-peoples-lives-in-the-uk

"OK I don't care about the EU its just a bunch of economic and political crap that goes over my head"

FAIR, but it's not just about economic and political crap anymore. Here's what a survey I took asked me if I would miss these things if we left the EU, because we'll lose them:

• The right to live in any country of the European Union you choose, like France or Spain

• The right to have access to medical treatment if you have an accident of fall ill when travelling to another European country like Ireland or the Czech Republic

• Symbols of the European Union like the flag, the anthem, etc

• The presence of nurses or waiters from other European Union countries

• Being protected by EU consumer protection legislation, such as the obligation for airlines to compensate you financially if they cancel your flight or delay it by several hours

• The right to vote in European Parliament elections

• The feeling of being part of a large human and cultural community

• Holding a European Union passport

• The right to vote in local elections wherever you choose to live within the European Union

• The ability to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights if you feel that a British court has made the wrong decision in a matter that involves you

• The possibility to use your mobile phone without surcharges when you travel to other European Union countries like Greece or Croatia

• Being able to bring back anything you want (such as wines, presents, food, and/or tobacco) when you travel to other European countries

• The right to work or study in any country of the European Union that you choose, like Germany or the Netherlands

• The possibility to make large purchases (car, electronics, etc) in other European countries if you find that it is much cheaper than buying the same thing in the UK

What sort of shit dystopia world do Brexiters want to live in? *pointed look at Leave corner, looks over glasses, shakes head*, really Brexiters honestly...

"But we pay so much into the EU and get so little out of it argh waste of money... muh taxes!!"

Alright, fair enough. There might be times where Britain pays more than it gets back. Why does this always have to be a bad thing? Why are we more entitled to things than other, less developed European countries? Why is the British mentality almost constantly selfish? People bring up the NHS, the disability benefit cuts, the lack of hope for people here, but that's not the fault of the EU, and I really hope it doesn't take a referendum and exit of the EU for you to realise that our Government are truly immoral and awful people who cut these things for unnecessary reasons, then give themselves pay rises that none of us will ever receive. And I really don't want to be stuck on an island with that Government. I know they want to stay in the EU, and you have no idea how much it internally conflicts me to actually agree with someone like David Cameron.

Don't listen to the propaganda telling you we spend 8 billion on the EU.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-359432164

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/how-much-does-membership-of-the-eu-actually-cost-the-uk-a6972976.html

I found this video very helpful too: https://youtu.be/VDij4vbS5ng

I wanna keep this blog as short as possible. I want you to do your own research and make your own minds up. A big deal for me is travelling around the EU, seeing the world for myself and getting my bearings and eventually living in Germany. If we leave my dream becomes more difficult. I suppose its a selfish reason, but one I'm truly passionate about. 

For research, here is your starting point where BBC AND Sky News answered the public's questions about the EU:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887

http://news.sky.com/story/1650373/if-uk-quits-eu-answers-to-the-key-questions

A lot of this is uncertain, wishy washy scaremongering maybe, but I truly believe that UK would be way better off staying in the EU. If you aren't happy with how the EU works, just remember that we cannot adapt and change the EU into a better model if we leave. 

I've kept this short because I don't want to pressure anybody any further. 

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