What is the Northern Ireland backstop exactly?

What are it’s functions, why are people so upset about it and how did Brexit reach this stage of fubarness?

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NoSugar · 22-25, F

the people were lied to well kinda obvious lies but they worked on the stupid people that voted for a brexit...

if the brits have any sanity they cancel this madness

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

So what is the Northern Ireland backstop?@NoSugar

NoSugar · 22-25, F

@Longpatrol hard to say the situation is to complicated there... lets hope whatever they do it stays peaceful but with the current sentiments in the world i doubt that