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> 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 conf
by 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 agoNo 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.