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Originally Posted by jet

Is it really a mystery to you? What choice to many have? It's either the staunch religious DUP or Sinn Fein, the political party of the IRA.
The likes of the moderate SDLP, OU's or Alliance don't even get a look in any more. A vote for any of them is a lost vote now. It's a fight between 2 obnoxious parties, and it's all we have at present.
If Sinn Fein got a larger majority than the DUP, then a United Ireland beckons ever closer in the minds of those who oppose it, and Sinn Fein, the party who supported those who killed thousands of innocents would have a majority and their leader would become First Minister. So to stop that happening, the only option for the Loyalists is to vote DUP, like them or not. Old wounds haven't healed yet, and probably never will. To many it is preferable to vote for a dinosuar party to one that is the official party of those who tried to bomb, kill and maim their way to a United Ireland that the majority didn't want - and the South themselves didn't want.
The mess continues....

The DUP is full of bigotry and prejudice, I cannot bear them,their ideas warrant being back centuries ago.
Anyone is better than them in Northern Irish politics for me.

They aren't even democratic either,they stand against public opinion in N.Ireland on abortion and even still on gay rights too.
So yes,it's a mystery to me why anyone supports such bigotry and prejudice.

Then again if lived in N Ireland,I'd be more supportive of there being a united Ireland anyway.
There won't be I doubt very much.

Meanwhile keep electing these bigoted candidates from the DUP,with their centuries ago bigotry stance,if you wish.
Sad for N Ireland that is,in my view.

I get fed up too at them moaning about not being able to do,and take anywhere, their at times inflammatory pathetic stuffed up human toby jug like marches.
I honestly cannot stand them or much they stand for.