The principle difference being that the EU isn't lead by a single person. It didn't come into existence because of a single person's desire to gain power. It came into existence because of the profit to be made, and the potential benefits the members would experience. And they certainly have for at least the first 40 years of the EU's existence. But big things tend to grow bigger. And not always at a healthy speed. Which caused the problems we see here today. But it has nothing to do with any potentate.
It's a hard sell, I'll give you that. When there was a referendum about the European Constitution a lot of people voted against it just because governments took the 'hard sell' approach. Saying all kinds of terrible things would happen if we didn't vote for it. Which in turn caused a situation where there were only losers.
However there ís something worthwhile in the concept of the EU in my opinion.
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