kuro68k wrote: » The British government is going to take it right to the cliff edge and hope that someone else compromises. Of course they have their excuses already lined up if no-one does, only real question is who they will blame.
Seth Brundle wrote: » Like I said, nobody claimed it did. However the foolishness that is Brexit is a risk to the GFA. A hard Brexit vastly increases that risk.
theguzman wrote: » Irexit Freedom Partyhttps://www.irexitfreedom.ie/ They are holding a meeting in Galway this weekend I believe.
Ireland and the UK are much more similar than you think.
ThePanjandrum wrote: » I'm happy with the idea of Ireland and Northern Ireland living as good neighbours, nor with the idea of the people of Northern Ireland determining the status of their country. But that has nothing to do with saying that there cannot be a hard border because of the GFA. The GFA allows hard borders, or as hard as the border will ever get.
theguzman wrote: » From a Nationalist point of view I would welcome a hard-Brexit and restore the border as a visible reminder that Northern Ireland is still under British Rule, let their economy tank and basically force them into a United Ireland this way. From an economic perspective the UK are our closest neighbor and biggest trading partner an a hard-Brexit will ultimately lead their economy to further success which is good for us. Ireland are currently paying billions into the EU whilst there is a housing crisis here, this money would be better off to help people get a roof over their head instead of being spent of Angela Merkel's EU Federal Army.
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ThePanjandrum wrote: » We take our chances. A good deal comes because it benefits both parties.
PeadarCo wrote: » Ireland/EU/UK currently doesn't trade with the US under WTO rules. Remember the UK still has to enter the WTO as a full member. There are still potentially numerous issues with this. For example Moldova is threatening to block the UK over a dispute over visas. Other countries are also naturally trying to obtain a better deal. As recent negotiations have shown the UK isn't exactly is a strong position to bargain. This helped by the your comment and Raab surprise about how important the centuries old Dover Calais trade route was to UK trade. Both examples show a complete lack of understanding about how international trade works.
devnull wrote: » With 3,000 likes on Facebook out of a population of 4.8m and that's assuming that the 3,000 likes are all based in Ireland rather than being bots or people in other countries trying to stir stuff up, I doubt that Leo is going to be losing too much sleep over that. Come back to me when they start to win some votes and at election and maybe we can talk again. They're not, and that's from someone who has lived in both countries and spent the last 12 months working in both of them.
mcbert wrote: » Yeah, except the worse their economy gets, the less likely the south is to want a UI.
ThePanjandrum wrote: » If that's aimed at me, you're wrong, I have a good knowledge of what is included in the GFA. I also have no intention of cutting Northern Ireland from the UK, although if they decided they wanted to leave then that would be up to them.
Anthracite wrote: » So what are you here trolling for?
Necro wrote: » Wait... let me get this straight. You want a hard border as a result of Brexit. And you want the Republic to leave the EU. And you think this will all result in a United Ireland????
theguzman wrote: » security, culture and way of life, all of which are undermined and being destroyed by the EU.
ThePanjandrum wrote: » How does it trade with the USA then seeing as there is no trade agreement, that's what TTIP was about. And the UK has always been a full member of the WTO as is Ireland, check this out with the WTO. The argument with Moldova doesn't affect much at all, it certainly doesn't prevent trade or FTAs.
theguzman wrote: » Its not really what we think, basically for a United Ireland to happen the majority in Northern Ireland must vote for it, only a very idiotic person who has no sense of patriotism would vote against a United Ireland in the south. There will be economic ramifications of a United Ireland but it is the duty of all Irish citizens to help bring this about. 50-100,000 redundancies in the HSE and Public Sector would easily pay for it, and that should happen anyway irregardless of Irexit or a United Ireland.
blanch152 wrote: » It would be a united Ireland with the living standards of North Korea.
theguzman wrote: » Irexit Freedom Partyhttps://www.irexitfreedom.ie/ They are holding a meeting in Galway this weekend I believe. Fianna Fail are currently experiencing alot of internal conflict as are Sinn Fein currently. We have Pravada RTE providing liberal brainwashing on a daily basis and the rest of Private Media is currently controlled by a FG sympathiser. Ireland and the UK are much more similar than you think.
relax carry on wrote: » How are the above being destroyed by the EU? And want evidence do you have that what you believe is occurring?
theguzman wrote: » Rents would be much lower as immigration would be far less and the pressure to housing less. The economy is not the most important thing for alot of people in Ireland, there is security, culture and way of life, all of which are undermined and being destroyed by the EU.
prawnsambo wrote: » Irealnd trades with the USA under a multitude of co-operation agreements between the EU and the USA.
Inevitably for two economies of such size with such a high volume of trade, the EU and the US encounter a number of trade disputes which are handled through the dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO.
Necro wrote: » I'd love to see where you came up with those figures for wages tbh. I was in Australia where wages are around that and it made 0 difference as the poster above mentioned because of - yep, you guessed it - inflation. I suppose you could just devalue the currency and print more money for the laugh while you're at it.
theguzman wrote: » OK, the EU is forcing countries to accept refugees, this brings security concerns, Islamic Immigration as a result of EU policy undermines the entire social order and security of the EU. In Poland last weekend thousands marched and burned EU flags. The way of life is destroyed as so many are swamped in Debt or else working hand to mouth, EU migration into Ireland has caused this as wages were kept artificially low. The Euro has been a disaster for Ireland as we don't have a monetary policy. We should return to the Punt pegged to Gold.
Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: » A grand total of 31 are confirmed as going to that meeting in Galway. :D:D
theguzman wrote: » Ireland are currently paying billions into the EU whilst there is a housing crisis here, this money would be better off to help people get a roof over their head instead of being spent of Angela Merkel's EU Federal Army.
