I'm am not saying that you are wrong, I'm not necessarily disagreeing with what you are saying.
However, I do want to point out something peculiar, an assumption underlying your opinion.
> "every single shred of independence and autonomy".
> "The issue is that the EU bullies and pushes everyone in Europe around at its whim"
Why is that a problem? Are the people who govern the EU (or any large government structure) not the same as you are? Do you think they are malicious and exploitive? The loss of your independence is just arbitrary lines. It has happened before, it will happen again. Pushing policy is what it means to govern, people in the opposition will always decry the decisions of those currently behind the wheel by definition.
Maybe there is something to be said about undemocratic properties in the current EU structure, I wouldn't know.
Then would you suggest anarchy? If not, then where would you draw the line?
Also, pardon my ignorance on the topic, but other than the free movement treaty (and the others) that Switzerland signed itself, how does the EU control the country of Switzerland?
However, I do want to point out something peculiar, an assumption underlying your opinion.
> "every single shred of independence and autonomy".
> "The issue is that the EU bullies and pushes everyone in Europe around at its whim"
Why is that a problem? Are the people who govern the EU (or any large government structure) not the same as you are? Do you think they are malicious and exploitive? The loss of your independence is just arbitrary lines. It has happened before, it will happen again. Pushing policy is what it means to govern, people in the opposition will always decry the decisions of those currently behind the wheel by definition.
Maybe there is something to be said about undemocratic properties in the current EU structure, I wouldn't know.