Ambiguous Nationalism Benefits the Hard Left
Irish cultural identity has been reduced to athletic prowess, drink, rebel songs, and revolutionary grievances.
Irish cultural identity has been reduced to athletic prowess, drink, rebel songs, and revolutionary grievances.
For Northern Irish Christians, this move by lawmakers is a source of consternation. As they face a ban on their prayer vigils outside abortion clinics, the message is clear: it is they who are being targeted.
Unionism has long been a negative creed—it has defined itself by being opposed to things—while her opponents appear, by contrast, progressive and modern. To win hearts and minds, unionists need to make a positive case for the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But today Ulster’s unionists appear more disunited and demoralized than at any time in the last century.
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