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Northern Ireland stagnation under British rule described
Belfast analysis details how absence of self government in the British ruled territory has stalled dialogue between Protestant and Catholic communities. Leaders clash over parades and peace forums while violence rises. The piece calls the situation a democratic deficit allowing fear and violence to reemerge, with ordinary people blaming politicians rather than each other. The piece notes deep sectarian hatred, divergent goals of unionists and nationalists, and compares NI to other societies facing bigotry without strong governing institutions.
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