D Angelo Barksdale Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 It's almost as if it's made up nonsense right ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
git-intae-thum Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Interesting reflection by a scottish Unionist who realises there is no longer a union to defend. https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/independence/is-the-union-still-a-voluntary-one/ Wonder how many are feeling the same at the moment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden Cowboy Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 27/11/2022 at 13:56, lichtgilphead said: Technically, northern ireland isn't part of Britain, so you're only partly right. At this moment (soon to change, I hope), I'm a UK citizen. Like many, I don't consider myself British. People from Northern Ireland are indeed British in terms of nationality 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, Cowden Cowboy said: People from Northern Ireland are indeed British in terms of nationality Incorrect. They have the choice of British citizenship, Irish citizenship or both. It's a choice, not a compulsion. Accordingly, my original statement (about DPB being partly right) is correct. Why are Yoons so desperate to ascribe British nationality to some people that don't want it, yet want to refuse it to some other people that do? Surely it can't all be due to skin colour? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, git-intae-thum said: Interesting reflection by a scottish Unionist who realises there is no longer a union to defend. https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/independence/is-the-union-still-a-voluntary-one/ Wonder how many are feeling the same at the moment. “I’m forced to confront things I’d prefer to avoid.” I’ve thought for years that this is at the root cause of some UK Nationalists’ vitriolic, almost hysterical hatred of the SNP. Until that party brought independence into the mainstream, it was possible to wax lyrical about being a proud and patriotic Scot without actually wanting Scotland to be anything more than a wee bit of another country. No one asked any questions. Then the SNP encouraged them to put their money where their mouths where - on the “patriotic” bit especially - and the reaction to having to jump either way - is Scotland your country or the UK? - was pure rage at the SNP for yanking away the fig leaf of a belief in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 8 hours ago, git-intae-thum said: Interesting reflection by a scottish Unionist who realises there is no longer a union to defend. https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/independence/is-the-union-still-a-voluntary-one/ Wonder how many are feeling the same at the moment. That's an excellent article, thanks for posting it. Even if I didn't agree with most of it, which I do, it would still be worth reading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 22 hours ago, Caledonian1 said: I thought the British Isles were Great Britain and Ireland Ireland isn’t Britain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Ireland isn’t Britain He never said it was. Ireland is part of the British Isles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 34 minutes ago, oldbitterandgrumpy said: He never said it was. Ireland is part of the British Isles. The what isles? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, Clown Job said: The what isles? What glaringly obvious mistake am I making? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, Clown Job said: The what isles? British Isles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: British Isles 1 hour ago, Clown Job said: Ireland isn’t Britain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, Clown Job said: I’m missing something here. Who’s saying Ireland is Britain? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Clown Job said: Ireland isn’t Britain Of course it is, geographically. We're 'Great Britain' and Ireland is 'little Britain'. All part of the British Isles. All well established before we became 'Great Britain' politically and nothing objectionable either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Of course it is, geographically. We're 'Great Britain' and Ireland is 'little Britain'. All part of the British Isles. All well established before we became 'Great Britain' politically and nothing objectionable either. Well established by who? It’s a highly political term and don’t pretend it isn’t 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Of course it is, geographically. We're 'Great Britain' and Ireland is 'little Britain'. All part of the British Isles. All well established before we became 'Great Britain' politically and nothing objectionable either. Not sure where to start with that, so I won’t. What a pile of shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Well established by who? It’s a highly political term and don’t pretend it isn’t Take it up with Ptolemy - who established the terms 2,000 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Ireland don't consider themselves as part of the so called British Isles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Ireland don't consider themselves as part of the so called British Isles. It’s a very boring, pedantic, pub-quiz level geographical fact. Ireland is one of the British Isles. Nothing political about it. It’s just geography. Just as the Falklands are South American and the Canary Islands are African. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 29 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Of course it is, geographically. We're 'Great Britain' and Ireland is 'little Britain'. All part of the British Isles. All well established before we became 'Great Britain' politically and nothing objectionable either. Wrong. The word Great is used to differentiate between this island and Brittany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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