Re: The Irish Border Problem
Originally Posted by
Mountaintop
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Okay, you're right, all the above is paid off in full. I can admit when I'm wrong. But the loan to the UK has a break clause which means it's not economical to pay off early. It earns quite a bit in interest for the UK. But I'm not bashing the UK. As I said before, I admire Britain. But you are bashing Ireland and have done so many times. That's why I came onto this site, to give a little balance. It's obvious from your previous posts that you are angry and anti Irish.
Fair play, but I haven't shown anger, that is the wrong emotion and the only bit of Ireland that I'm am anti is the EU lapdogs of the Irish Govt that have conveniently forgotten the close ties to the UK , trade and family and were prepared to throw us to the dogs.
Btw.....a bit of pointless info. My 1st wife was Irish ( Ringsend, Dublin) which makes our three daughters technically half Irish and I have a strong fondness for Ireland and it's people whom I have always found genuinely warm, welcoming and friendly. My daughters still keep in contact with their Irish second cousins. I no longer keep any ties to Ireland although one of my work colleagues is from Tipperary.
I get that the six counties issue is extremely complicated and is fundamental to Irish politics and underscores Irish thinking and I definitely can't offer any solution to that other than say we must continue to implement the Good Friday agreement in all ways possible.
I don't usually post that sort of personal info but I thought it might give some context to my views as to why I think the Irish should accommodate the UK position rather than fall in line with the EU so readily.
I can understand why the EU works for Ireland, but it shouldn't buy into the hard dogmatic EU line and accept there are other ways to trade, to interact and to exist in this world.
The UK has chosen a different path. Accept it and work WITH us, not against us.