this is quite simple really. at the risk of speaking on behalf of Chris, ANY, and I do mean ANY, nation that is in control of its own destiny is in a better position than ANY, and yes again I do mean ANY, nation that has strapped itself over a barrel and spread its ass cheeks
of course that doesn't mean a nation in control of its own destiny can't fahk it up in epic fashion, it merely means that they will only have themselves to blame as they would actually have been in control
I've spent time in the UK, hell I've spent time in Zim and 16 other countries, none of that makes any difference whatsoever to the simple rational fact that a nation that is truly a sovereign entity is better off than one that is not