LegitCockroach

u/LegitCockroach






r/ireland•

Are we in a stronger or weaker negotiating position now than in 1997. I ask because President Clinton seemed much less right wing than President Trump today and America remain the most likely mediator. On the other hand, the Nationalist community has grown and continues to grow. Our great relationship with Europe also makes us less reliant on the UK as an economic partner. Furthermore, opinions in Britain about NI have soured significantly with many Britons eager to get rid of the expense and hassle.

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r/ireland•

You all seem to have a big problem with foreign intervention. Do you think it was wrong of these countries to lend their aid to our struggle?

Sometimes the people of a nation need outside help to get rid of tyrants with greater military strength.

Let's not forget the contributions of the Soviet Union to the IRA either.

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r/ireland•

The UK considers 'Asian' to mean from India/Pakistan etc.

I've always considered Asian to mean East Asian and I've never really noticed other Irish people assuming Indian origin.

Has this always been the case in Ireland or is it influenced by our substantial East Asian migrant population growth in recent times compared to the UK's large Indian and Pakistani population.

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r/depression•

I used to never cry at all and used to feel very little emotion bar anger at particularly nasty villains but I've noticed in the past year I've become very emotionally fragile when watching TV or movies with particularly emotional scenes.

This goes for movies I haven't seen in a while. For instance, I was just rewatching the Harry Potter movies over Christmas with my family and I cried during maybe 3 or 4 of them. Not blubbering, but I had to wipe my eyes as slyly as possible so my younger siblings who I was babysitting wouldn't notice. I don't remember feeling this affected by media as much in a very long time.

It's a strange phenomenon because I feel much stronger emotionally and far

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r/ukpolitics•

If he's capable of beating the Tories, he shouldn't need to sacrifice the British people's wellbeing to do so. If he's not capable of beating the Tories without letting them first irreparably damage the country, he should look to groom a successor who can unite the party without his baggage that puts people off Labour.

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r/ireland•

Used to be that r/Ireland was a hive of scum and villainy that thought Jean McConville probably deserved it or some BS, that's changed massively even in just two years but these late night brigades are a worrying trend.

Even seeing Mary Lou of all people getting shit for trying to move SF away from the toxic past despite clearly being a huge part of SF's recent surge, being probably the most well liked of all the political leaders.

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