| ▲ | arethuza 2 hours ago |
| The political union of England and Scotland was achieved without bloodshed and largely because folks in Scotland wanted a financial bailout to cover the utterly disastrous Scottish colonial efforts in Darien. |
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| ▲ | gizajob an hour ago | parent [-] |
| How about Northern Ireland? |
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| ▲ | arethuza an hour ago | parent [-] | | Personally I expect NI to peacefully unify with the Republic of Ireland at some point in the next 20 years? Or maybe not - all depends on how people vote rather than fighting? | | |
| ▲ | gizajob an hour ago | parent [-] | | I feel like you might not know much about the peace process in NI. If you’d like to see a return to things getting blown up and catholics being gunned down by loyalists, then suggest conducting a vote on joining Ireland and leaving the UK. |
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