N.Ireland power-sharing again

[Mr Stabby]

The British government is attempting to set up the power sharing executive (regional government in N.Ireland) again ussally it never last more than a year, as the main parties never agree on anything.

This time Sinn Fein and the DUP say they will stop acting like 4 year olds and get it to work.

Discuss.

 

[CptStern]

a bit of background for us non-brits please

 

[Kangy]

The British government is attempting to set up the power sharing executive (regional government in N.Ireland) again ussally it never last more than a year, as the main parties never agree on anything.

This time Sinn Fein and the DUP say they will stop acting like 4 year olds and get it to work.

Discuss.

I really hope so. I have a long time friend living in Derry right now. Her entire family has had some problems at some point. I hope it works, I really do.

 

[Mr Stabby]

basically there are two sides to N.Ireland Nationlists and Unionists.
Nationalisits want The north to join with the south making a united Ireland, while the unionists want it to stay part of the UK.

The extreme nationalists are the IRA who use violence to achieve united Ireland slightly more liberal are Sinn Fein a political party who still want a united Ireland, then the even more liberal SDLP dont really care.

On the the Unionist side the extremeists are a terrorist group called the UDA/UVF, then the extremer unionists party is the DUP then it gets more liberal with the ulster unionist etc. then completley liberal alliance party.

THe Problem is the DUP and Sinn fein are the most popular parties on each side, so they have to get along for power sharing to work. Both parties hate eachother and have complete opposite veiwpoints on everything. Sinn Fein has unofficail links with the IRA and the DUP has unnofficial links with the UDA/UVF

 

[Mr Stabby]

I really hope so. I have a long time friend living in Derry right now. Her entire family has had some problems at some point. I hope it works, I really do.

this will be the 7th or 8th time they have tried

 

[burner69]

The whole Ireland thing is really bad, hope they sort it out some day, though I doubt they will.

I find it amusing how Amercia n UK refuse to ever talk to al-quaeda terrorists, but are happy to discuss issues with those operating in Ireland. Tis a crazy world we live in.
EDIT: Not al-quaeda terrorists obviously, I mean the Irish ones

 

[Gray Fox]

The whole Ireland thing is really bad, hope they sort it out some day, though I doubt they will.

I find it amusing how Amercia n UK refuse to ever talk to al-quaeda terrorists, but are happy to discuss issues with those operating in Ireland. Tis a crazy world we live in.

It all depends on the deamnds, don't ever trust it when a country claims they never nagotiate with terrorists.

 

[burner69]

It all depends on the deamnds, don't ever trust it when a country claims they never nagotiate with terrorists.

Agreed. But its safe to say if US or anyone else is negotiating with Al-quaeda, its being kept under wraps, and is clearly not helping anything (as they continue to retaliate). Also the US always make crap negotiations "You stop being terrorists, we'll take over your country and put people in power who do what we want them to do, for our benefit, k?"

 

[KoreBolteR]

otherwise they will pick another tyrant, then mass-murder again!, another saddam, possibly the whole al-qaeda running iraq, makin the people love them other wise, kill them (what i mean is forcing the people to pretend to love them other wise the people will be punished) like saddam did.

 

[burner69]

otherwise they will pick another tyrant, then mass-murder again!, another saddam, possibly the whole al-qaeda running iraq, makin the people love them other wise, kill them (what i mean is forcing the people to pretend to love them other wise the people will be punished) like saddam did.

Who is 'they'?
You do know it was the CIA who helpd put Saddam in power don't you?

Love them otherwise kill them? Like the US is doing in Iraq now. If you don't support the Coalition you are a terrorist, you die.

 

[Mr Stabby]

The british governemt negoiated with the IRA throughout the troubles.

the only way to stop terrorism is to take away its support by giving into some demands. the US's tough stance on terrorism is only going to make things worse in the middle east

 

[Reaktor4]

basically there are two sides to N.Ireland Nationlists and Unionists.
Nationalisits want The north to join with the south making a united Ireland, while the unionists want it to stay part of the UK.

The extreme nationalists are the IRA who use violence to achieve united Ireland slightly more liberal are Sinn Fein a political party who still want a united Ireland, then the even more liberal SDLP dont really care.

On the the Unionist side the extremeists are a terrorist group called the UDA/UVF, then the extremer unionists party is the DUP then it gets more liberal with the ulster unionist etc. then completley liberal alliance party.

THe Problem is the DUP and Sinn fein are the most popular parties on each side, so they have to get along for power sharing to work. Both parties hate eachother and have complete opposite veiwpoints on everything. Sinn Fein has unofficail links with the IRA and the DUP has unnofficial links with the UDA/UVF

lol i think you mean the pup has links with the uvf.. dup has no paramilitary links as far as i know