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  • Up the Reals

  • There is a swap on here. we in Scotland ,take the NI Prods, you in Ireland take Glasgows tims back.

    Not so keen now ?

  • @TaAnonify Oh I see, you where there where you? Before the "Prods" turned up Ireland was a cultivated society. Brought us Mathmatics,poetry,education,en­gineering. Built the Pyramids etc. Come on get real the British peoples took over a lovely country full of backward savages.

  • @aranterranting Backward savages? You do know Irish history and culture, wrritings, etc is older than even the english history, culture, etc. Your the savages, you little piece of spunk.

  • @CrazyIrishDrunk1 Learn to spell if your going to attempt the queens English you bog trotting pleb.

  • @aranterranting is that the best you can do? Is to attack my spelling?Your one sad little tramp.

  • These scum should have been at Omagh just after the bomb went off. Seeing kids with their heads in pieces may change their minds.

  • I live in Lurgan <3<3

  • its so ironic when the british media attempt to criticise casualties when armed resistance occurs. a union of nations, one in perticular, which is born from violence. there has yet to be a decade in which the UK has not occupied a foriegn land. A union guilty of genocide when considering international law and decree by the UN.

  • Free Ireland.

  • Not only does N.Ireland have a long struggle to become part of Ireland, but Eire now has lost its sovereignty to the boreocrats in Brussels.

  • some protestants although a minority,are not brainwashed like the protestants who call themselves loyalists, but agree that they live in ireland, their ancestors were invaders centuries ago, but now the protestants should see themselves as Irish and join the nationalist demands for a united Ireland.

  • @lapajarcita Youre wrong mate..the cruithne and the ulaidh were in Ireland at least a thousand years before the first gael arrived..ergo they are the invaders!!

  • Free Ireland by any means necessary

  • @NORTHERNIRISHULTRAS all the british army ever done was bring terror to ireland

  • typical. the one who thinks the police are scumbags is the one with explosive charges. quite ironic. taking an armed struggle is wrong and you CANNOT justify it anyway. No matter how many bitches whinge saying "United ireland" It's still wrong. the difference between being british and irish is nothing. its not like your going to die from being one or the other, so theres no need for action. Dissident republicans are scum. Cannot be defended/respected in anyway no matter what.. terrorists.

  • The 32 County Movement has supporters in America if you just contact them back..... ORGANIZE!!!! "Irish-American Irish Defense"

  • Should the title not be Irish terrorism on the rise, not irish republicanism on the rise.

  • @winning4787 think you'll find that britain are the terroists

  • @FreeIreland18 *terrorists "an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind" - Gandhi (who removed the brits without a single bomb.)

  • Why are all Irish Republicans Dicks?

    Soon as someone disagrees with them, their threatening to Murder them.

    I dont want to be part of Europe, but I'm not going start stabbing, clubbing, shooting and blowing anyone up ovef it

  • Up the RA.

  • Ill fight for a free Ireland! God Bless the Irish Rebels.

  • @51wins. Civil rihts protesters were happy to talk civil rights within the UK until they got shot at by the authorities for doing so

  • I undestand protestant misgiings about Ireland being a Catholic republic. But I think the ideals of th 1798 united Irishmen could be brought back. We could have a secular United Independent Republic. One that bows to neither Rome or Westminster.

  • @TheTwollocks. Hastings is actually a Gaelic name corrupted to English form by English legal authorities in Ireland during colonial times. Just one more english crime in a long list. They tried to take our names away. My own mother' s name was an anglicised pseudo translation of an old Gaelic name. Luckily, I was able to trace back to the original form through the records.

  • More deluded republicans!

  • FUCK DA QUEEN UTR YEIS LAD 

  • ONWARD TO THE REPUBLIC. ONWARD RIRA, CIRA, OGLAIGH NA'HEIREANN.

  • M.I.5 under estimate everything

  • It's Derry just Derry not London's Derry

  • Pressure brings change no just talk.

