tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post7975625798613858142..comments2023-10-19T22:49:15.517+01:00Comments on Ulster's Doomed!: Little boys' politicsHorsemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655806346968204169noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-20427038038157592692009-11-15T11:58:16.404+00:002009-11-15T11:58:16.404+00:00Seymour Major,
In the end, the voters get the pol...<b>Seymour Major</b>,<br /><br /><i>In the end, the voters get the politicians they deserve.</i><br /><br />Indeed.<br /><br />My point, of course, is that it seems that <b>all</b> of the unionist parties are maturity-challenged. You were not able, I notice, to argue against this point - even as regards your own political vehicle, UCUNF. Instead you point to the actions of the <b>youth wing</b> of SF. None of the examples I highlighted were actions of the youth wings of the unionist parties - they represent the actions, thoughts, and maturity level of the grown-up unionists. Pathetic is the only word appropriate, but symptomatic of unionism as a philosophy, I think.Horsemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-71391598375146925592009-11-15T11:24:06.133+00:002009-11-15T11:24:06.133+00:00This post is unbalanced. If you believe that chil...This post is unbalanced. If you believe that childishness in politics is confined to the Unionist side, think again. <br /><br />No to long ago, we had Sinn Fein MLAs tittering over the spraying of green paint on post boxes. <br /><br />That is not really the point though is it? <br /><br />In politics, politicsl parties do what is necessary to win votes. If childishness works, they will do it. If it does not, it wont. In the end, the voters get the politicians they deserve.Seymour Majornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-17857084395996147202009-11-15T10:22:12.801+00:002009-11-15T10:22:12.801+00:00I agree with the comment that the unionists should...I agree with the comment that the unionists should stay and that they are welcome as fellow Irish citizens. The south has, in the opinion of one historian (Foster) quietly become protestant in the last 30 years. There hasn't been much change in unionist attitudes during that time -- except that they can no longer sneer at the south as poor and backward -- but we can hope for some convergence.<br /><br />Without a doubt the separation of the people's of Ireland brought out some of the worst of both and reunification would do the opposite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-47107638344099356062009-11-14T21:57:08.524+00:002009-11-14T21:57:08.524+00:00Would it even be possible for Northern Ireland to ...Would it even be possible for Northern Ireland to become a crown dependency?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-89303725042717387952009-11-14T21:04:31.946+00:002009-11-14T21:04:31.946+00:00MaleStripper said...
I've often wondered ...MaleStripper said...<br /><br /> I've often wondered why The Republic just doesn't offer Loyalists cash to either leave the island, or accept a United Ireland? Has The Republic looked into this and come up with any provisional (dare I say it) figures?<br /><br /><br /><br />As a republican I sincerely hope no one here wants protestants to actually leave Ireland.<br /><br />Orangeism is a narrow minded culture which I believe sells protestants short; their contribution to life here has been immense when you disregard that. A lot of what one thinks of when one thinks of pride in Ireland- Dublin's Georgian architecture, Derry's walls, the Titanic, Guinness, early 20th century literature etc. etc... We wouldn't have without Irish protestants.<br /> <br /><br />I look forward to a United Ireland, and I'd like to believe I'll live to see it in some form; I want to see protestants as a part of that Ireland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-46233836720492205102009-11-14T20:33:43.389+00:002009-11-14T20:33:43.389+00:00Has the Irish government ever suggested to the bri...Has the Irish government ever suggested to the british goevernment repartition,taking all but say Antrim and Down.<br />This would be a stepping stone in my opinion to full unification and not an abandonment of the nationalists left in the 2 counties of Antrim and Down<br /><br />This would probably what Michael Collins would suggest if he were still with us- a brilliant strategist.