FaithHope Juncker is an arrogant tool, no question about that.
"Attitudes such as the above are why I can't be arsed to engage with Remoaners.
A vocal minority of whining bores with an unbearably supercilious attitude."
The problem I have with this line of argument is that when you ask leavers why they voted to leave they invariably trot out the arrogance and superciliousness of remainers. There is some truth in this -- some remainers default to the assumption that everyone who voted leave is thick.
But the fact that remainers are arrogant doesn't on its own form a credible reason to vote out of the EU, let alone a constructive plan for doing so. Based on the arguments I've seen here and elsewhere, the sole reason for voting out was a general non-specific resentment of the fact that politician and the "metropolitan elite" were talking down to people and ignoring their needs.
The problem with this is that its the equivalent of a teenager torching his parents' house because he's had a row with his dad. It's a childish act of rebellion without any constructive plan to move things forward.
I totally agree about Juncker, and about the fact that the EU did and does take a supercilious and entitled attitude towards its member states. But that is not in and of itself a justification for voting for something which will do such irreparable damage to our economy and our standing in the world.
Which is why, again, I'd love to have a serious list of reasons from a leaver other than the fact that EU politicians and the media/London types are arrogant for voting out.