  • I was fortunate enough to be able to visit northern Ireland few weeks ago. I've visited Londonderry, Omagh and Belfast. I was struck by its green land, its beauty and friendly people.

    It is such a pity that NI has regrettable history of violence for such a lovely part of the world.....

    I hope to return to Belfast when I can

  • @seiko1965 Derry. It's Ireland.

  • @Tim5647

    what is wrong with Londonderry?

    I'm not native to UK- so enlighten me. Thank you !

  • @seiko1965 Call it Derry. Otherwise, you come across as a supporter of british terrorism.

  • @Tim5647 ulster will always be british

  • @stealth1692 Dream on Orange bastard. Parts of Ulster now have a majority catholics in places once regarded as Orange strongholds.

  • @Tim5647 religon doesnt matter

  • @uobcv Don't judge me you Orange bastard. We want nothing to do with you or your annexation of our land. We want to be with Dublin. Peter Robinson even recognizes the that by his desperation to try and attract Catholics, lol. Nobody wants to remain in an economically deprived part of the UK that the british government no longer wants.

  • @Tim5647 Peter Robinson (like any politician) is desperate to attract voters - any voters! But the union is safe, so if u want to see desperation, look at SF's new Unionist-Outreach-Programmes. SF know that to acheive unity they would need a large slice of Protoestant/unionist votes, so Marty is running around talking about his 'unionist brothers'. In other words they failed to bomb us into unity so now they want beg us into it. But even they know its a dead-duck when Eire dont want them! lol

  • @seiko1965 Derry Mo chara !!!

  • Im not a dissident! But Irish Republicanism has always manifested itself through the Use of violence! The reason why is quiet simple! Britain has always coned Irish Republicanism out by saying it will only achieve its goals through Peace dialouge. The loyalists of what i seen don't want a united Ireland, Sinn Féin can't see this why? Blinded by their own light the INLA are correct. Take part and agree with the Good friday agreement but DON'T DECOMMISSION! Sinn Féin are NOT prepared for FUTURE

  • @DHSEASON4 clueless killers so what were sf/pira? Victory to the Real IRA.

  • @DHSEASON4 Sinn Féin don't know what ideology they are following, is it Socialism,Nationalism or is it communism? One minute they are keeping the Yanks happy with Nationalism and then they met the likes of Gaddafi or Castro and are Socialis. Then one minute its marxism - (communism). Atleast could they be a bit transparent with things. One thing the aren't doing is caring about their supporters, do you see Gerry Adams knocking doors every month or Marty asking how you are NO!

  • @XxshughesxX Communism? Socialism is a very broad church, for godsake Labour in England call themselves 'socialist' yet they still blew Iraq to pieces.. SF are very much a socialist party, I can't see how you could disagree with this. They are not a nationalist party they are republican party. Also they have massive support and support which is constantly increasing so they must be doing something right?

  • @XxshughesxX Also on your last note they are full time elected reps.. be realistic are debate may be futile.. does anyone expect them to knock every constituents door and ask how they are? I don't.. and I am sure most right minded people don't. They do however have a full-time constituency office and so if you need help you can guarantee you can get it there

  • @DHSEASON4 lazy cunts im thinking of going down the politics road myself since i like voicing peoples opinion i might be standing for elections in a few years representing the hidden nationalists voice in Ardoyne and lurgan it could be 2years from now or 5 but if i do you will see a big change around... what socialists sit in an office and expect people to come to them every year sinn fein ask my father to stand he disagrees last year he voted indepedent over what mcguiness said

  • @XxshughesxX Its good that you consider standing because most people who are critical wouldn't have the courage to run themselves. Fairplay. The only thing is if you have support for dissidents then won't get elected. Like or lump it the vast vast majority of the community opposes them.. and rightly so.

  • @DHSEASON4 im not supporting the dissidents im going to support the people - simple as workers socialist power and im not thinking yet but in the near future and i could maybe shange my mine and run down south because i have family down there

  • @skoi87 im english and i agree with you all politicans do is fuck things up

  • @skoi87 what's up your hole,what makes nathan come across like that he spoke the truth and his mind.does it matter what age he is he is entitled to his opinion,. he lives in a place that has suffered greatly during conflict.lastly you say you hate sinn fein? "you havnt experienced conflict go fuck yourself sunshine" is something sinn fein would say.

