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Originally Posted by Milesian
The only way there will be a United Ireland this side of the 3rd millenium, short of a nationwide insurrection, is for the 26 counties to rejoin the U.K.
London will NEVER (to quote the Rev. Ian Paisley) give up it's hold on Ireland. It simply makes no sense for them to do so.
On the other hand, Dublin's politicians are nothing but British lackeys and traitors who would as soon as sell Ireland's independence out to the first bidder.
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You would have to admit you hold a minority opinion in Ireland. This is the C-IRA, R-IRA,
"Seed of Tiocfaidh", "Bride of Tiocfaidh" version?
From my perspective, I always see London eager to sell out the Unionists at any opportunity. Northern Ireland is an embarrassment to London, a financial burden and a province filled with vulgar patriots who remind the Guardian crowd of Enoch Powell and the BNP. Whether they’re from Bangor or Portadown, they are definitely not the kind of people Blair or Cameron would invite to a drinks party. I think Rathmines and Westminister agree that NI was too vulgar for words. It is not a fight over who wins NI but who gets stuck with it.
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Originally Posted by Milesian
What has the GFA done?
The IRA has disbanded. Sinn Fein has recognised the legitimacy of British occupation in the north and has joined both the British political system as well as aids the British Security forces in neutralising Republican resistance. Dublin has given up it's historic claim to the north and accepted partition and the division of Ireland. Meanwhile, the Loyalists are still deciding whether they should even bother to disarm their paramilitary assassins. In the background, imprisonment without trial and other mockeries of justice and democracy continue as part of official British policy in Ireland.
There is absolutely no need for nationalists to get excited.
Things are as dismal as ever they were, and any Irish optimistic about the GFA are living in a dream world fuelled by wishful thinking.
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The GFA has been good for my part of Donegal. I want peace, order, good government and prosperity. I don't want a national revolution.
Milesian, I think we may be able to agree on a lot of the little things but we'll never agree on the big things.