[jonbxx]

I guess the use of the word 'extinguish' may seem to some a little extreme based on the definition I guess you mean in this case;

put an end to; destroy.
"hope is extinguished little by little"
synonyms: destroy, end, finish off, put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, terminate, remove, annihilate, wipe out, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map, erase, eliminate, eradicate, obliterate, liquidate, expunge, abolish, exterminate, kill, extirpate, obscure, suppress, disrupt, undo, upset;

I for one get the fact you wanted to leave and of course that is what is happening but would it be fair to say, based on what you are saying, that this isn't the end and only the destruction of the EU as an organisation would make you happy?