  • @TheTwollocks their? you forgetting the fact there was a fair share of protestant people in the IRA kid.are quinsey and amizkar good english names? just asking.

  • @FreeIreland18 quinsey is fenian name. JUST SAYIN.

  • Did the 32CSM have any look catching the anti fascists that wrecked the statue of their beloved heroe Sean russell IRa Member and Nazi collabrator

  • I would like to see a 32 county state in Ireland. I suppose there will always be debate about it. Perhaps dual citizenship? Or just be like a British-Irish (if your unionist) like the Irish-Americans. Keep your culture etc. But Ireland is Irish.

  • The English gov. has 2 choices at this point A. they agree to allow a united Ireland separate from the UK to emerge through diplomatic means avoiding any more violence, or B. they are forced to by an army of suborn irish republican rebels using guerrilla tactics against conventional forces. I would go with the choice that allows the most negotiation for the status of citizens wanting to remain members of the UK.

  • @GoatSoup77 who starts a conversation with Oh Wow? Here's the news! Nobody gives a shit about republicans anymore, its not like to do anything but whine and look for self pity from people you do fuk all for at the end of the day. Here have a Cupp of Toughen the Fuk up with a Shut the Fuk up Digestive, your boring whiney insignificant wankers

  • @GoatSoup77 your a Dickhead but i imagine you all ready know that

  • @MyCammyboy ah dont worry we all be one some day soon paddy

  • Alot of talk of FREEDOM....are you not already FREE?

    What more freedom would a United Ireland bring? This is clearly nothing to do with freedom and it never was. Most civil rights protesters will tell you they were happy within the United Kingdom they just wanted equal rights along with everyone else. That has now been achieved, we have a power-sharing government and a bright future for our wee country within the United Kingdom.

    These people who keep causing trouble are wasters.

  • I wonder how long it's gonna take before loyalists wake up and realize how they have been PLAYED all these many years by england? "...hang all of them from the lamp posts..." it seems that hanging people is the way you show the world just how democratic your beliefs REALLY are! Bang your drum and flutter your ribbons and tripe...and goose step your hatred to another channel.

  • More Blind Little Bheggers thinking they can dictate to British in their rightful home land just as their predecessor did, they shall fail ,and hopefully get destroyed in the process ... Cait Trainor, Sean Malony constantly collect monies on the street for "their cause" or is it their Coke habbit ......

    NO SURREDER

  • Also what about the 60,000 Protestants forced and evicted from their homes in Cork during the uprising?? and you want to know why Northern Ireland is so hostile to republicans! Irish Protestant were also forced from their homes and it had nothing to do with Land share' pure racism!

  • Sorry SAoirse 2011 but I got my years wrong!

  • Saoirse 2011 u talk about 1614 or whenever but the true in the fact lies in that we are a country who are mDw up of Vikings, Normans or whoever the fuck else wanted to invade our country? Now. WhT r we really made up of and who really gives a fuck about England? made

  • The 1641 massacre of protestants is a myth, Sir Charles Coote had carried out massacres of native Irish people at Wicklow,Clontarf,and Carrickmines,upwards of 5000 catholics were killed by him,Irish rebels in Ulster killed about 1600 protestants in retaliation.In recent studies(2010)the foremost historians in the world have concluded that the protestant massacre story was inspired by propaganda and was used as a false pretext for killing the native Irish and confiscating their land

  • newry thats where i live

  • fair play to the republican youth

  • @MyCammyboy hang you ya fukin arsehole

  • @0101100101100 1641 Massacre estimate two hundred thousand dead. Massacre spread, lead and executed by the Roman catholic clergy and priests and other professed Irish Roman catholics.

