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Gather round
I was correcting Danny's odd claim that "By and large, European territorial disputes have been resolved". And, as I explained, NI is dfferent to those places.
I've answered you already. The Free State and later Republic chose not to revive a Border Commission because throughout they've been content not merely with a partition, but with the line drawn in the 1920s. Ostensibly, because they don't want to abandon Nationalists in a rump NI; in reality, because Governments and wider public opinion have been content with the situation. Put simply, their priority for decades has been not a united Ireland, but arguing a better deal for Nationalists within NI.
Diddums, you big baby.Generally, I certainly criticise some aspects of Nationalism, as reasonably as I can offering evidence where appropriate; specifically, Dev was ridiculed as Eddie Coll throughout Ireland and during his lifetime, as it became clear that his claimed family background was baloney.
There are 'political structures' in place, ie regular elections to Stormont, Westminster and the rest. In poll after poll for decades they consistently fail to support a united Ireland.
Aye, they could start doing that. Do you accept that they haven't to date?
You made a vague, generalised claim, were reasonably asked to detail and justify it, and couldn't/ wouldn't. Any awkwardness is your own.
Just repeating 'let's have a border poll' (which he's been doing for decades) isn't starting anything.
Embarrassment if they call the poll and it shows large-scale apathy/ hostility to a united Ireland. While FG, FF, Labour and co don't actually want a UI, equally they don't want to have to explain why not. Obvious solution: no poll.
It's a daydream. Politicians have always opposed it in private, knowing the implications; the wider electorate would in public once the immediate costs are clear to them.
A united Ireland (which means taking over places like East Belfast and North Down with their less than 5% Nationalist electorates) is no more likely than you becoming the 17th Land of Germany.
Actually it shows what it says it does, a basic standard which for most of the last century has meant NI has been more affluent than the South.
If you choose to post rambling, borderline-racist theories (admittedly while clearly drunk, I realise not typical of you), you can hardly be surprised if they attract comment.
