Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "Angela Merkel reaches out to Ireland to solve Brexit chaos | DW News" video.

  1. lol! That's hilarious.
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  2. Says you - whose expertise on the British border in Ireland does not even extend to spelling it correctly.
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  3. Even a Russian bot has better English than you.
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  4. Oh not all - you missed the point. I know far more about the border than you do, AND I can spell it - most Brexters can't! Ireland is not going to put barriers up between it and the EU. Are you insane?
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  5. Oh but self-assessment of your abilities is no assessment at all - and is certainly no substitute for rational debate. I lived on the border for years - what are your qualifications? The mendacity of Brexit is that it promised to take control of the UKs borders and controls on the British border in Ireland undermines the GFA. It also shows bad faith to the nationalist population of NI. It is possible that this was an incompetent oversight, or perhaps Brexiters arrogantly assumed the Irish would simply 'know their place' and leave the EU with the UK. In any case, to overcome the problem the UK simply declared that it will not put up any border, placing all the pressure on Ireland to accommodate a British policy it never voted for and for which there is no majority on the island of Ireland. Democracy? Sovereignty? It only applies to the English, apparently. The Irish have said they will not do it. It will be political suicide for any Irish government and has the potential to destabilize the whole island, economically and politically. [It has already put the divisive issue of Irish unity to the forefront of political debate long before it needed to be ] The Irish government has a responsibility to Irish nationalists in NI. Perhaps then the UK assumed that Ireland would put up a customs border with the EU, or vice versa. This is not politically or economically acceptable for Ireland either, despite your fact-free claim that Ireland not putting up a border on the island will be 'no problem'. The EU seem determined not to disadvantage Ireland because the circus in Britain. The solution is being negotiated presently. One assumption is that any hard border in Ireland will be temporary as the UK will soon be back to the negotiating table once the reality of a hard Brexit become apparent to the non-millionaires supporting it. In any case, on the island of Ireland everyone knows where the responsibility this situation lies despite the cognitive dissonance rampant across the Irish Sea. Meanwhile, Irish people are being lectured on the border in Ireland by people on the neighbouring island who can't even spell the word....
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  6. Flattered as I am that you believe anything I can say can change the situation, it remains the case that you don't know what you are talking about. The is exemplified by the empty request 'maybe you could point to the clause in the GFA that forbids it' - 'it' being a hard border or Brexit, it is unclear, and is further underlined by the claim that 'Ireland can chose to put a customs border' or not. In any case, you either fail to understand the basic fundamentals of world trade or the GFA - but it is probably both. It is not clear why Ireland should 'choose' to accommodate Brexit by causing further economic harm to itself by placing a customs border with the EU. Perhaps you assume the masochism are the heart of Brexit is common place. Brexit is fine for the English as along as the Irish know their place and sacrifice themselves at its altar. Yeah, sure. All of this is down to an identity crisis among the English and a discomfort with where the English find themselves in the world. Irish nationalism is perfectly logical and what is more has evolved with the times. And while Irish nationalism was certainly less tolerant in the past than it is today, it was always more coherent than the where English nationalism is now. The English 'put up' with Irish nationalism but choice, but trying to counter it. I have no sympathy with your whinging.
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  7. As for your PS, your comment does not account for the unionists who were pro-remain, and the even larger number who are pro-backstop that are not represented by the DUP. The main problem for nationalism in NI is the failure of devolution, not the failure to get representatives to take their seats in Westminster. Imagine the consternation if a few Shinners took their seats for the first time in a century in order to stop Brexit - and succeeded. There would be mayhem. But all you are interested in doing is trying to win an argument you already lost.
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  8. You have failed to outline your qualifications to discuss the British borde in Ireland.
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  9. Because it is outside the EU?
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