  • @runevidgeek3 Still on about shite 500 years ago numpty? There were seven attempted murders over the 12th this year alone by knuckle dragging fucking Nazis like you, get up to sped u gobshite!!

  • @0101100101100 Are you for real? No one on planet earth has committed /commits more atrocities on human kind than the Roman universe

    church. History records over fifty million innocents tortured and murdered by the Vatican.

    Proof and pudding: The protestant population in the ROI was decimated after partition while the Roman Irish population grew and prospered in the north. Sell your LIES to the ignorant s.

  • @runevidgeek3 Get me ONE shred of proof from any protestant in the South that claims they have been discrimainated on grounds of religion, now the history books are FULL of details on how the Orange NI statelet keep the native irish down, SELL UR LIES to the ignorant u fuckwit lol!!!

  • See, its all pointless, the majorety of N.Irish people want to be British, all their bitching and crying wont change that.

  • @MyCammyboy and do it too every brittish soilder as well that have murdered thousands off people in other countrys in the world including ireland. brittish terrorism has to be stopped!

  • @inisboy1

    You do know, that your spelling "British" wrong. Its British, not brittish.

  • @mwillis1000 english is my second choice i speak irish im were im from we dont speak english, in fact i speak better spanish than english.

  • The 32CSM say SF has sold out, their very spokespersons said the same thing in 1986 when provos were spilling their blood on Irish streets and these lay abouts were crying into their pints...FAIL FAIL FAIL!!!

  • 26 bankrupt counties.LOL.

  • @BINOMIALBOB1 what did u turn your comments off on your channel 4 u fuckin PUSSY...Who gives a flying fuck what u think u spastic go bury your face in a fire

  • Cait "...we don't need the public to rubber stamp the Republican movement..." @ 6.15 of the video. YES YOU DO. Sinn Fein lied to us. They took us into a fourty-year-war and for what? For nothing but their Armani suits. And now, Gerry Adams smelling the scent of failure fucks off to the south. One thing is certain: the people, and I mean ALL the people in the six-counties do not want a return to the guns & bullets & bombs. A cease fire will rally a huge proletariat drive to your cause.

  • unite ireland by any means country would be better off fuck any 1 who disagrees

  • fuck britain 

  • Eire, land of the unemployed skint Mick.

  • Eire, land of the unemplyed skint Mick.

  • RSF

  • well wat can ya say???? i wud say evry word that girl says!! av done jail to a chara!!!!

    and wer not out dated!!!!!tal

  • well wat can ya say???? i wud say evry word that girl says!! av dont jail to a chara!!!!

    and wer not out dated!!!!!

  • well wat can ya say???? i wud say evry word that girl says!! av dont jail to a chara!!!!

  • @MyCammyboy lol, no you would have the entire of ireland unite and increased violence and murders

  • "We don't need the Public to approve the Republican movement"??? And these RSF morons call themselves a Political movement?? Not big on Democracy though, unsurprisingly!

    And "We have a Mandate dating back to 1798.." Then it's not a Mandate Fuckwits! You ONLY gain a Mandate from the PRESENT Electorate! Otherwise we'd still have Slavery and Serfdom ya brainless twats!

    These Dissadents are just an embarassing annoyance, who'll never achieve jack shit in NI & have Zero support in the ROI!

  • @MyCammyboy

    If it been so, You would have an United Ireland. Not your way their way. Violence will be in the future as it has been in the past.

  • 26 BANKRUPT FAILED COUNTIES.LOL.

  • electionposter :

    The one on the right is bitter and cold with eyes from hell. The Irish people will have to stop him, sooner or later, hopefully sooner.

  • At 7.08, the hard, cold eyes, the pumped-up sense of importance, he doesn't answer the question.

    At 6.12, the woman says that she does not need the public to "rubber stamp" their cause. They do not need public support.

    The ill-educated ghoul on the left, who says that if the people don't like it, they can leave.

    Iniquitous drivel from start to finish.

    This has been tried before, and it finished in a 25 year shooting party.

  • @TroyaE117

    Two of those interviewed were arrested at the start of the week and charged with glorifying terrorism, this could be the turning point with these scumbags!

