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I think they first need to shed a few more people from the generations that saw the Troubles, so that old grudges stop being relevant and it becomes more of an

by toyg 3y ago

I think they first need to shed a few more people from the generations that saw the Troubles, so that old grudges stop being relevant and it becomes more of an administrative issue than a religious/sectarian one. Ireland shedding a bit of religious baggage, as they are doing, should also help in parallel.

closewith 3y ago
> Ireland shedding a bit of religious baggage, as they are doing, should also help in parallel. It wasn't a religious conflict. It's always surprising how confidently people are in their opinions on Northern Ireland despite a complete lack of understanding.
- toyg 3y ago
  No but religion mixes with the identification of groups, providing excuses for people who have other agendas. For the sections of NI that are recalcitrant to the inevitable normalization, the prospect of joining "a nation of Catholics" provides ideological ammunition that they wouldn't otherwise have.