tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post4786452119479103337..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Republicanism Cannot Unite IrelandAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87587732871680460392017-09-24T13:14:28.791+01:002017-09-24T13:14:28.791+01:00Niall,
does Britain set down the parameters or re...Niall,<br /><br />does Britain set down the parameters or respond to the parameters that unionism and facts on the ground stipulate? AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-3720659127144472162017-09-24T12:50:26.738+01:002017-09-24T12:50:26.738+01:00AM
My point is simply that we tend to analyse th...AM<br /> My point is simply that we tend to analyse the situation within the confines set out by Britain. We are trying to resolve it from within their framework and we seem to be continually going around in circles. What we need to do is step away from this and look at it outside of these confines.<br />How we get people to see that is the real question and one that I have great difficulty inNiallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-55690980393671072742017-09-24T09:19:11.642+01:002017-09-24T09:19:11.642+01:00AM,
Thanks. OIOV is clearly up against the most d...AM,<br /><br />Thanks. OIOV is clearly up against the most dreaded of political foes, crippling apathy.<br />Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14931027262610053222017-09-24T08:22:36.757+01:002017-09-24T08:22:36.757+01:00Niall,
step away and do what?
Steve,
there is...Niall, <br /><br />step away and do what? <br /><br />Steve,<br /><br />there is no mood that I can detect. It never comes up in conversation. <br /><br />DaithiD,<br /><br />yes. that period.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34558837749952916982017-09-23T20:55:07.457+01:002017-09-23T20:55:07.457+01:00AM,
The GFA is engineered to present the seemingly...AM,<br />The GFA is engineered to present the seemingly democratic picture that it is the majority in the north who will decide....a very British coup indeed. <br />That is another aspect of their game and we need to step away from it.Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-45391590436456105602017-09-23T20:50:47.999+01:002017-09-23T20:50:47.999+01:00Sean,
Catalan and here are complete opposites. Th...Sean,<br />Catalan and here are complete opposites. Their vote carries authority and weight and unfortunately 'one Ireland one vote' will not.Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50282050868848853862017-09-23T01:16:36.120+01:002017-09-23T01:16:36.120+01:00Niall,
your comment is only correct to a degree.
...Niall,<br /><br />your comment is only correct to a degree.<br /><br />Unity or British withdrawal does not remain exclusively at the gift of the old coloniser. <br /><br />Rather, if I have grasped the GFA correctly, that power is now subject to the consent of an electoral majority within the six counties. Its not so much British game-plans or brutish British rules which control future destiniesHenry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48909389874814207052017-09-23T00:44:03.228+01:002017-09-23T00:44:03.228+01:00AM,
Given you live in the South, can you tell us...AM, <br /><br />Given you live in the South, can you tell us what the mood is towards a potential UI?Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-46210658126548264122017-09-22T23:27:15.269+01:002017-09-22T23:27:15.269+01:00Niall, 'One Ireland One Vote' is something...Niall, 'One Ireland One Vote' is something outside of the structures you referenced. As the Catalans are busily showing us, a referendum can be organised outside of the supposed authority of the state.Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14941625988966619072017-09-22T14:43:37.538+01:002017-09-22T14:43:37.538+01:00The problem with the prospects of Irish Unity is t...The problem with the prospects of Irish Unity is that it is still based on Britain allowing it. The GFA gives the British that power. It's their game and their rules and that is the problem. We constantly assess the situation within that matrix.<br />What we need to do is to step outside of it.But unfortunately,currently there is nothing outside of it to work with.Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-67502755363903163272017-09-21T21:58:49.549+01:002017-09-21T21:58:49.549+01:00John,
'We will see Irish re-unification withi...John,<br /><br />'We will see Irish re-unification within the next three to five years'<br /><br />More chance that we will witness you teach a goldfish to play the clarinet.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28643162365454860212017-09-21T19:09:18.994+01:002017-09-21T19:09:18.994+01:00Irish Nationalism is back, Driven by economic impe...Irish Nationalism is back, Driven by economic imperative. We will see Irish re-unification within the next three to five years. Europe believes the Irish border to be 'Absurdly Illogical. Its all about BrexitOllamh Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118351794046868993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51953713197691399022017-09-21T17:54:03.520+01:002017-09-21T17:54:03.520+01:00AM, I know we shouldnt reduce arguements to a pers...AM, I know we shouldnt reduce arguements to a persons stature as reason to agree with them (like you faced with Adams/MMG when detailing the real peace process trajectory), but its hard to see where the next generation of authentic voices for Irish affairs will come from. Tracking an ideas provenance through its holders personal history, and their dedication to voicing it no matter the DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21653188260143991642017-09-21T14:25:38.443+01:002017-09-21T14:25:38.443+01:00Well said AM.
It would, in my opinion, serve peop...Well said AM.<br /><br />It would, in my opinion, serve people really well to courageously and honestly have a long cold look at whether 'Republicanism' ever was ever a credible proposition. Was a unified island ever a realistic and achievable outcome save but by consent?<br /><br />Deep down for most reasonable people I'd wager t'was ever so! <br />Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-87186870191584383662017-09-21T09:41:49.663+01:002017-09-21T09:41:49.663+01:00"Nationalists have always been prepared to re..."Nationalists have always been prepared to reconcile themselves with the British state to a degree much more strong than what the Unionists have been prepared to reconcile themselves with the Dublin state"<br /><br />Absolutely.<br /><br />Ramon the Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405263818936229754noreply@blogger.com