<br /><br />Heck,if we got 4 counties back,I would imagine the resultant 2 county "state" would be very volatile,sectarian,anti irish and doomed for a very short life span.ROBERT EMMET 1803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-79498653418101095952009-11-14T20:14:39.424+00:002009-11-14T20:14:39.424+00:00In the ROI several generations now have progressiv...In the ROI several generations now have progressively repurchased much of the country from the British artistocracy. Enough is enough. Britain's current 7bn sterling per annum spent propping up N.I. would go a long way toward repatriation expenses--UKP30,000 per annum for a family of four.<br /><br />At what point (unionist % of the population) does the British govt. get to wash its hands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-8226497845630164782009-11-14T18:17:12.455+00:002009-11-14T18:17:12.455+00:00I've often wondered why The Republic just does...I've often wondered why The Republic just doesn't offer Loyalists cash to either leave the island, or accept a United Ireland? Has The Republic looked into this and come up with any provisional (dare I say it) figures?MaleStrippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-32010348413985474752009-11-14T18:00:28.786+00:002009-11-14T18:00:28.786+00:00Could Antrim and Down survive if repartition happe...Could Antrim and Down survive if repartition happened. The United Kingdom of GB and North Eastern Ireland. I'd doubt that the British even finance it. They would probably have to go it alone. I wonder what their solution would be for Catholics in this new Orange state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-44409314675126056742009-11-14T17:49:40.051+00:002009-11-14T17:49:40.051+00:00What about NI becoming a Crown Dependency like Jer...What about NI becoming a Crown Dependency like Jersey? <br /><br />Create an Northern Ireland identity, would not be part of the UK but would still be a possession of the Crown. <br /><br />Then could adopt the Euro and lower corporate tax rates and create an all island economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-89932560680191535682009-11-14T17:18:34.989+00:002009-11-14T17:18:34.989+00:00If the British colony is reduced to Antrim and Nor...If the British colony is reduced to Antrim and North Down it will ultimately be undone not by demographics but by coastal erosion.Nordie Northsidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-1466431012652582522009-11-14T16:50:23.376+00:002009-11-14T16:50:23.376+00:00I think you'll probably get your wish mate.I think you'll probably get your wish mate.Watchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-16559203674281844332009-11-14T15:50:52.097+00:002009-11-14T15:50:52.097+00:00I think if Antrim and Down stayed in the UK it'...I think if Antrim and Down stayed in the UK it'd take centuries for them to "Green."<br /><br />Speaking as a Derryman, if I had the option for repartition (and Derry's transfer to the Republic) I'd vote against it. I'd rather stay in the UK with the rest of the Northern nationalists than abandon them to the flag waving nutters of the DUP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-40512351355606077312009-11-14T14:22:00.444+00:002009-11-14T14:22:00.444+00:00If repartition was to happen would it do so on a c...If repartition was to happen would it do so on a county by county basis or on a coucil basis ?<br />Whichever option,wouldnt it be good for nationalists as the unionists would be left with a very small "state".<br />This small "state" would then probably undergo "greening" with time and then eventually be again partitioned.<br /><br />Is it not a way of progress to reduce the size of the 6 counties bit by bit till it reaches nothing.ROBERT EMMET 1803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-61213663619288969732009-11-14T10:12:27.347+00:002009-11-14T10:12:27.347+00:00I wouldn't have minded the video if it were ev...I wouldn't have minded the video if it were even funny... But politicians, and Unionist politicians in particular, don't do funny.<br /><br />Embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-24219504429424309252009-11-13T18:15:39.431+00:002009-11-13T18:15:39.431+00:00Ach don't be such an oul sour-bake! It was qui...Ach don't be such an oul sour-bake! It was quite funny, especially considering that there are few more dour, miserable beings on this planet that Jim Allister. <br /><br />The cure for such pomposity is a healthy dose of laughter at the pompous persons expense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-19803088557424028222009-11-13T18:08:20.174+00:002009-11-13T18:08:20.174+00:00TUV HAS PROVED THEMSELF TO BE COWARDS, TRAITORS, L...<strong>TUV HAS PROVED THEMSELF TO BE COWARDS, TRAITORS, LUNDIES AND BIG GIRLS' BLOUSES FOR THEIR GROVELING "APOLOGY" TO GURU MAGGOTS!<br /><br /></strong>AMERICAPHILE QUIS SEPARABIThttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=168313988869noreply@blogger.com