Northern Ireland Reunification: Support or Oppose?

[Frodo]

Support.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I'm looking forward to reading more about this in the future, but my gut reaction is to oppose this, but I am open to changing if I read positive things for my side in the outcome.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I hate to be a pedant but how would it be reunification when Northern Ireland has never been part of the Republic?

Anyway as always with that whole area there I support whatever results in less people being blown up.

[Santander]

The unionist majority in NI want to stay in Britain, so obviously oppose. The voters have ample democratic opportunities to vote for nationalists. With that being said, both the DUP and Sinn Féin are deplorable.

[Kingpoleon]

In principle I support it. In practice, I'd oppose it and I expect that nobody in either place supports it. This should probably be handled and analyzed by professionals at this - people like Tom Foley, Richard Haass, and Marc Grossman.

[Frodo]

I hate to be a pedant but how would it be reunification when Northern Ireland has never been part of the Republic?

You know what I meant. 

[Illiniwek]

SUPPORT

[TJ in Oregon]

I'm looking forward to reading more about this in the future, but my gut reaction is to oppose this, but I am open to changing if I read positive things for my side in the outcome.

But Support is the cliche American cultural Catholic position!!

In all actuality, I'd say I support it in the same sort of way that the SDLP supports it, which means not really do anything about it but Support whenever the discussion comes up. I think it will likely someday be a part of the Republic, but the time isn't right yet.

[Blue3]

Ireland is sane.

The UK is collapsing from self-inflicted wounds.

Staying divided will mean estranging Northern Ireland from the rest of the island again.


I'd say support. But let the people decide. The UK is already broken now. Scotland is only a matter of time, a matter of scheduling a new referendum. It's time to make the most out of the pieces that remain behind of this EU referendum.

[TJ in Oregon]

Ireland is sane.

The UK is collapsing from self-inflicted wounds.

Staying divided will mean estranging Northern Ireland from the rest of the island again.


I'd say support. But let the people decide. The UK is already broken now. Scotland is only a matter of time, a matter of scheduling a new referendum. It's time to make the most out of the pieces that remain behind of this EU referendum.

Why so apocalyptic? It's not like the UK voted to commit mass ritual suicide or something. All of the usual political and demographic divides of Northern Ireland are the still the same as they were yesterday.

[Blue3]

That's not apocalyptic...

And I'd say the UK leaving the EU, and Scotland leaving the UK, counts as collapsing and self-inflicted wounds.

[Slow Learner]

Oppose (Northern Irish)

Ireland is sane.

The UK is collapsing from self-inflicted wounds.

Staying divided will mean estranging Northern Ireland from the rest of the island again.


I'd say support. But let the people decide. The UK is already broken now. Scotland is only a matter of time, a matter of scheduling a new referendum. It's time to make the most out of the pieces that remain behind of this EU referendum.

Because the Republic is in such great shape now?

[DavidB.]

I'd support Ireland joining the United Kingdom.

F[inks] off.

[Slow Learner]

I'd support Ireland joining the United Kingdom.

Sounds better than reunification, at least.
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[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Seems kind of pointless, unless you just want to wind up Willie Frazer and his likes.

[parochial boy]

NI has a looming Catholic majority. It was in recognition of that that the Unionists agreed to support power sharing.

With the reintroduction of border controls and the like when the UK leaves the EU, well, it doesn't seem like the status quo is safe any more.

I don't know what NI should do, power sharing seems like the best option; maybe the UK and Ireland can share it or something. Not that I know how that would work in practice.

[Famous Mortimer]

I'd support Ireland joining the United Kingdom.

[SATW]

I'd support Ireland joining the United Kingdom.

[TJ in Oregon]

NI has a looming Catholic majority. It was in recognition of that that the Unionists agreed to support power sharing.

With the reintroduction of border controls and the like when the UK leaves the EU, well, it doesn't seem like the status quo is safe any more.

I don't know what NI should do, power sharing seems like the best option; maybe the UK and Ireland can share it or something. Not that I know how that would work in practice.

The other reasonable option is an independent Northern Ireland with extensive treaties with both the UK and the Republic.

[Famous Mortimer]

NI has a looming Catholic majority. It was in recognition of that that the Unionists agreed to support power sharing.

With the reintroduction of border controls and the like when the UK leaves the EU, well, it doesn't seem like the status quo is safe any more.

I don't know what NI should do, power sharing seems like the best option; maybe the UK and Ireland can share it or something. Not that I know how that would work in practice.

Catholic does not equal Irish nationalist necessarily.

[SATW]

Oppose.

[TDAS04]

Oppose.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

*snip*

Anyway as always with that whole area there I support whatever results in less people being blown up.

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[Mr. Smith]

*snip*

Anyway as always with that whole area there I support whatever results in less people being blown up.

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[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

The only way I see it happening is if the established Irish parties (Fianna Fail most obviously, but also Fine Gael) run in NI on a platform of uniting eventually, and trying to heavily target small c conservative protestants who are fearful of change.

So a concerted effort by ROI establishment, which is quite unlikely to come any time soon.

Also there is the matter of the NHS. Does NI want to give that up for the Republic's healthcare system.