EU acolytes love conflating the EU with Europe.

Spending time reading, and arguing, with idiots online is a complete waste of time and energy.

Why am I doing it at the moment? Laid up with a bad back. Literally can’t do anything else.

The paradox of intolerance: tolerating intolerance immediately results in an intolerant society.

There are various paradoxes and limitations inherent to a socially liberal society (not including the obvious issues of capitalism) that have been exploited by billionaires, fascists, strongmen, religious nuts and many others.