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Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

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Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

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If this shit gets too slow and everyone flakes entirely i swear to god i'll go and novelize the entire thing single handed. Shit gotta be finished.

@Vilageidiotx

One of us must be in the wreckage, brother.

UK Leaves EU

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This be a 'Ra thread now lads.

@Dinh AaronMk

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

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I also am pretty sure Italy and Portugal are still taken.

@Vilageidiotx

We're working on it.

UK Leaves EU

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Wales and Northern Ireland aren't real countries and therefore aren't likely to leave the UK. Wales has never actually existed (and also voted in favour of Leave), and most folks in Northern Ireland identify more with Great Britain than the actual inhabitants of Great Britain. Northern Irish Unionists weren't united behind Leave and yet still managed to win 44.8% of the vote in the EU referendum. Add onto that 44.8% figure all of the Unionists who support the EU, and you have a very hefty majority in favour of remaining a part of the UK. The possibility of a return to sectarian conflict is also probably enough to convince at least some Republicans to support the status quo. Aaaand all of that is only relevant if the government in Northern Ireland actually calls for a border poll, which isn't terribly likely because the incumbent First Minister of Northern Ireland is Arlene Foster, leader of the very unionist DUP.

The only real possibility for a withdrawal from the United Kingdom is in Scotland. That's something the British government is going to have to work against, but they're going to be helped by three factors that weren't there in September of 2014.

1. The last referendum on that topic was just two years ago. Circumstances have changed, absolutely, but is this going to be the new normal for the SNP? Trying to call a referendum every few years until their side wins one? With the last referendum there was no doubt as to the legitimacy, this time around there will be at least some. Alex Salmond called the last referendum "the chance of a lifetime", saying that these sorts of national decisions come "once in a generation". Not so much, Salmond.

2. The SNP doesn't have a majority in Scottish Parliament any more. They could conceivably still initiate a call for a referendum, perhaps with support from the separatist Greens, but they would face strong opposition before they even got a referendum bill out of Holyrood. That wouldn't bode well for the referendum itself.

3. The price of oil is less than half of what it was at the time of the last referendum, and an independent Scotland would depend on oil revenue for a very large portion of its financial needs. The SNP would have a tough time convincing undecided folks that the Republic of Scotland is even viable, let alone desirable.
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@The Nexerus

>most identify more with Great Britain

It's actually closer to 55/45 these days. A lot of people claim most nationalists would rather stay in the UK because it's slightly richer but I honestly cannot see a post-Brexit Westminster pulling a billion euros out of their arse to cover all the money the Nordies got from the EU in grants to the peace process. Northern Ireland is on a very delicate peace at the moment - people are becoming increasingly frustrated with the inefficient power-sharing government in Stormont, Arlene Foster is acting the cunt and actively trying to inflame the Nationalist community and the Parades Commission is actively being ignored and criticised by politicians.

As for your points on Scotland, I'm much too exhausted to cover them but I will say this - Westminster aren't keeping their promises from 2014, Scotland is extremely pro-Europe and voted Remain and the rise of English nationalism is alienating them from a British identity. The British are dead - long live the English, Scots and Welsh.

We have a delicate peace, an incredibly volatile economy that could go either way (the pound dropped like a fly in shite today but at least we're not sending £350,000,000 to Brussels anymore amirite?) and the possible end of the Union (and the British) in sight. I'm expecting some kind of poll or referendum in Northern Ireland or violence will resume, without a doubt. It's not possible for something as fragile as Northern Ireland to exist while they're overtaken by the South, their own sense of identity comes to an end and their politicians continue bickering.

Tiocfaidh ár lá sa Poblacht na hEireann agus dhéanaimid fáilte roimh gach duine!

UK Leaves EU

Here's one for the heart strings, lads:



I was a Remainian due to being a British expat in Ireland but I'm not particularly butthurt or surprised over their decision to Leave. Instead, I'm very curious to see what will happen in the next decade. Will Scotland leave the current Union and re-join a richer one? Will Norn Iron implode without all that EU peace-process money? Will Star Trek be proven correct? Will Spain Make Castile Great Again and block Gibraltar from the mainland? Are we spiraling into another recession?

Retrogarde [Fantasy Noir]

I'm recovering from appendix removal, so I have some free time over the next few weeks. So, maybe.

Hey Canadians

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And then the family hands me down generation to generation. A conversation piece, Vilageidiotx the Farting Futon.

@Vilageidiotx

Hey Canadians

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see, when i live like this people get mad and say stuff like "get off my couch" and "i don't know who you are"

@Vilageidiotx

if you literally just sit there and do nothing, you'll eventually become a part of the furniture and people will forget you exist.

Hey Canadians

The Queen is just there. She doesn't do or say anything of importance and that's why I like her. I can guarantee if we all had Presidents, it'd be politicians we hate. I don't hate the Queen, I'm just not fond of what she represents. She does her job very well.

Now, Prince Charles, I hate the man and I'm not fond of what he represents. Will that make me a Republican when he dies or will I wait for him to abdicate and be replaced by King Billy? Who knows. At the end of the day, whether it's some old woman or old man on my money doesn't matter, as they literally effect my life in no way.