"Let's reunite Ireland as a British dominion"

[The Lawspeaker]

"Let's reunite Ireland as a British dominion."

It's never too late. Step back, rewind, start over. A united Ireland under the British crown as before, with its proud capital in Dublin and its own sovereignty the same as Canada's or Australia's. I am a republican in the generic sense not a monarchist, but the petty nationalists have divided Ireland. That's exactly what they've done, not united - divided. I expect to be reviled by all sides for this idea, but this is the way to a united Ireland. It does not entail any loss of real sovereignty, laws or anything else, and it incorporates Northern Ireland into the Republic. If you claim to be for a united Ireland, you've got to start loving your unionist countrymen and give them what they want. Within a family, one sacrifices for the benefit of another. We should sacrifice our separation from Britain in order to regain our own unity on the island of Ireland. Does anyone doubt that countries such as Canada and Australia are independent? We had unity before, which was worth more than the present botched independence, but we squandered it. That is my opinion and I might be wrong, but there it is.

Update: Let me put it this way, if I were a classical cartoonist or painter of allegories, I'd depict Ireland as beautiful, innocent Unity being sacrificed on the altar of Independence by malodorous Pride.

* I'm currently reading "On Another Man's Wound" by Ernie O'Malley, and I guess this blog post makes me a "shoneen". But please remember, I am not suggesting that Ireland be ruled from London, I'm suggesting a way to reunite Ireland with rule from Dublin. We should never have given up on the "Home Rule" path, which would have led to complete independence with unity. Instead what we have done is divided Ireland and "gone off half-cocked" with the present botched independence.

Again: Unity is worth more than independence for a country. We should not have sacrificed unity at any stage, that should have been the first priority, not the last.

[Oinakos Growion]

lol
It reminds me when the BNP wanted to run for election in Ireland too and proposed something similar. It didn't go beyond a "voiced rumour" but the reaction of the average citizen folk in the street wasn't pretty

[Bridie]

LOL Indeed.

A united Ireland under the British crown as before, with its proud capital in Dublin and its own sovereignty the same as Canada's or Australia's.

I wouldn't recommend it. All it means is that the Queen gets the final say on issues that don't even concern Britain, a portion of your tax-payer's monies go straight overseas and if the poms go to war, you have to support them, even though they are unlikely to support you should you ever need them.

Then again, no need to preach to those who already know.

It does not entail any loss of real sovereignty, laws or anything else, and it incorporates Northern Ireland into the Republic. If you claim to be for a united Ireland, you've got to start loving your unionist countrymen and give them what they want. Within a family, one sacrifices for the benefit of another. We should sacrifice our separation from Britain in order to regain our own unity on the island of Ireland.

Double LOL.

Does anyone doubt that countries such as Canada and Australia are independent?

Yes.

[Saruman]

Nah, there needs to be a sovereign Celtic state!

[antonio]

lol
It reminds me when the BNP wanted to run for election in Ireland too and proposed something similar. It didn't go beyond a "voiced rumour" but the reaction of the average citizen folk in the street wasn't pretty

The true is that I cannot see at present day (with Gaelic being just a populated areas) differences massive enough -apart from History and Religion- to justify two different states being maintained at British Islands. If not were for the historical resistance full of martyrs, it would be a nationalism as childish as Scottish one: for example, let's talk about the tennist Andy Murray: I did not realize that he was Scottish (BTW nothing to disturb my dreams) till the day he declared his support for every team but England at current World Cup...I though: Wso, boy, there's any real difference between you and an Englishman apart from childish statements like this".

BTW, Galicia has far more in common with England that with Ireland, just by acknowleding the deep impact of Romans and Germanics peoples on its innermost essence, so I just can't get it -apart from Milesian legends- the perennial brotherhood between Irish activistist and Galician ones.

[Baron Samedi]

Hell nah, indeed.

[poiuytrewq0987]

Northern Ireland = North Korea.

[antonio]

Northern Ireland = North Korea.

But I guess nothing prevents them from going continental England to start a real non-subsidized living...nothing but subsidies themselves (sooner to be heavily trimmed).

[Murphy]

Hardly a new idea. This pops up now and then.

[Loki]

Celts have always done better under Germanic rule. But eh, maybe these days we've got to leave them to their own devices.