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Originally Posted by svin
How many people in N.Ireland want to reunite with Ireland? Is there any statistics? I can't manage to understand the way of Unionists thinking. Afterall, they are Irish, right? So, it would be logical not to stress the differences in religion, but rather to understand that both Catholics and Protestants are members of one nation.
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Not quite Irish... The loyalist block is like someone said, a bunch of vulgar patriots. They are either of English descent (Scots, etc) or just protestant fanatics (very close to the American religious fanatics) mainly descending from the Plantations.
Ireland partition was made in order to have a territory with a secure loyalist majority. It's about 55% loyalist against 40% with opposite view. The remaining 15% doesn't really care. I guess.
Eitherways, religion is an over-important issue in Ireland. Twistedly important. (I'd be very curious to read Aptrgangr's opinion about this)