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[chris d]

They are already equally represented on the tricolor.

And the ones that violently hate it aren't going to come around to a new flag either, unless it is red, white and blue.

It's a long finger job. "Yeah, we'll fix that, don't worry." Until the problem goes away. Classic IT solution.

 

[Unicron]

Fully prepared for the DUP to do much better than is being portrayed. Life just isn't like that.

Have been thinking, not too deeply I might add, about Irish Unification. There has been pacifying talk about changing the Flag, changing the Anthem to help Unionists feel welcome. But really, that's not going to help is it. What Union will they belong to?

It'll be the old heave ho. And why not.

Was up North last month and had dinner with an older (60ish) COI guy who I hadn't met before. After he got a couple of pints in to him, and perhaps emboldened by the news that I am technically one of his lot, he talked about the upcoming elections. About how he hated the DUP and his natural political home on day to day issues would probably be the alliance party but he can't vote for them because he's still a unionist and the union is very important to him and a vote for alliance could be interpreted as a vote for a border poll, so he was probably going to vote DUP.

A really nice guy I liked him a lot, but I can't fathom holding the constitutional position of the north above, well the rest of society basically. Perhaps that's just the privilege of growing up in and living in a part of the island where the constitutional position of it is settled business.

 

[chris d]

The us v them mentality is still strong. The lack of charismatic, realistic, political leadership for Unionism over the last 20 years has been poisonous.

 

[chris d]

Time stamped to an example of a difficult mindset .

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[Unicron]

The us v them mentality is still strong. The lack of charismatic, realistic, political leadership for Unionism over the last 20 years has been poisonous.

Considering that they "won" the troubles, as in when they look out their windows in the morning what they don't see is a 32 county republic (socialist or otherwise) the air of defeatism from unionist politicians is hard to make sense of, constantly poor-meing themselves. Utterly at odds with the vibe of their fucking marches.

 

[chris d]

Amazing how quickly you forget marching season when you move to Dublin. The misery of it.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Amazing how quickly you forget marching season when you move to Dublin. The misery of it.

When I went up north, I actually never really considered interacting with the marches. When I found myself in the middle of one I was totally bemused by the whole thing. But largely I was inconvenienced when I wanted to pop in somewhere for a coffee.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

But when you live on the road this happens on

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[rettucs]

Early indications of Alliance surge as counting continues in North’s Assembly election

Green Party seats under threat, while Sinn Féin appears to be in strong position

www.irishtimes.com

people have a pain in their hole with the childishness of shinners and the *UPs.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Still very tight

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Alliance are first in the door of Stormont.

 

[Deadmanposting]

My noble side would like a united Ireland.

Honestly kind of against a it personally.
My retirement plan involves moving up somewhere close to Newry, but definitely in the North proper and getting on the NHS for my declining years.
I mean like fuck this shitshow in health down here, you can keep it – they can’t even get out of their own goddamn way to build a hospital in 2022, without the church attached like a fucking limpet mine.





Tying two big stories together; it cannot be lost on TUV et al, that we literally cannot get the church out of our hospitals and schools.
Part of their recalcitrance on a united Ireland was that we were an omnishambles of a country with papists under every rock. And while it’s not really true anymore, it’s still not not true like.
I mean the other part is that they’re a deranged bunch of anachronistic clompheads.
But there’s a kernel in there.

Imagine having a free ticket with the NHS living in Portadown and then having to listen to Stephen Donnelly on Morning Ireland trying to figure out how to get rid of nuns?

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Have you experienced the NHS? It sounds rosy when you hear the English talk about their noble NHS but in reality it’s a bit shit.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

They are already equally represented on the tricolor.

that'd be this tricolor? can't see why that'd be an issue

 

[shitepipe]

The solution is obvious right?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

The solution is obvious right?

ah the good old naprun buisteiri

 

[rettucs]

the Basque flag, no?

 

[ann post]

that'd be this tricolor? can't see why that'd be an issue

How so?

 

[Deadmanposting]

Have you experienced the NHS? It sounds rosy when you hear the English talk about their noble NHS but in reality it’s a bit shit.

Just relatives in Britain and what they go through. Anything they've needed had been taken care of reasonably promptly.
Versus experiences in Dublin and Galway here, which I've always found difficult.

Maybe I should just save for VHI

 

[shitepipe]

How so?

Uhhhh both flags are highly polticially charged and in the spirit of reconciliation a different flag could be considered?