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I haven't read all of this thread but as a citizen of southern Ireland, I have to say that I can understand US politics better than I can understand politics regarding NI. It may be a fault of mine or that the US is glaringly obvious & transparent & NI/UK politics is obtuse & dense?
IMO, the UK has always wanted to find a reason to get rid of NI - it has only cost them both politically & financially
The south is similarly schizophrenic about NI - it is a different country both culturally & financially to the south . Apart from ideological & geographical reasons why would we want to become a united Ireland, especially overnight?
So, sorry to say, NI is somewhat of a poor cousin that nobody wants to know
Hope this doesn't upset NI posters here - it's just my view but I'm willing to change
If there was a vote here tomorrow to unite Ireland I would think it would be a close call - perhaps this is surprising to some who would imagine that history & ideology would favour a united Ireland vote from the people in the south?
Maybe, I'm wrong & I just don't have people in my social group who are fervent nationalists?
IMO, the UK has always wanted to find a reason to get rid of NI - it has only cost them both politically & financially
The south is similarly schizophrenic about NI - it is a different country both culturally & financially to the south . Apart from ideological & geographical reasons why would we want to become a united Ireland, especially overnight?
So, sorry to say, NI is somewhat of a poor cousin that nobody wants to know
Hope this doesn't upset NI posters here - it's just my view but I'm willing to change
If there was a vote here tomorrow to unite Ireland I would think it would be a close call - perhaps this is surprising to some who would imagine that history & ideology would favour a united Ireland vote from the people in the south?
Maybe, I'm wrong & I just don't have people in my social group who are fervent nationalists?