Why is the EU evil? The action proposed might be draconian in the short term, but the long term must be defended by the union.
The EU is an experiment and must and will be tested. The tests will determine if change is possible or needed.
Do you really think if someone started a war with an EU country, the EU would come to its rescue? This was nothing more than a monetary arrangement, brokered by power lust, denationalization, and one government.