Remember Bloody Sunday

xha1r

The anniversary was over a week ago, but I havent seen any posts about it so I thought Id just make a little post on here so we can remember the dead.

14 unarmed men (and boys) died on the 30th of January 1972 when they were shot by British paratroopers during a civil rights protest.

Wikipedia has good article on it here

Remember

Jackie Duddy, 17.
Patrick Doherty, 31.
Bernard McGuigan, 41.
Hugh Gilmour, 17.
Kevin McElhinney, 17.
Michael Kelly, 17.
John Young, 17.
William Nash, 19.
Michael McDaid, 20.
James Wray, 22.
Gerald Donaghy, 17.
Gerald McKinney, 35.
William McKinney, 26.
John Johnston, 59.

Rest in Peace.

StupidLikeAFox

xha1r wrote:

Give us back what is ours.

Such as...?

xha1r

A United Ireland.

toString

xha1r wrote:

Give us back what is ours.

Do you not think that is for the people of the North to decide

Sangre

Worth it for that great U2 song 'Elevation'

zAbbo

Excellent article on Wiki

Tar.Aldarion

Was a great day*.






*Shut up.

RoundyMooney

Only one thing worse than an armchair loyalist, and that's an armchair republican. At least the loyalist ethos hasn't permeated the chav populace of the South as much as the "bring them home" brigade.

Dodgy tache' and Celtic top anyone?

Disclaimer *this has nothing to do with politics*

Anyone whose opinion I actually respect will not have needed the above disclaimer...

Mr.Nice Guy

RoundyMooney wrote:

Only one thing worse than an armchair loyalist, and that's an armchair republican. At least the loyalist ethos hasn't permeated the chav populace of the South as much as the "bring them home" brigade.

There's nothing worse than people who claim that we have 'chavs' here in Ireland. :rolleyes:

RoundyMooney

Give me a better description than "council house and violent".

Sangre

knacker

aidan_walsh

I remember last bloody Sunday... Not too much of Saturday night, though...

RoundyMooney

s'good too.

Mr.Nice Guy

RoundyMooney wrote:

Give me a better description than "council house and violent".

Knacker, scumbag, scanger, these are all fine.

RoundyMooney

Natch.

I just have a thing for "chav". It's a mental association thing, everytime I see one that's what pops into my head...

jonny68

I was @ The Bloody Sunday march this year i actually try make it up most years,it seems justice will never be done for the families murdered by the British war machine :mad:

4Xcut

xha1r wrote:

Give us back what is ours.

Correction:Give us back what is ours NOW

KdjaCL

jonny68 wrote:

I was @ The Bloody Sunday march this year i actually try make it up most years,it seems justice will never be done for the families murdered by the British war machine :mad:

And also to the families of the people the IRA murdered and still continue to murder, but now its drugs so its ok.


kdjac

KdjaCL

4Xcut wrote:

Correction:Give us back what is ours NOW

We dont own ****, whats up there is a different country with people living in it, its up to them to deicde what happens to them.

kdjac

xha1r

toString wrote:

Do you not think that is for the people of the North to decide

My Dad is from N. Ireland, and Ive had many a sectarian experience, one's which I did not provoke. So yes, I think its up to the people of N. Ireland, and I include myself in that. Only a fool or a loyalist would say the North belongs to Britain.

Dont turn this into something like that, I simply want to remember the dead, one of which was my girlfriend's cousin.

Time Magazine

xha1r wrote:

Only a fool or a loyalist would say the North belongs to Britain.

Or, well, you know, that democratically-mandated Unionist majority?

is_that_so

xha1r wrote:

Dont turn this into something like that, I simply want to remember the dead, one of which was my girlfriend's cousin.

With the greatest respect, such a rememberance is really a private affair and it hardly seems appropriate as a precursor to a political argument.

xha1r

is_that_so wrote:

With the greatest respect, such a rememberance is really a private affair and it hardly seems appropriate as a precursor to a political argument.

Very true my friend, and as I tried to say in my previous post, that is not what I wish this to turn into. Just remember those you died.

county

xha1r wrote:

My Dad is from N. Ireland, and Ive had many a sectarian experience, one's which I did not provoke. So yes, I think its up to the people of N. Ireland, and I include myself in that. Only a fool or a loyalist would say the North belongs to Britain.

Dont turn this into something like that, I simply want to remember the dead, one of which was my girlfriend's cousin.

my wife to be is from the north and wants nothing to do with a united ireland,and she is a catholic,work that one out mate:rolleyes:

Hugh Hefner

xha1r wrote:

Very true my friend, and as I tried to say in my previous post, that is not what I wish this to turn into. Just remember those you died.

If you just want to remember the dead then why did you say, "Give us back what is ours." Can you not remember them without encouraging the conflict which got them killed in the first place? It just seems to me that if you really just wanted to remember the lost you wouldn't have included any political messages in your post. You can always edit the line out though.

xha1r

Hugh Hefner wrote:

If you just want to remember the dead then why did you say, "Give us back what is ours." Can you not remember them without encouraging the conflict which got them killed in the first place? It just seems to me that if you really just wanted to remember the lost you wouldn't have included any political messages in your post. You can always edit the line out though.

Very true again man. Ill edit it right now.

sportswear

this should not be in after hours