The former London mayor, seen as a leading figure in the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, caused outrage when he drew a comparison between the EU and Nazi subjugation of Europe.
A rush of money to safe havens such as the yen has been stoked by fear Brexit would adversely affect Britain's economy and undermine already fragile growth in the EU, causing more disruption in global investment and trade.
It should have been possible to express a pride in Europe, an ownership of Europe as a history, a tradition, an identity – because without that passion for European achievements, heroes and glories how can the EU cause ever hope to fight against the demonic sexiness of national pride?
Better off out: The UK would save billions in membership fees, and end the "hidden tariff" paid by UK taxpayers when goods are exported to the EU, caused by red tape, waste, fraud and other factors.
The natural disasters that occurred during 2017 in the EU caused the loss of human lives and a great deal of destruction in the regions affected, most of them qualified as "less developed regions".
And that could sink the anti-EU cause.
Fanaticism in the anti-EU cause resides in Nigel Farage's rival group Leave.EU, conventional conservative wisdom runs.
Reluctance to agree with Mr Cameron about anything is another reason why the Labour leadership has appeared squeamish in relation to the pro-EU cause.
As every kids movie tells you 'just be yourself' April 2, 2014 Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) Clegg did pro-EU cause service by stress-testing arguments.
At least Mrs Merkel seems averse to harming the British pro-EU cause; Mr Steinbrück, who lauds the Franco-German-Polish triumvirate, shows no such benevolence.
