You've missed the point, which was about the UK being at the mercy of other countries' interests. My argument was simply that that is always a factor as long as

You've missed the point, which was about the UK being at the mercy of other countries' interests. My argument was simply that that is always a factor as long as we don't have one world government (and maybe even then - read all the comments about Scotland for a small picture of that.) There was no comparison of Hitler and Merkel implied. Britain and Germany are both far bigger than any of their past or present leaders.