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Originally posted by jammyjenkins
Your last comment confuses me -- I would have thought the orange order were Irish.
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They may be born in northern ireland, but they're loyalists. It'd be a cold day in hell before they referred to themselves as Irish.
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Originally posted by jammyjenkins
I personally can't see any interest the British have in N Ireland. Perhaps I'm missing something.
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I know you disagree, but it's a power thing. It's the last little piece of their empire. They control the Irish in northern Ireland. That's all the interest they need.
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Originally posted by jammyjenkins
However, would you say that the big difference between Northern and Southern Ireland is that Southern Ireland doesn't have the religious/partisan hatred that causes so many problems in the North?
That seems to be the big difference.
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I'd say the big difference was the british presence! Take away the british government from Northern Ireland, and the shit will eventaully die down. It will never stop as long as the british are there.. Sad but true.