Yeahj, there were some stupid people on the No side in Lisbon, as there were on the Yes side-nothing to do with SF though.Originally Posted by edwin
Your second point is an opinion and thats fair enough, but the people in the 6 counties did re-elect a SF/DUP led assembly very comfortably.
Illogical, Captain!The peace process?
Or are SF principles to be put aside in favor of keeping the Assembly alive? Thereby doing Britains work for them?
(Unification is the only long term solution. The only one that makes long term economic sense, we need to stop this crazy dependency culture in Ulster and in the Republic re: the EU and reach a deal with Unionism, whatever it takes. Now, rant over!)
Bu, indi bütün uşaq mavi var!
For SF, creating a working Assembly is the alternative to British rule; enhancing north-south bodies is an embryo UI providing the best opportunity for a UI that we have had since 1920.
Pat Rabbitte: "The Government don't have a plan. We don't know what we're doing"...vote NO
"Apparently voting yes to Lisbon meant" workers' jobs would be protected, that we could continue to prosper within a successful single-currency area, that democracy within the EU would be strengthened etc etc etc. SF were clearly correct to see all of that as delusional nonsense. In fact, their analyses of what would have been best for Ireland at each of the past few EU referenda have been shown by events to have been far shrewder than that of the 'Big' Three parties you apparently prefer.
Wow, "cutbacks" in a time of stringing reductions in tax-payer funding? Weird, huh? Thing is, the cutbacks which are only getting under way here are far worse than have been imposed north of the border. You have conveniently ignored the context of SF's mandatory role in a power-sharing executive, within which they share power with right-wing unionist parties for the purpose of consolidating the compromise between the two traditions, one arrived at after several centuries of conflict. If they jumped ship over cuts that they have lessened they'd be excoriated for threatening the peace.SF in govt in the 6 counties was meant to be a new start yet there are lots of cutbacks, no Irish language act, crony carve ups with the DUP etc.
neither does the constitutional status of the Irish nation either , since it was settled.
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it is British rule , except its devolved British rule as opposed to direct British rule . The British at westminster have historically hated being seen as a colonial parliament and have much preferred devolved rule as an objective for almost a century now . While from their very inception the provisionals saw their forcing the British to rule in Ireland from westminster as a tactical victory in their struggle against occupation .
If you look at the assembly buildings youll clearly notice the very large union jacks fluttering either side of a big statue of Britannia. Theyre quite significant .
no it isnt . If that were true then we also have to assume the east-west bodies , such as the council of the British isles and the British -Irish parliamentary body - that run parallel to the north south ones are an embryo for a return of the southern state into the united kingdom .enhancing north-south bodies is an embryo UI providing the best opportunity for a UI that we have had since 1920
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You forgot the first rule of Spin Fail- the Brits are always wrong.
"Spin Fail"?
A career awaits in the comedy dept of RTE. You're probably already on the books.
pfft, as you have any idea
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