Eu's Ominous Parallels

Whenever I observe the EU's minatory noises against the UK for having the temerity to assert its centuries old sovereignty temporarily and foolishly relinquished when it joined the hideous EU or EC I am reminded of the old footage of people in East Germany attempting to cross over to West Germany running the gamut of barbed wire,barking alsation guard dogs and East German soldiers shooting at them as they attempted to cross the no man's land to freedom.This is clearly not a free trade area but a prison camp of collectivist supra statist  authoritarian rule and those who seek to escape will be treated as convicts seeking their liberty and treated with ruthless punitive measures. This wretched institution is showing its true authoritarian colours and making the UK's argument of withdrawal for it.