on both sides. From the IRA and the Real IRA to UDA and UVF.
Right now, they are fairly placid - possibly because they are too busy turning themselves into organized crime mobs.
You and Publius and Phil and possibly Mary Anne seem to be under the same working assumption though:
that the British are in Northern Ireland unwanted and occupying the country.
Despite the fact that the majority of the people in NI want to stay part of Britain.
despite the fact that Ireland was under British/English rule for 600 years longer than the US has even been in existence.
The Protestants have been in Ulster since 1607 as a result of the usual English tactic of divide and conquer, or in this case suppress and move.
The south revolted and got their country back in 1921. 26 southern counties went for independence. Ulster did not.
Explain again why Britain should pull out now?
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- Major Step Against Mick Terrorists
- A novel solution to the problem might be..........
- Yeah!! Screw self-determination!! Yeehah!! (n/t)
- Except for one minor detail, the Protestant Community in Northern Ireland. (n/t)
- The protestant minority. That Britain wants to keep in charge.
- "The protestant minority."
- Finally - an idealogical difference between us. :-)
- I don't see the disagreement (n/t)
- the disagreement
- I think it (like democracy itself) is a question of
- the disagreement
- I don't see the disagreement (n/t)
- The protestant minority. That Britain wants to keep in charge.
- re: Major Step Against Mick Terrorists
- A novel solution to the problem might be..........