  • @TroyaE117

    So you noticed the same things too? Good! I think most intelligent folk see these evil wee shites for what they are! You'll notice too, that there's FA support for violence on EITHER side, from those old enough & wise enough to actually remember the Bad oul days of the 70's, 80's & 90's!

    These morons don't have so much as a "semblance" of a Political argument, and could be torn to shreds by either side in an actual political debate! That's why they don't participate!

  • @MyCammyboy They did that in 1916 after the Easter Rising. . . And it achieve fuck all.

  • For god and ulster no surrender.

  • Tiofaidh ar la

  • Best of luck to Cait and Sean.

  • now i must say i wouldnt want a united the euro is to the dogs plus you have to pay for health care why whould you want to do that. And i see a few people saying fuck all brits sure the interview was on a british tv show thats werid

  • The British government are naive if they think that the Irish will ever live under their yoke.SinnFein have become a puppet entity in the British occupation of Ireland,Sinn Fein know this and their days as a mouthpiece for British tyrany are numbered.

    The Irish will fight the British forever,untill the cancer of British instigated voilence and interference ceases when they leave Ireland.

    Ireland unfree will never be at peace.

  • 'our land' not 'are land'

  • pure minks bein interviewed in this,you'll find that only scum from dysfunctional working class families support violence against the police...

  • One thing that the Republicans will never admit is that the UK government has always said that when the majority in the north want it, then Ireland will unite. This has been enshrined in UK law since 1949. Re-iterated by the Heath government in 1970 and now again reinforced in the GFA. The other myth is this oft publicised "british occupation" myth. Ulster is already occupied by the Irish. Many of these just happen to be Protestant who want to be citizens of the UK. Democracy MUST prevail.

  • @MyCammyboy Are you stupid? I mean really stupid? Go study what happend in Eireann after the "leaders of 1916 where executed".

  • Criminals the lot of them, they love the queens coin, never forget that!

  • Free the Irish!!! Before they free themselves!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Yeah good argument Sean, lol, PSNI are anti Catholic scumbags for raiding your house looking for weapons and explosives for which I take it you have been convicted. Time for you lot to shun the brain washing scumbags that are leading you back down the harden path of destruction that for too long now has proven, does NOT work.

  • 6:10 - "We don't need the public to rubber stamp the Republican movement..."

    That is the argument of ever dictatory in history. I think we can see what Ireland would become if they ever took over.

  • There is nothing wrong with Irish Republicanism, it's perfectly legitimate to want a united Ireland, but that goal will only be achieved peacefully, through democratic means. Terrorism won't achieve anything.

  • @MyCammyboy How is it terroism when one is defending thier own homeland from invaders. Eiranne is one place and one nation and needs to be united!!

  • Can anyone under the belief that the economic situation in the 26 counties is relevant to Irish unification please catch up on some light reading on the topic. Republicans throughout Ireland are campaigning for revolution, not simply having the illegitimate 26 county Free State government extend their reach over a further 6 Counties. The biggest critics of Republicanism on youtube are those who know nothing about it.

  • @MyCammyboy learn how to spell.

  • give Ireland full independence and send all the paddys in England home, what a result that would be for England

  • @rampersnotallowed very mature mate,if the videos are shit dont watch them nobody is forcing you to,if you were on my channel and can read proper you would clearly see my age,maybe your smoking to much of what bob marleys knowing for.your the kind that would rather supply drugs to the upcoming generation.

  • @FreeIreland18

    Seriously dont you think all this propaganda crap if it wasnt published then it wouldnt become an issue with the young naive upcoming generations?? I am protestant well I dont go to church I dont fully agree with the loyalist marches but I am what I am and dont cause issues with other regilions I actually dont really care about regilions, but when I see things that like you have posted here which is all one sided silly generation fuelled it makes me sad. Time to move on mate!

