Fermanagh/South Tyrone and Sectarianism

I have just posted a piece at Cedar Lounge Revolution on what the unionist electoral pact in Fermanagh/South Tyrone and Gerry Adams’ proposal for an electoral pact with the SDLP tells us about the sectarian reality of politics in Northern Ireland.

This entry was posted on April 13, 2010 at 11:41 pm and is filed under Northern Ireland, politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Fermanagh/South Tyrone and Sectarianism”

Jim Monaghan Says:
April 25, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Does this not implicitly accept that it is a sectarian and irreformable statelet and that “normal” politics are impossible in that context.
Garibaldy Says:
April 26, 2010 at 10:28 am
Jim,

I think that politics within NI can be changed away from sectarianism if people make the choice to reject it, and throw their weight behind moves to reduce the divisions in our society. The state can play a role here. Although obviously my hope is that normal politics will contribute to the re-unification of the island and its people.

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