This is why the true solution to maintain the Union is a deeper integration, and eventually a supra-national democratic arrangement when all governance is lifted above individual nations.

And while this might sound crazy, or political suicide in the present climate, in reality we already live in such arrangement while maintaining an illusion that we have some national sovereignty.

We can vote, change governments seemingly but our lives have long decided and lead by global international interest groups, financial institutions, the election campaigns are decided solely by money and media influence, the public is simply played with all over the world. We all covet the same global products, celebrities, culture, and physically and especially virtually we are interconnected and intermingled on multiple levels.

Today there is no nation that can be independent sustaining itself due to our mutual dependency.

If we removed populist politicians, and the inciting mass media from the picture the general public would have no problem living in a global network, voting for supra national parliament if given a global education program explaining the nature of our interconnected and interdependent system we find ourselves in today.

So democracy is not impossible, simply we have to change the level we apply it to.

And then on such foundation all other systems would have sustainable future.