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I love my Scott-Irish Grandmother living in Vancouver Canada and my Irish-French Grandfather. My mother is Canadian and my father is Mexican and I live in San Diego but, I'm Irish!

once again, the Troubles is incorrectly defined as a conflict between Catholic and Protestant communities. That is completely wrong, it was a conflict between the native Irish working class and the British ruling elite who didn't belong there in the first place.

youre either 100% irish (living or being born here) or 0%.

nobody is 100% irish NOBODY!!!!

Not being mean, but a lot of people in America are of Irish heritage. Most of America is Irish, due to the Irish immigrating there many times. There aren't many Finnish in the USA. Why don't you talk about them?

my grandmother(my dad's mom) is 100% irish, he's 50%, me and my sisters are 25%. my great grandfather(idk) came from the blasket islands. how irish are u?

..the prime example of a more powerful nation choking a smaller one without regard for personal freedom & setting them up for aeons of civil conflict, in that sense the situation here is really very undemocratic. i live in the most heavily unionist corner of NI and it lacks soul, it's sad more than anything. there is no alternative, i agree that EVERYONE here has the right to vote. but there will be no content for irish people, just the will to avoid bloodshed. it's co-operation and no jusice.

well of course, & i don't think many non-extremist nationalists would dispute that, but therein lies the problem. generally nationalists don't look upon NI as a seprate entity as these counties were bordered off by british hands, & not by the will of the people of the island, but rather the planter families they placed here. here we are some 400 yrs later with the same division, our colonised land and the votes in favour of the union... but that does not make anything right, just or fair

I can certainly see your point of view, but what is the alternative? Bar those of English and Scottish heritage from voting, allowing only "true Irish" to vote, even gathering Irish men and women from the Republic and otherwise abroad to cast their vote? Not that I have any say here, but the the so-called English and Scottish too are citizens of Northern Ireland, so objectively, they should be allowed to get their say as well.

... majority votes also do not account for the fact that most unionists here are of english/scottish heritage, so i guess it's looking at the situation now and seeing how it's been contructed entirely by the british and the irish who have settled here for generations have effectively lost their identity. i don't believe democracy fully exists here, looking at it objectively. sorry for going on and on! haha. :)

anonymiusen, you have to consider the fact that it is "comfortable" to be part of the UK. never underestimate political/historical disinterest and ignorance. for example, i know my brother is happy with the union longterm, but that's because we've been brought up with british tv, economy, media.. it's emedded in our culture. it is very peaceful here right now. so many people just don't that emotive awareness of political injustice which galvanises nations.

As one that believes in Democracy yes they should. touché shay.

If the majority would be against being a member of the UK, it wouldn't be a member. There have been held votes, where remaining in the union won. Shouldn't they be allowed to choose for themselves?

Are they really fine with it? Or are you just saying that based off your own opinion? I would if I had time go to both countries and literally write down who wants to be apart of Britain and those that do not. I'm not saying that they would say no with a majority but I'm saying less than 70 agree.

Rockets sound like they are saying rabbits.

The subtitles were a bit unnecessary...

what country are you from?

every single person in ireland speak english

every single person in ireland speak english

over the last 800 years at hands of the british govt, people would feel a greater desire to reclaim their country. this is certainly what happened with me. i was brought up with a neutral stance but now support the nationalist cause solely on what i've LEARNT. at the end of the day, ireland will never reunite aslong as london wants northern ireland as part of the UK. i believe that at this stage, the core majority of people here just want peace, rather than feeling great loyalty to england.

if you read about the history of ireland, many unionists in the north actually have scottish or english roots because of the plantations in the 16th &17th centuries. they colonized this part of ireland. the english orchestrated the whole situation as it stands today. unionism does have a slight majority here political party wise, but the MAJORITY of people claim neither nationalism or unionism. i feel that if everyone was properly educated about the injustices that have occured...

@kuhleskind Why would the English flag fly in Ireland? They aren't part of the UK. Northern Ireland is however (roughly 70 % agree to it), and even they wouldn't fly the English flag, but rather the Union Jack. You're American? Then why would you speak the cause of Scotland and Northern Ireland, who seem to be perfectly fine with the situation (and they live there).

every country in the world studies english you stupid prick

reminds me of quebec in the late 60's early 70's, and the uneasy tensions today

@Servantofchrist091 my family was big in japan