https://mander.xyz/post/42872387

I received insults

Someone even posted photos of dead bodies

These comments weren’t reviewed, but I was permanently blocked because my political stance is to hope for the reunification of my country. They said I have nothing to offer, just spreading propaganda and negativity.

  • Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I don’t agree with OP, but this thinking can be used to say Ireland should never get its land back from Britain.

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      I think someone sharing an IRA-type commentator implying support for the violent takeover of Northern Ireland would receive a similar level of contempt.

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          So you think someone supporting the hypothetical attack of people in Northern Ireland and promoting it would be a good thing?

          The people of Northern Ireland are descendents of descendents of descendents. They have their own devolved government, and I expect that within some election cycles, a pro-Republican majority will hold the Stormont and be able to seriously move to a referendum. In our lifetime.

          Calling for violence in light of that reality is repulsive.

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            So you think someone supporting the hypothetical attack of people in Northern Ireland and promoting it would be a good thing?

            England has been doing this for centuries.

            The people of Northern Ireland are descendents of descendents of descendents

            What “people” are you talking about here? Everybody is a desendent of a descendent of a descendent… Meaningless.

            If someone is a descendent of fascists and they’re still carrying that banner, then they’re still a fascist.

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            I think Ireland should be reunited. Violence is not my first choice, but it is so far the only tool that has gotten us where we are today and I am not privileged enough to condone it.

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                  The people of Crimea may well wish to join (or remain) in Russia. Donbass? Impossible to say. Not as Russian as Crimea.

                  Was this supposed to be a gotcha?

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                  Are you of the opinion the situation in Palestine is remotely equivalent to that of Northern Ireland?

                  And you did not answer my question. What do the people of Northern Ireland want?

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                    I’m of the opinion that our struggle has been shared, as attested to by the history of anti-colonial collaboration between our countries.

                    They can live in Ireland or move back to the UK.