You make it sound so simple, the problem is your outlook is deeply simplistic
The creation of NI itself was thought of as a simple idea - a territory which would be easy to govern - a Protestant state for a Protestant people
Brexit was a simplistic idea
The simplistic views here among multiple posters as to how a united Ireland will come about are deeply naive and betray a fundamental misunderstanding of the question of PUL identity
Simple, simplistic ideas rarely if ever work out
Even in a hypothetical united Ireland, these problems do not simply disappear, they would endure and mutate
The Troubles were an everyday occurrence which I remember intricately from 1987-1994 and then again until the late 90s when they finally ended with Omagh and the murder of Rosemary Nelson
The GFA was not simple. Post Brexit wonât be simplistic.
My argument is the loyalists following a vote for a United Ireland will have nothing to fight for. The brits will be gone, good luck.
To fight to get back into the UK would be like you flying back to Australia next week hoping your ex would take you back.
It would be over.
The unionist politicians would know it and so would the population.
We would be then discussing, a new bank holiday on the 12th July, an inclusive parade, a new flag, a new anthem, but those discussions are slowly happening anyway. Kites have been flown for them already.
You assume that Unionists and Loyalists will allow a border poll to happen
You assume they will participate in it and not boycott it
These are particular possibilities if such a poll is mooted in the short term, ie. in the next five years
If in 30 to 40 years there has been a consistent clear majority in favour of a united Ireland over a multi-year timeframe, that may not happen, but we cannot tell that far ahead, and we cannot know if the above would not be possibilities
Repartition is not some abstract fantasy, it has been an idea right from the creation of NI and the existence of the boundary commission which was set up with the express purpose of repartition
There is a clear line there along which the PUL community are a clear majority - from the north coast at Portstewart down the Bann and across to Portadown, Banbridge and the Ards peninsula
The PUL community would see repartition as a major victory and if itâs the only thing they believe they can get to protect what they see as their existence as a people, it will grow as a demand
@anon98850436 You are living in the clouds if you think a united Ireland would have little or no backlash from the Loyalist element are you for fucking real?? They wont need support from the British government to carry out terrorist attacks for decades be it bombings, shootings, kidnappings these people have centuries of hate and violence bred into their very being. You have no idea of their mindset.
ok, twice now i have mentioned that pod. this chump is posting tripe that is directly at odds with what the expert is saying in that pod. Can people please refrain from posting on this thread until they listen?
