America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland

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America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland
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Since Ireland still hasn’t gotten Northern Ireland back, they’re basically still in a civil war.

That's a weird way to frame things given that a sizable majority of North Irelanders don't want to reunify.

I don't follow that particular but if politics very closely, so I'm genuinely asking: is that still the case post-Brexit?

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So, if I'm reading this correctly, the OP is correct in their clain that most NI people do not want to unify

Yes, they're factual correct in saying that (assuming proper sampling). Also I feel like the international audience who might not be versed in Irish history should appreciate that there's a polarized background to the issue given the colonial history.

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I get where you're coming from, but to say that its akin to a civil war when there's a unilateral mechanism for unification and there's been lasting peace for decades... Feels a little reductionist.

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