The Republic of Ireland is not a failed entity, is is a Prosperous Nation. Not All unionists in N.I. are Protestant, and all Nationalists are Roman Catholic. And the Republic is approx 80% Roman Catholic in name only. A Federal solution is the way forward in Ireland. Most Unionists in N.I dislike the English more than the Nationalists do.
2007-03-05 00:57:03 · 7 answers · asked by The Questioner 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why are some people unable to give an intelligent answer to a question?
2007-03-05 01:47:26 · update #1
Ni. Has approx 59% Protestant. See above notes, not all are Unionist. Are you not aware of the New Ireland movement, which consists of people of all faiths. The ROI. is no longer under the Power of Rome, However, NI . is controlled to some extent by Clergy, i.e. Rev. Ian Paisley.
2007-03-05 02:15:25 · update #2
Please note, Abortions are not available in the North of Ireland.
2007-03-05 02:18:48 · update #3
Abortions are allowed in the Republic of Ireland in certain case. i.e. incest, rape of a child etc. There is no desire on the part of any of the churches in Ireland, (All Ireland) no border between the churches, to see abortion available so freely as it is in the Uk.
Please note, Ireland and the Uk are both part and Parcel of the E. U. Therefore if they are our Lord and Masters as has been claimed, they are also Lord and Masters of the United Kingdom.
2007-03-05 20:31:17 · update #4
The Loyalists People at the moment are not Happy with the Idea of Uniting with the South, and severing the link with Britain. In there Heart of Hearts they probably dont like being attached to Britain. Some of the Laws and Regulations of the UK are not liked by the Northern Irish but because they still want to retain the link with Uk they have to keep there Mouth Shut.
I would say in the Past most LoyalistsPeople had no Idea what the People of the South were like, because of all the Trouble of the last 40 Years and the propaganda given out by the Extremists of both sides, the People of the North thought Southerners Had Horns on there Heads and were afraid of them. Now because of the interactivity between North and South they Realize we are not as bad as they thought.
The only way they can change things is when the Loyalists decide to join in some way that they can live with when they think it is safe , then there will have to be a Vote on it. We have mostly got rid of the Religeous Thing ,we dont let ourselves be Dictated to By Roman Catholic Church anymore. We once were kept down By the Catholic Church and Government who had a Symbiotic Relationship with each Other who used each Other to Control the People. They had the annoying Habit when the People started to want Laws changed The Government of the Day used the Church to Frighten the People by Catholic Guilt into not wanting Laws Changed. This Process Happened in Many Countries For Millenia but was Especially Bad in Ireland Immediately the Free State was Formed in 1922 up to 1980 but now the People think for themselves and have Grown up . We are not such a Papist State anymore only Partly so.
I think youre Idea is a Good one . I would say the Authorities in both Countries are exploring that Concept already, But getting everybodys Agreement on it is another thing.
2007-03-05 01:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by janus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people of my generation don't exactly jump at the idea of Ian Paisley or just as bad, Gerry Adams having any say in hour our country is run. We'd prefer Northern Ireland to be independent of both the UK and the Republic.
Oh, and for that answerer, about our laws being based on our religion, most of our laws are based on the UK's. Abortion rules stem from the consensous of the people. No religion likes the idea of abortion, Catholics are just the most organised, largest and most vocal. At least our government has no offical links to religion, our Taoiseach doesn't have a say in who becomes the most senior clergyman in a religion, nor is our head of state the head of a religion.
Also, God forbid they join a currency that would help them export more and more, have more private business and trade more with the Republic and other European countries which costs millions of pounds each year in conversion. I'd rather go on holidays to somewhere that has the same currency as the Republic so I know exactly what I am spending and with no worry about exchange rates.
2007-03-07 05:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by eorpach_agus_eireannach 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the Unionists dislike the English, why are so many of them living in England nowadays?
As an Englishmen I say England for the English and Ireland for the Irish. After all, I wouldn't want the French being our political masters.
2007-03-05 09:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What bulwarks you talk. Of course Northern Ireland is a failed entity if the British Government could have got rid of it years ago they would have. It was the people of Northern Ireland that prevented this happening then and will no doubt continue to do so.
2007-03-05 09:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something like 70% of the North is Protestant.
Besides Eire being staunchly Roman Catholic (where do all the Irish Catholic girls go to get their abortions?), it is also part of the Euro zone. Are you seriously going to tell me throwing their lot in with the Continent is like retaining sovereignty? Maybe so, but my point is, if the North throws their lot in with the South, then they'll give up every ounce of their Britishness, because they will de facto be ceding authority to Rome, Brussels and Strasbourg.
2007-03-05 09:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by lesroys 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pull out and leave em to it, they're all as bad as each other and while we're at it devolution for the taffs and jocks, who needs em.
2007-03-05 09:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by hawkeye 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes ST Patrica day everyone will eat corn beef and cabbage how is that for a start.
2007-03-05 09:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by pjlisa13 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