Posted on 11/11/2017 7:45:43 PM PST by Olog-hai
From the EU’s viewpoint, Finland, Spain, Britain, Ireland, Poland, Hungary and all the rest of the “big countries” are indeed one nation under its aegis. Their motto is not “ever closer union” for no purpose.
The only really bloody war was perhaps 1916 and afterwards into the 1920s, but it was in the name of leftism. People like James Connolly were communists and did not care one whit about Catholic grievances, but only to exacerbate divisions for their own advantage, and perhaps they were on board with the notion of this imperial union in Europe under the rule of Germany back then and not truly for an independent Ireland. Before 1916, the demand by Catholic Irish was for home rule, and not independence; the rapid execution of the rebels served to turn opinion towards the notion of independence, which was very short-lived once the Third Amendment (containing the clauses that allowed the laws of a foreign power to have “the force of law in the State” again) was passed.
That’s not what I’m talking about.
Not interested.
LMAO
“The stupid, it burns.”
I don’t think the USA had a governor general after 1783, or any allegiance to the British king. Ireland had a governor general until 1931 (abolished by the Statute of Westminster), as well as a requirement for an oath of allegiance to the British king (abolished by De Valera).
In what?
In your opinion.
Truth be told, I really don’t care about this topic. She got boo’ed. End of story.
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