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To: davidb56

So you think Catholics in Ireland who speak English want to join Britain, just because they speak English?


33 posted on 09/27/2022 4:36:36 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator
So you think Catholics in Ireland who speak English want to join Britain, just because they speak English?

He was clearly referring to the Protestants in Northern Ireland who voted in December 1921 to stay with England rather than joining the Catholics in the Republic of Ireland who had persecuted and murdered them in "The Troubles" which were still ongoing at the time.

97 posted on 09/27/2022 7:02:54 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: dfwgator

no, maybe they should vote on it like eastern Ukraine did. Maybe Idaho and Texas should vote on becoming autonomous.


137 posted on 09/28/2022 2:21:56 PM PDT by davidb56
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