No it's really not as closed minded. It's how trade agreements work. Go and read one. How much we import is irrelevant, we do not import from the EU. We import from some of the countries within the EU. There is a massive difference. We also conduct no business whatsoever with a lot of EU countries, they must have an incentive to sign a trade deal. Seriously, just go and read one. Read Switzerlands, read the NAFTA.
You're the one missing the point, I do not think people in Brussels are scared. It's you who thinks that. It's you who thinks they will give us what we want because we're such a mighty country. The reality is much different.