Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "Brexit: what is the Irish backstop and why does Boris Johnson want it ditched?" video.

There is no communism Mike, just democracy and a rejection of English nationalist values.
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@ Marty Smith Under the Belfast Agreement of 1998, which the people of Ireland voted for in overwhelming numbers, Ireland can only be united with the consent of the people of Northern Ireland. It may happen that post-Brexit, the people of NI will indeed vote to unite the island politically. London cannot dump NI. In a united Ireland, the people of the Ireland will be entitled to multiple identities. They will be allowed to identify as Irish, British, Irish and British...all will be able to identify as European. Our constitution reflects that. While the Republic of Ireland is a secular, socially liberal state, many in NI are religious and socially conservative. It was hoped that the people of NI would gradually come around to the idea of unity over a number of decades. Brexit is forcing their hand for economic and other reasons to consider their future in a united Ireland before reconciliation has taken place. Nobody wants that.
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An All-Ireland economy would be better for everybody on the island of Ireland.
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What 'Agreement with the Irish' are you referring too?
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@ Dwight Looi Yeah, that's not how it works Dwight. Only rogue states walk away from international treaties and they usually don't prosper thereafter as they are considered unreliable.
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Ireland will not be leaving the EU. Copying the craziest contortions of our former masters is not in the national interest.
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Looks like that's going to happen anyway.
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Ireland and the border issue is about to be used by BoJo to hold Ireland hostage in order to get something off the EU. It will fail. The only hope for Ireland's economy is to stay with the EU as Ireland never prospered under the shadow of a selfish England with notions about itself.
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Only 8% of the Irish population support leaving the EU.
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'The missing part is the key fact the boarder with the uk and northern island would be in the sea effectively keeping northern island in the customs union.' Everybody in NI except the DUP want NI kept in the customs union.
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There is a serious democratic deficit at the heart of all this, but there won't be another deal on offer.
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BoJo is the wild card in the pack - he could do anything. The EU is aware of this but is prepared for a hard Brexit. The EU thinking seems to be that once the UK experiences the reality of WTO rules it will be back seeking a trade deal.
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Demand for cars in the UK will decline sharply as your unemployment rises, especially as the tarrif will be passed on to you in the price of that car. It will simply be part of the negative price shock you face from the 1st November. Seriously, if WTO tariffs were so brilliant, why do other countries strive to negotiate trade deals or set up trading blocs?
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Why is Varadkar 'leading Ireland into a recession once again' a bad thing when a Johnson leading the UK into recession once again is okay?
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You don't have an army big enough.
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The border poll is all about timing. It would be insane to have a border poll BEFORE the UK leaves the EU. The Unionists would feel pressurised into it. It is necessary for the UK to leave the EU first. Once the reality of Brexit hits home for those in NI, it will help to focus minds on a potential future outside the UK. The new Ireland that will result if the people vote to united will still need to be negotiated, and that will take many months if not a few years.
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@ckb6091 In relation to Brexit? Common sense.
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@CKB The Irish people voted to join the EEC in a referendum in 1972 - you did not. The Irish people voted for every treaty change along the way thereafter. As the Irish people were not happy with the Nice and Lisbon treaties, these were rejected. Following consultation with our EU partners, including he UK, protocols were inserted allaying Irish anxieties and these were then carried by the voting public in referenda. In Ireland, where we have a strong democracy, this is the very essence of democracy in action. In the UK, asking people to vote again in light of new information or a change in circumstances, is considered UNDEMOCRATIC. You couldn't make it up. I'm sorry you listened to Farage who misread the situation regarding Lisbon and declared Ireland to be Eurosceptic. He ended up with egg on his face in the end. Support for EU membership is currently standing at 92% in the Ireland. Btw, the pantomime that passed for pre-referendum debate in the UK in 2016 would not be seen in the chamber of an Irish County Council. Don't ever hold one again. Leave referenda to the grown ups!
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'The Question is... WHY is the Irish government incapable of thinking for it self?' The Irish government IS 'thinking for itself'. The Irish government is following the will of the Irish people, rather than the will of an unelected elite in Westminster. Having the freedom to chose is one of the reasons Ireland became independent from the UK in the first place. 'If Britain is asking for no problems between the 2 countries and to hold on to the Good Friday agreement, then why the Irish government not tell the EU that at least on this issue (and many more frankly) that Ireland will make its own agreements.' Because unlike you and most people in England including your government, the Irish understand how the EU works. Ireland, under treaty with the EU, cannot make bi-lateral agreements with the third countries. Furthermore, Ireland sees its long-term strategic interest as a member of the EU rather than a backwater in the shadow of a United Kingdom that does not know its place in the world. 'Ireland has been trading with Britain long before the EU. This doesn't have to be a problem if Leo had any balls.' Ireland only really prospered once it began to trade other countries within the EU; EU membership meant Ireland could get preferential trade deals with third countries it could never dream of it was outside the EU.
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