The .ml is a good indicator for crazy, but I think they have a point. Ireland is divided along religious lines, which makes the North side with the UK to a large extent. I know someone from NI, who is pretty happy about being part of the UK as well. Not a representative sample, but opened my eyes to the complexity of the divided Ireland.
Edit: feel free to elaborate how you saw things when living there, would be happy to hear more perspectives.
The key difference is there’s a mechanism under the Good Friday Agreement by which reunification can occur, there has been for nearly 30 years, it requires the consent of the population.
At the time of partition what is now NI wanted to remain part of the UK and while this was colonised by England 400 odd years prior at some point it’s probably good to take the people’s opinion into account. The demographics have now shifted but repeated surveys have not indicated a sufficient change in what the population as a whole want to trigger a border poll.
There’s more to consider here than historical ideals too, like actual practical aspects of any reunification - more than 25% of the NI population are employed directly by the public sector for instance not to mention those on govt contracts, the NHS for all it’s faults is a significant factor for a lot of people, what benefits are available.
The .ml is a good indicator for crazy, but I think they have a point. Ireland is divided along religious lines, which makes the North side with the UK to a large extent. I know someone from NI, who is pretty happy about being part of the UK as well. Not a representative sample, but opened my eyes to the complexity of the divided Ireland.
Edit: feel free to elaborate how you saw things when living there, would be happy to hear more perspectives.
The key difference is there’s a mechanism under the Good Friday Agreement by which reunification can occur, there has been for nearly 30 years, it requires the consent of the population.
At the time of partition what is now NI wanted to remain part of the UK and while this was colonised by England 400 odd years prior at some point it’s probably good to take the people’s opinion into account. The demographics have now shifted but repeated surveys have not indicated a sufficient change in what the population as a whole want to trigger a border poll.
There’s more to consider here than historical ideals too, like actual practical aspects of any reunification - more than 25% of the NI population are employed directly by the public sector for instance not to mention those on govt contracts, the NHS for all it’s faults is a significant factor for a lot of people, what benefits are available.