A United Ireland. Opening up the discussion.

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Eamonnca1

Maybe, but I think the Special Administrative Region idea is sound in principle. In a future united Ireland agreement you could say that the north should have SAR status and it would take a supermajority to scrap it.

Avondhu star

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 17, 2017, 11:14:08 PM
Maybe, but I think the Special Administrative Region idea is sound in principle. In a future united Ireland agreement you could say that the north should have SAR status and it would take a supermajority to scrap it.

Never mind your S.A.R
Let's see some decent economic argument that will convince Unionists and Nationalists that they will be better off in a united Ireland
Don't be of any doubt that the nationalist will follow his pocket as quick as the Unionist
Lee Harvey Oswald , your country needs you

Eamonnca1

Quote from: Avondhu star on October 17, 2017, 11:40:53 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 17, 2017, 11:14:08 PM
Maybe, but I think the Special Administrative Region idea is sound in principle. In a future united Ireland agreement you could say that the north should have SAR status and it would take a supermajority to scrap it.

Never mind your S.A.R
Let's see some decent economic argument that will convince Unionists and Nationalists that they will be better off in a united Ireland
Don't be of any doubt that the nationalist will follow his pocket as quick as the Unionist

The economic argument in favour of reunification has already been proven. But good luck getting that to resonate with the unionists, they'll just dismiss it out of hand. That's a detailed report put together by senior and impartial economists. On the other hand, Jimmy Deenihan was once asked a question on camera about whether or not we could afford reunification, and the unprepared minister grumbled for a second and said "uh, uh, no really....."

Guess which response the unionists take more seriously? That's right, the minister's heat-of-the-moment response to a question he was unprepared for. That's the answer they want to hear, that's the answer their going to accept.

Economic arguments are all well and good but you're never going to win over the unionists if you can't allay their fears and appeal to their emotions. People vote with their hearts, not their heads.

armaghniac

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 17, 2017, 11:47:13 PM
The economic argument in favour of reunification has already been proven. But good luck getting that to resonate with the unionists, they'll just dismiss it out of hand. That's a detailed report put together by senior and impartial economists. On the other hand, Jimmy Deenihan was once asked a question on camera about whether or not we could afford reunification, and the unprepared minister grumbled for a second and said "uh, uh, no really....."


Sadly, the economic argument has not been proven. A fundamental problem is that SF are not credible on economic matters and don't seem to have realised that economics is the biggest obstacle to moving thing on.
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

Wildweasel74

Lads all us be long dead before theres any united ireland; when a referendum will come and it will happen; the size of a defeat on the percentage vote would kill another referendum for many a year! I nearly say there be a 60-65% vote to remain

Eamonnca1

Quote from: armaghniac on October 17, 2017, 11:58:54 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 17, 2017, 11:47:13 PM
The economic argument in favour of reunification has already been proven. But good luck getting that to resonate with the unionists, they'll just dismiss it out of hand. That's a detailed report put together by senior and impartial economists. On the other hand, Jimmy Deenihan was once asked a question on camera about whether or not we could afford reunification, and the unprepared minister grumbled for a second and said "uh, uh, no really....."


Sadly, the economic argument has not been proven. A fundamental problem is that SF are not credible on economic matters and don't seem to have realised that economics is the biggest obstacle to moving thing on.

That report was not published by SF.

Eamonnca1

Quote from: Wildweasel74 on October 18, 2017, 12:14:29 AM
Lads all us be long dead before theres any united ireland; when a referendum will come and it will happen; the size of a defeat on the percentage vote would kill another referendum for many a year! I nearly say there be a 60-65% vote to remain

Of course there would. I often think SF can be a bit delusional about this sort of thing. The Brexit vote might have moved the needle a bit, but we're a long way off a nationalist majority in the north and there's much work to be done to build one.

armaghniac

Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 18, 2017, 12:41:57 AM
Quote from: armaghniac on October 17, 2017, 11:58:54 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on October 17, 2017, 11:47:13 PM
The economic argument in favour of reunification has already been proven. But good luck getting that to resonate with the unionists, they'll just dismiss it out of hand. That's a detailed report put together by senior and impartial economists. On the other hand, Jimmy Deenihan was once asked a question on camera about whether or not we could afford reunification, and the unprepared minister grumbled for a second and said "uh, uh, no really....."


Sadly, the economic argument has not been proven. A fundamental problem is that SF are not credible on economic matters and don't seem to have realised that economics is the biggest obstacle to moving thing on.

That report was not published by SF.

It was effectively paid for by SF. I'm not saying it is wrong, but lot more work is needed. Nobody much is doing this work.
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

heganboy

read a book

A United Ireland Why Unification Is Inevitable and How It Will Come About
By Kevin Meagher
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

T Fearon

In other news,Leo,barely hiding the Freestate establishment's utter fear and paranoia over the mere prospect of reunification,stated yesterday that 50 plus one percent in favour of Irish unity,in any referendum,would not be sufficient to gain unity.The GFA does not compel unity by referendum but merely states that the UK and Freestate will jointly examine the best way forward in the aftermath of a referendum.

Oh for those of you North and South who do not yet understand,economic arguments,in favour of unity or the status quo,will not have any impact on unionists or nationalists in the North whatsoever,as identity and what they see as their birthright,trumps all reason and logic.

Rossfan

Do Tesco in the 6 Cos. take Passports in lieu of cash?
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

T Fearon

So you think the UK is just going to magically and completely turn off the money tap?

If economic arguments won the day, catholic/nationalists up here would long ago have decided the UK link was preferable,or unionists might have even been mildly tempted to look at Re-Unification during the Celtic Tiger years.Alas,not a chance

Fat Angry Motorist

Disappointing, but not unexpected, to see Varadkar parroting the Unionist line.  Didn't see the programme but did they ask him if a 50%+1 vote would be acceptable to keep NI in the UK?  I've always thought that the whole referendum process as laid out in the GFA was where SF and the SDLP had their eye wiped by the Brits.
Give cyclists plenty of room.  It's the rules I tells ya!

T Fearon

The SDLP are and always were mere Dublin proxies and SF have their hands tied by the Brits about the past.There is no desire for unity by any southern parties,except SF,far less any strategy to deliver it.