How can we integrate Unionism into a possible United Ireland?

I need to be consistent and condemn the language used by the attorney general the other day while staying it was legal to override the protocol. She said

“Her submission also details “societal unrest” and cites hoax bomb attacks, including one targeting Simon Coveney, the Irish foreign minister.”

this is reckless and dangerous. The organisation that left the hoax for coveney is bound to be cock-a-hoop upon hearing this. Whilst this is an isolated statement, it is the same argument that nationalists and Leo were making for 2 years to get the checks placed at the Irish Sea. Those threats worked and clearly the threat from loyalists is also working. Dangerous stuff

Britain placed the checks on the Irish Sea...nobody else/ Their idea, their solution, signed off by the queen.

Ohh I full expect everything he does to be based solely in a selfish how does it help him thought process, I just couldn't see how this would do that.

Regarding the ERG, the DUP and NI are a complete red herring for them as well imo, they couldn't give a feck about either and anytime they seem to support them it is all to further their own English nationalistic goals

Who gets to adjudicate on the strength of the unionist case? A lot of people would have said there wasn't a strong argument for Ireland seceding from the UK in 1922, that Ireland & Britain together made more sense...

Geography is exactly what ties us to our neighbouring island - economically, historically (long before the 800 years blah blah), linguistically and culturally.

We can't escape our geography nor can we escape our history.

To adapt Mary Harney's description: we are closer to Birmingham than we are to Berlin or Boston.

And no amount of wishful thinking can or will change this situation.

Joint membership of the EU suited both islands, the day the Brexit vote passed, that was the wrecker.

The DUP are never going to agree to a Sinn Fein first Minister, they will use every excuse possible, its the protocol now it'll be something else after that.

They know the Southern Governments are weak and soft and ultimately will stand idly by like they always have , get ready for another 100 years of Partition on this island.

Republicans have always rejected out of hand anything along these lines. It would mean the country would never be fully unified....

What is it you are listening to from belligerent Unionism that you think is worth listening to? What would you be willing to do to 'make them like you'?

There is nothing to fear from moderate Unionism and they have no problem engaging with people here.

Well I am no dup supporter but you need to accept that it was not them created the gfa arrangements and the assembly. They are now simply utilising rules others made (and sf utilised for 3 years) to progress the wishes of their voters. They are simply abiding by the promises they made pre election. Sam Mcbride was saying the other night on tv that the dup dare not go into the assembly until there are actual actions and changes or the electorate will not forgive them.

All we need is a wee bit of consistency and equality from posters. The dup are entirely entitled to use the system for the benifit of their voters.

ironically had jim Alistair been listened to on his calls for doing away with mandatory coalition and have a coalition of the willing, then unionists would be in a very week position today and the executive would be in full operation.

having said that, I do believe mandatory coalition should be scrapped at whatever point we get out of this mess.