tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8266832693372582271..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Border Poll - Poison Tree or Fruit On The Vine?AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-60809573391367214282018-06-08T23:06:03.333+01:002018-06-08T23:06:03.333+01:00A more palatable road to a United Ireland might be...A more palatable road to a United Ireland might be the rapid steps that the actually existing Republic has taken (abortion liberalisation and Equal Marriage) towards being a secular, modern liberal democracy upending completely the old adage that Home Rule would be Rome Rule.Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21375356122589296122018-06-08T14:50:39.945+01:002018-06-08T14:50:39.945+01:00Sean,
What happens if a border poll is...Sean,<br /> What happens if a border poll is a resounding defeat for republicans, where do we go from there? What if most of the under 35s are as apathetic to a united Ireland as some I have spoken to? in future debate will republicanism be a benefit or a hindrance to a united Ireland? The younger generation seem to be very non violent, when you leave traditional heartlands, will Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83712139279992260502018-06-04T11:01:45.551+01:002018-06-04T11:01:45.551+01:00A ‘new republic’ premised on the core values of th...A ‘new republic’ premised on the core values of the 1916 Proclamation — national freedom, and sovereignty, equal rights and equal opportunity, the ownership of Ireland by the people of Ireland — is the way forward. I don’t care what mechanism delivers that end, though I suspect a ‘Good Friday’ border poll will not do so and will, instead, lead to a further compromise with the British state, in Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-88485006275771873542018-06-02T22:18:14.071+01:002018-06-02T22:18:14.071+01:00A bit of nuanced thinking there Alex. Unfortunatel...A bit of nuanced thinking there Alex. Unfortunately, purism doesn't do nuance so you might well swim against the tide. Good piece.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com