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    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    Really, very few give a flying feck about a United Ireland in NI. Maybe like 5%. People just want to get on with life.
    1. Where did you get 5% from?
    2. What's the percentage in the whole of Ireland?


    Originally posted by minestrone View Post
    You have made claims about the troubles kicking off again over this. They won't. I find the suggestion laughable.
    Glad you laugh at the thought of violence, personally I believe it's a real risk.

    But you are right when you say "people just want to get on with life" They've had 20+ years of relative peace and any high-risk strategy of ill-thought change is not a way to let them get on with life.
    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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      And it's not just me who considers it a real risk.

      Anyone who thinks Brexit won't bring back violence to Ireland doesn't understand the Good Friday Agreement | The Independent
      Brexit: Its Consequences for the U.K., EU, and U.S.
      Explaining Brexit and the Northern Ireland question
      What if Brexit brings the violence back?
      Overlooking the effect of Brexit on Northern Ireland is dangerous for the whole UK
      https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...h&guccounter=2
      https://www.euractiv.com/section/eco...e-is-at-stake/
      https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...oubles/584338/
      https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presente...o-deal-brexit/
      https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion...-a-hard-border

      I can't find any links to the far right media covering it, which adds more evidence to the veracity of the others.
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        Originally posted by minestrone View Post
        Really, very few give a flying feck about a United Ireland in NI. Maybe like 5%.
        Close:
        2016
        Sharp rise in support for united Ireland, survey reveals

        2018
        42% of people in the North want a united Ireland - poll . TheJournal.ie
        …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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          Originally posted by WTFH View Post
          1. Where did you get 5% from?
          2. What's the percentage in the whole of Ireland?




          Glad you laugh at the thought of violence, personally I believe it's a real risk.

          But you are right when you say "people just want to get on with life" They've had 20+ years of relative peace and any high-risk strategy of ill-thought change is not a way to let them get on with life.

          It's not, i'm laughing at you thinking its a real risk.

          Have you ever been in NI?

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            Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
            Could they find that many sober enough or not off their heads on crack to actually understand the questions?
            They didn’t ask on here

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              Originally posted by Batcher View Post
              They didn’t ask on here
              The question still stands.
              Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                It's not, i'm laughing at you thinking its a real risk.

                Have you ever been in NI?

                I'm laughing at you thinking <5% is the same as >40%.

                Have you ever been to NI?
                …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                  More than four out of 10 people with a Catholic background (43 per cent) would back a United Ireland, up from 35 per cent in 2013, an increase regarded as statistically significant.
                  You are going to have to get 95% of Catholics voting for this before this is even remotely achievable.

                  The majority of Catholics being fine with the UK is the take away from that poll.

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                    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                    I'm laughing at you thinking <5% is the same as >40%.

                    Have you ever been to NI?
                    Yep, never socially though. Have you?
                    Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                      Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                      I'm laughing at you thinking <5% is the same as >40%.

                      Have you ever been to NI?
                      Many times.

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