Comments by "Taint ABird" (@taintabird23) on "Ireland Marks 100 Years Since 1916 Easter Rising" video.

  1. In my opinion Bruton's analysis is simplistic.  There is no certainty that a united 32 county republic could have been achieved had the Rising not happened.  Ulster Unionists have never willingly conceded anything ever. The President's response makes more sense to me - that the Rising should be seen in the context of the nature of Imperialism and that it was the British response to it that turned Ireland from a country awaiting Home Rule to one seeking Independence.  Because of the Imperial context, it is significant (in my opinion) that armed groups that claim a legacy to the ideals of 1916 have failed to change the hearts and minds of Irish people and if anything have re-enforced partition.  I doubt their day will ever come at this stage.
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  2. In my opinion Bruton's analysis is simplistic.  There is no certainty that a united 32 county republic could have been achieved had the Rising not happened.  Ulster Unionists have never willingly conceded anything ever. The President's response makes more sense to me - that the Rising should be seen in the context of the nature of Imperialism and that it was the British response to it that turned Ireland from a country awaiting Home Rule to one seeking Independence.  Because of the Imperial context it is significant (in my opinion) that armed groups that claim a legacy to the ideals of 1916 have failed to change the hearts and minds of Irish people and if anything have re-enforced partition.  I doubt their day will ever come.
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