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Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000
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I'm not talking about emotional issues, but real ones. As emotional issues are easing now (thanks God, terrorism, nativism are horrible), politicians start to pay attention on practicalities. Great Britain is a 66 million people entity subsidising a 1.9 million people territory. It barely notices. Ireland would be a 5.1 million one having to step in.
Great Britain is a secular society for decades. Recently, Ireland, both south and north, moved on a lot on the past 10 years as well. If those things out of the way, it's really hard to envision people wanting to rock the boat.
And regarding Catholic vs Protestant balance, we should keep in mind both groups have their proportion reduced. Protestant only fell harder.