How many of us think that unification is no longer a priority and don't really want unification ?

I can enunciate perfectly well thank you and keep myself informed on what people from the political parties, to stakeholders offer to the debate taking place in various forums and publications.

The opening sentence of your under-researched post

'Just for sh*ts and giggles, here are SF's "proposals" on a UI,'

shows me a number of things, your intent and that you are not currently 'pro-UI.  

Big picture, I think this provides a solid foundation to build on, but with few issues that need to be addressed.

The most significant is the continuation of British citizenship. This isn't something that we would have the power to guarantee. I would be reluctant to include commitments that depend entirely on decisions made by the British government. We commit to seeking arrangements that would allow people in thr former Northern Ireland to retain British citizenship and the associated rights, but that decision rests with the UK.

If the British aren't agreeable to that one, Unionists are in a lot of trouble, I would think.

So far all you have enunciated is that the government must make a plan. You haven't a clue what should be in the plan, and you won't discuss the issue with people who disagree with you, calling them "belligerents" and "partitionists" in some name-calling competition in which you are the only entrant.

SDLP keeping the ball rolling.

You do what you think correct.

I see no shame in being a partitionist if that is what you currently believe.

A plethora of ideas and suggestions for a UI posted and folk want to discuss another poster.

If there is a rule against using descriptive terms like Unionist, Loyalist, Republican, Partitionist, Federalist, Dissident, etc etc, (all of which you can be today and change away from tomorrow) I have no issue abiding by it.
If you see me as 'partitionist', so what if I know different myself?

That's what I think. That is not intended as a 'Plan' more discussion points for a 'Plan'

Yep agree I don't see any benefit for anyone in the North to maintain a devolved Government. As it stands it's just a nationalist/unionist popularity contest rather than a vehicle for legislating and balancing the economic budget. I doubt many in the South would be happy to throw 10 billion a year to them so they don't have to worry about running on a deficit and can continue their spats.

It's a conciliatory idea in theory and one would like to think once the UI question is settled people would vote based on who can best run the economy, but that is being extremely wishful imo. And, such a scenario is still a form of partition, and a much more constituted permanent one, as how would it be ended?

Far better all round to have a central Parliament, SF would be delighted to have the extra guaranteed electorate, while unionists can be safe in the knowledge that they'll be joining an electorate in the south similarly minded to 'keep them out'.

It doesn't matter right up until it does. While it certainly isn't ubiquitous, anyone who has had any interaction with the hardline DUP/TUV end of Unionism would be confident in saying just how much the colour of their passport is the single most important thing in the world in certain circumstances, even while the same were happily getting their Irish passports for quick queuing on their holidays to the Canaries.

Have a look at some of Sammy Wilson's commentary around Brexit and the NI Protocol for context.

The simple difference is you're ascribing a label to people based on what you think they are, not what they themselves identify as. That's derogatory.

Partitionist is a dismissive/disrespectful term invented by those to slant/undermine people who aren't fully committed to the 'cause'.

It's extremely immature and petty and tbh I'm surprised that someone of your debating calibre would resort to it. It's a term only deserved of use by SF bots.

No denying there are dinosaurs who will fight to their death maintaining what NI was supposed to be actually for and sadly made their 'Britishness' their sole raison d'etre.

I see a new unionist with the likes of @downcow and indeed Bryson, while staunchly holding their unionist views they don't see us as some sort of backwoods native tribe.

Bryson was on NT a couple of weeks ago debating with (forgive me I don't remember who) from the south and they weren't far off arranging to go for a pint. This is the same guy who thought a Munster flag was a balaclava promoting the IRA at an Ireland game a couple of years ago.

Engagement is key, those who engage will learn that there is nothing to be feared, those that refuse to engage and choose to label and 'other' will be left behind.

Also never got more than 167 votes when he stood for election but managed to be practically running the DUP with Donaldson