  • My comment about Bob marley wasnt to do with drugs I actually am totally against drugs it destroys life but unfortunately its in our generations and needs to be stopped. I mentioned it as the guy is cool calm and collect I read an article in a shop waiting fora hair cut and it just cam into my head when writing that comment!

    I didnt exactly search for these vidoes I got to them from link to link on you tube, now thats concerning!

  • Why does some in Northern ireland want an all ireland but the southern people dont actually give a dam what is it going to give for the better??

    Why would anyone in N Ireland want an all Ireland anyway the republic is screwed for the next 10years+ financially, they got all the money pumped in from the EEC expanded now burst. Its like if british people should live in the qeens backyard, then the so call want a be Irish should live in the south. Think about it isnt it really silly??

  • Any normal person in Northern British Ireland doesnt get harassed its just the repeater scum of this tiny islands generations that has hate does, little boys and girls grow up and move on, Gerry and Martin knows it wont happen, jes why would you want to join the republic anyway its clean screwed for the next 10 years join a failing euro and failed economy.

    Wise up or move down south then, if you want it so much, then say it nice down there!

  • Ok I'm an American....so I have just got to ask.....why all the chaos? the bombings?

    I know half of Ireland is free, and half isn't...... so why can't the U.K. just let the other half go? What's so important that all this fighting must continue?

  • @ScoobieD0 Britain occupies Ireland illegally and therefore resistance has become more intensive in the last 2 years against it

  • @ScoobieD0 yeah, you're right. It's as simple as that, mate. The UK just lets the other half go and then it's all OK. Because what's been happening is the UK really ENJOYS pumping billions of £s into Northern Ireland (more per capita than any other part of the UK) just to really annoy the catholic minority there. It's got nothing to do with the majority of Ulster wanting to remain British and the civil war that would have ensued had we pulled out, or anything like that.

  • what does oglaigh na heireann mean?

  • what does oglaigh na heireann mean?

  • @RICHIEMC1976 soldiers or voluteers of ireland

  • what does oglaigh na heireann mean?

  • NORTHERN IRELAND IS PART OF THE U.K--MR BLACKIRISH1916--WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR BANKRUPTED, PEDOPHILE REPUBLIC

    NO SURRENDER

  • Scum.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • You want 32 united? You had a solution in 1914. But you decided to separate. Northern Ireland is British-Go to the bankrupted Republic

    No SURRENDER

  • @xing7777

    go live on the island of britian???

    why would you tell us to go south for, this is our island, we see ourselfs irish you see yourself british,

    go live in britian then!

  • The Provisional Republican Movement sold out. The root cause of conflict in Ireland is British occupation. Over centuries it has been proven that generation after generation will rise in resistance. Until the British occupying forces and the capitalist dummies are removed resistance will continue, the current political parties and indeed the entire political set-up in Ireland fails to deal with that. The fight will continue R.IRA

  • fukin jokers.more of a danger to themselves

  • @36crazyguy cheers for viewing my video 

  • @FreeIreland18 it was very entertaining

  • @FreeIreland18 lol haha

  • @FreeIreland18 I'm sorry, but Republicanism is dying. More and more and you being seen as individuals. Look at the last demographics, 52% of Catholics would vote for Unionism. Please explain how you plan to get a UR now?

  • Nathan, Cait & Ciaran spoke very well.

    Isn't easy speaking on television and they did very well, fair play to them.

  • @flemmy1916 those scumbags are a joke.did cait get that jacket from her granny,the little whore.most of them gimps were strung out on shit which dissident scum sold to them.sean and muppet in white tracksuit and the retarded gimp in derry should have smoked joints to relax them.at least one of them hoods is touting to special branch.are you the spiritual leader of the dissidents on yt ?

  • @36crazyguy i guess the only decent one's are the loyalists then?

  • Sad truth is the more they push without regard for unionists, the more resistant unionists become.

    Its no coincidence that the orange working class became defendants of the establishment, this was the dynamic that allowed Britain to successfully colonise Ulster in the first place. The establishment & protestants haven't always had the same values but have always had a common enemy, the Irish nationalist. This dates back to colonial settler/native times.

