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Unionism drew the border.

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Whataboutery in Ireland / Norn Irn / 'Here'
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Who started it?
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Big-house Unionists started it
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Unionism drew the border.
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They abandoned many Unionists in the other 3 Ulster counties
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They left too many Catholics in a Protestant state
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They were offered all nine counties, but rejected it
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Tripartite Boundary Commission could not agree a border
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Failed more widely - NI in decline by 60s
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Banned display of Tricolour etc
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Big house Unionist gerrymandered councils
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Changed to FTP elections to prevent Labour politics getting a foothold
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Curfews alienated people
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Failed to act with pogroms at foundation of state
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Government ministers called for jobs to be kept from Catholics
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Ignored or demonised a third of their populace
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Lost British army goodwill in Catholic communities
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Policies caused large Catholic emigration
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Responded poorly to civil rights demands
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Responsible for internment
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The Unionist Party effectively ignored the Opposition
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Workforce discrimination
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