Northern Ireland 2125?

Current trends would suggest that they would be armed. The Gardai have an armed unit already whoch are more and more visible.

Not something I would relish tbh but pragmatically I think that would be the decision.

You asked for our (pro UIers) opinion, not the GRA’s

Most people in Ireland I bet would not like to see the Gardai on our streets armed. Yet another reason not to vote for a U.I.

I was giving my opinion on what might happen.
If I am correct about Loyalist capabilities and the total clamp down that would await them, who knows, the decision might be made to have a force with armed units in support.

No, it would be a transition arrangement.
One of plenty of transition arrangements actual partitionists will leap on, no doubt, hoping to enflame or taunt. Sad and bitter reactions to a UI will be expected.

RE: "How long does it take someone to become native? The planters are here longer than the settlers of Australia and America, these are uncomfortable questions for one-nation republicans like yourself."

It's the foreign ethnic British Unionists (census) that you need to address that question to. And just so you know, the settlers of Australia became - wait for it… Australian and the settlers of America became - wait for it… American. Whereas the foreign ethnic British Unionists (census) in Ireland are not Irish and have never been Irish. They want nothing to do with Ireland or being Irish - except occupy our land in another country's name. If the foreign ethnic British Unionists (census) were Irish, they would obey the will of their fellow Irish people and Ireland would be not be artificially partitioned and not be occupied by a foreign country It's called actual democracy.

If you don't want to accept that reality, maybe hearing it from the horses mouths below might help you understand.

The evidence suggests that comprehension is not your forte.

Not once but twice I addressed this. The following is the third time.

I'm referring to us native Gaels and our country Ireland which is named in our stead.

I am not going back to Adam and Eve nor the origins of man in Africa.

We native Irish people, the Gael are obviously not foreign to our own native country Ireland.

Nobody owns 'areas'.
It is nobody's 'wee country'.

The country belongs to all.

I said nothing about 'republicans clamping down' on anyone.

No thanks to the continued intransigence and foot-dragging of Unionists/Loyalistsd, Ireland is a more equal society than it was pre 1998.

The hold of the RC is gone here and is unequivocally not coming back and the Unionist Veto is gone and is not coming back. If there needs to be transitory arrangements, so be it. Nobody has suggested a UI will be a nirvana.

You let slip about the "total clamp down" on loyalists in a U.I. Who do you think would clamp down on them? It will not be the RUC / British like last time, who caught and jailed thousands of them. Remember first policeman shot dead during the troubles was by loyalists.

No, in a U.I., it will be Republicans of one sort of another who will be up against the loyalists.

Cannot see any Gardai or their families voting for a U.I. when they know they will need to be armed in the event of a U.I. , need to check under their car every time they use it etc.

If Loyalists try to mount a violent campaign they'll be clamped down by the Irish, British, US, and rest of EU security forces because it is now in all their interests that a UI works.
This isn't Hollywood, a sustainable campaign needs - secrecy

* the ability to move around without detection, almost impossible for Loyalists outside their own areas,

• they need to acquire a steady stream of armaments - also impossible as well, as they simply don't have the network or wherewithal to do that,
• and they will need the support of the wider Unionist community etc.
  
• Read the history, they have tried since 1998 to get a campaign going and ended up meeting up in the upstairs rooms of pubs and everyone knew about it.

Two things about that.

1/ There is no such thing as Ulster Scots in Ireland - but there are foreign ethnic British Unionists (census) Germanic Scots in Ulster (not to be confused and conflated with our fellow Scotti as in Irish in Scotland and who returned to Ireland).

2/ Our fellow Scotti who returned to what you referred to as the "Motherland" Ireland, should obey the will of their fellow Irish people. It's called democracy.

Minoritarianism is obviously the antithesis of democracy.

You do not think the pIRA and other Republicans eg INLA were clamped down on by the Irish, British, US, and rest of EU security force, after say, Enniskillen, and they still managed to do a lot of damage? Yes or No?

Is that because you think the pIRA / INLA had a lot of of support south of the border eg help getting started ( Arms trial), help with safe bases to operate from, little or no extradition etc? Yes or No?

The EU, American and British security forces would not be much use on the ground in N.Ireland in the event of a U.I. and they would have more to do with their resources. You let slip there will be a clamp down on loyalists, it will be Republicans who will take glee in doing the clamping down I bet. Even people like you wanting their bonfires banned. That will go down well. Could picture a Garda riot squad trying to deal with that riot , especially with a few snipers in the crowd and other throwing petrol bombs.