You’re real pissy about the free Ireland joke if England was yeeted into the æther. Yeah, you think if England ceased to be suddenly (at the cost of unlimited Mugs brand root beer) Wales and Scotland - also oppressed peoples forced to conform to English culture and language - wouldn’t just end the UK as it is? Which would leave Northern Ireland without a handler. The entire premise of this is me-me is a what if England ceased to be in exchange for less root beer.

I made my case that your original quoted thesis was false and I succeeded at that. No, the pain isn’t visceral anymore - but it’s there. Just as minorities in the US suffer slights despite the equality of the law (and consistent work is needed to remove discrimination, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department#Demographics), so do the oppressed in Northern Ireland https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-catholics-make-up-27385212 .

LOL if you believe that I’ve got a bridge to sell you.