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It's not that funny, you must not understand how transformative the Good Friday Agreement was for Ireland and the UK, even if the typical Brit has no idea. It i

by Kudos 6y ago

It's not that funny, you must not understand how transformative the Good Friday Agreement was for Ireland and the UK, even if the typical Brit has no idea. It is a far broader reaching concern than software patents in Germany.

CodeGlitch 6y ago
I was refering more to the link I posted rather than software patents in Germany (actually I think software patents do have far reaching consequences).
C1sc0cat 6y ago
Probably because Germany only had the not very effective RAF terrorists as opposed to the UDF and IRA.
qalmakka 6y ago
I think the only way to really understand why the Good Friday agreement is important is to visit Belfast. You need to walk through the neighborhoods in order to see the gates, the Peace Walls, the murales and the signs expressing the grief and pain of two communities who have hated each other up to the point of killing each other, and still live just a few meters apart. The whole city felt to me like a wounded animal that has only just stopped bleeding, and not it's begging for some time for its scars to heal.
- pbhjpbhj 6y ago
  When I was in school in mainland UK IRA bomb threats were a thing, the Manchester bombings still live large in my memory. Even from a distance the importance of the peace brokered in Ireland is tangible, I feel. What the royals and ruling classes did to Ireland seems as bad as anything they did elsewhere in the 'Empire'. It mightn't be logical, but all that history can't be ignored. The memories of oppression live long.
hogFeast 6y ago
Er, you understand that the IRA was bombing UK cities? They bombed a hotel and almost killed the Prime Minister...yes, most Brits are very aware of the GFA (I am barely out of my 20s, and I lived in London and the constant bomb threats are something I remember...this is the reason why some train stations in the UK have no bins, they were a main IRA target). Also, what most people who get their opinions on the GFA from people in the EU (largely dictated by Irish Catholics who believe that Northern Ireland will become part of Ireland) is that introducing a border within the UK is not any less of a problem than introducing one in Ireland. The UK govt's plan was to implement a solution which didn't cause any friction, it is clear now that all of the implementation was left to the UK and the EU washed it's hands of everything (again, the whole principle of GFA is that this is everyone's problem). If you are a Protestant in Northern Ireland though, the EU's position is/has been very worrying and contrary to the GFA in every degree (a principle of the GFA is that Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the EU issuing legal opinions and advising the Irish govt that NI would still be part of the EU if it left the UK does not suggest they understand what the GFA says at a fundamental level).

by Kudos 6y ago

CodeGlitch 6y ago

I was refering more to the link I posted rather than software patents in Germany (actually I think software patents do have far reaching consequences).

C1sc0cat 6y ago

Probably because Germany only had the not very effective RAF terrorists as opposed to the UDF and IRA.

qalmakka 6y ago

I think the only way to really understand why the Good Friday agreement is important is to visit Belfast. You need to walk through the neighborhoods in order to see the gates, the Peace Walls, the murales and the signs expressing the grief and pain of two communities who have hated each other up to the point of killing each other, and still live just a few meters apart. The whole city felt to me like a wounded animal that has only just stopped bleeding, and not it's begging for some time for its scars to heal.

pbhjpbhj 6y ago
When I was in school in mainland UK IRA bomb threats were a thing, the Manchester bombings still live large in my memory. Even from a distance the importance of the peace brokered in Ireland is tangible, I feel. What the royals and ruling classes did to Ireland seems as bad as anything they did elsewhere in the 'Empire'. It mightn't be logical, but all that history can't be ignored. The memories of oppression live long.

hogFeast 6y ago

Er, you understand that the IRA was bombing UK cities? They bombed a hotel and almost killed the Prime Minister...yes, most Brits are very aware of the GFA (I am barely out of my 20s, and I lived in London and the constant bomb threats are something I remember...this is the reason why some train stations in the UK have no bins, they were a main IRA target). Also, what most people who get their opinions on the GFA from people in the EU (largely dictated by Irish Catholics who believe that Northern Ireland will become part of Ireland) is that introducing a border within the UK is not any less of a problem than introducing one in Ireland. The UK govt's plan was to implement a solution which didn't cause any friction, it is clear now that all of the implementation was left to the UK and the EU washed it's hands of everything (again, the whole principle of GFA is that this is everyone's problem). If you are a Protestant in Northern Ireland though, the EU's position is/has been very worrying and contrary to the GFA in every degree (a principle of the GFA is that Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the EU issuing legal opinions and advising the Irish govt that NI would still be part of the EU if it left the UK does not suggest they understand what the GFA says at a fundamental level).