    And that's what we call divide & conquer

  • @canyonerodriver "the very fact that they feel apathetic about the supposed miraculous peace says a lot more than their lack of support for militant groups"

    Um... what??? I don't understand what you meant there.

  • @canyonerodriver If you live in Ireland, and I presume you do, you should know how mild the desire for reunification is among the Irish population. Take the Good Friday Agreement. Only 56% of the electorate turned up to vote, and 94% of voters approved the constitutional amendments that recognised Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom. What does that tell you? Half the Irish people overwhelmingly desire peace over ending partition, and the other half couldn't even be bothered to vote!

  • @padraic2001eire Sorry, you cannot categorically talk for the whole of the Republic when you say they have no will for reunification. Is there any border poll to back this up? Or, infact, any poll? I understand there are much greater concerns, as there is too for many nationalists in Northern Ireland (including myself), but there's a difference between a long-term aspiration (in an environment where everyone is catered for), and wanting to bulldoze through a "brave new Ireland."

  • @clionaism I never said the whole of the Republic have "no will for reunification". If you look at my previous comments, you'll see that I support a unification. However, the fact is that the desire for unification among MOST of in the Republic is so anaemic it could be compared with their desire for the US to leave Iraq and Afghanistan, or the creation of a Palestinian state. They might support it when someone bothers to bring it up, but ultimately they don't see it as affecting them much.

  • Yes & thats the way it's been since partition broke the nationalist movement, destroying any vested interest people in the new, stable Republic had in the dysfunctional Northern state. People generally need to be directly affected by something to galvanise them into desire for change, as they never were affected by NI's mess, this gives way for general disinterest. However I was merely backing up canyonerodriver in that unoffical polls do suggest favour for reunification, even if not a priority.

  • @clionaism caonyonerdriver says he rejects the Good Friday Agreement, despite it being democratically approved North and South. He believes the state of Northern Ireland and its institutions should be dismantled, despite not living there, because it is 'illegitimate'. How would he feel if the majority of the people in the British Isles (that is, Britain and Ireland) claimed the Republic was illegitimate, and demanded it and its institutions be dismantled?

  • Well, I don't. It has helped bring a peace & equality to my generation that NI has quite literally never known. But better than me have rejected it and I understand the principle of being against it. It was more or less a means in which to appease legitimate nationalist sentiment indefinitely. One thing we have learnt from Ulster through the 20th century is that the 'majority are right' mentality doesn't always reflect what's valid or righteous. Unfortunately it's not so easy to right wrongs.

  • @clionaism Well, as Churchill once said, "democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." The Good Friday Agreement showed that the will of nationalists on the island for unity was not as strong as the will of unionists in Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK. And though you personally may not intend it, if you dismiss democracy you unwittingly bestow credibility on the actions of scum like the Real IRA and Continuity IRA.

  • Was NI not created via the flouting of democracy? Is this not at the root of why Republicans see NI as an illegitimate entity? Had the fundamental values of democracy been adhered to, NI would not exist. If they had of merely revised & not fully pandered to a minority, completely undermining democracy - it would be at most a 4 county state. The GFA showed that the will for peace was stronger than for unity, it's nothing to do with the strength of support between unionist & nationalist camps.

  • I meant to say, it's nothing to do with the strength of convictions between nationalist and unionist camps.

  • @clionaism As I said in a previous comment, I don't think the creation of Northern Ireland was part of some evil British imperialistic plan. It was an admittedly clumsy way of accommodating the two largest religious and political ideologies on the island - Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists. Had a 32 county Home Rule government been created in the 1910s, there would have been an all-island civil war in which tens of thousands would have died.

  • @clionaism I wish Ireland hadn't been partitioned, but the fact is it was, and the onus is as much on Southern nationalists so eager for an independent state they were willing to allow the six counties to be segregated as it is on Ulster unionists willing to surrender Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan to create their majority in Northern Ireland. Catholics suffered in Northern Ireland, but don't forget, Protestants in Southern Ireland suffered too.