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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.
I think someone sharing an IRA-type commentator implying support for the violent takeover of Northern Ireland would receive a similar level of contempt.
I would hope not.
‘Successful’ colonisation is still colonisation.
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.
England has been doing this for centuries.
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.
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.
And what do the people of Northern Ireland want?
What do the people of Crimea and Donbas want?
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?
So you support their reunification with Russia?
Crimea? Via referendum, sure.
I don’t really regard the referendums conducted in the occupied regions of Ukraine to be valid at all.
Do you support Taiwan’s self-determination?
So Palestine should not get its land back?
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?
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.
Right, that’s still not what I asked you. I’m not asking what you think should happen. I’m asking you what do the people of Northern Ireland want now?
The people in Northern Ireland can move between Ireland and the UK, move into the UK - enjoy equal rights. There’s no system of apartheid. They have their own institutions. They can use those institutions to eventually acquire independence, providing there’s enough support.
Depending of what you mean by taking it land back