First of all, having the vote was an unnecessary and idiotic political blunder. However, it did highlight not everyone agree on everything EU. There are other m

First of all, having the vote was an unnecessary and idiotic political blunder. However, it did highlight not everyone agree on everything EU. There are other models that are successful too. The reaction to the vote however, has been borderline sabotage and very nasty characterizations. This is a symptom of EU being an "all or nothing" entity, of high prestige and privilege. The result being an unmitigated mess on all levels, but do represent legitimate concerns over how EU is run vs local level. There are many good decisions in EU too addressing broader concerns. So it's a highly complex issue which is hard to solve by a simple vote and by political processes. Yet, that's how they did it this time.