Geldof compares Easter Rising to Jihadist Suicide bombers

Crann na Beatha

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mass_debater

It's the Daily Fail, I'll not be giving them the pleasure of clicking it

lawlolawl

Oh Gandalf

whatawaster81

Expecting nothing less from SIR Bob, accepting honors from her Majesty and what not.

alan partridge aha

Why does this cnut get airtime?

The flying mouse

Well Bob is entitled to his opinion but i disagree with it, he has always had a chip on his shoulder about Ireland since his days as a rat ...The boomtown one.

riffmongous

It really is becoming the new Godwin isn't it?

flutered

whatawaster81 wrote: »

Expecting nothing less from SIR Bob, accepting honors from her Majesty and what not.

he is trying to payback for the honours he has recieved

The Rape of Lucretia

JT26 wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520921/Folly-false-martyrdom-Geldof-criticises-Easter-Rising-leaders-using-tactics-similar-jihadi-suicide-bombers.html

So Bob reckons the leaders and the volunteers of the Rising have more in common with murderous religious fanatics like Boko Haram,Al-Daesh and Al-Qaeda.
He is entitled to an opinion but considering that viewpoint I think it is distasteful,dangerous and ludicrous!

I would have thought he was correct. Muslim caliphatist fanatics willing to die and murder people to get their way are more or less the same thing as catholic republican fanantics willing to die and murder people to get their way, are they not ?

DrumSteve

Oh,Sir Bob.

Liberosis

They "used tactics similar to those of jihadi suicide bombers". You'd swear the rebels were inspired by ISIS. Saying that the rebels used tactics similar to jihadi's is plain wrong. They wouldn't have even heard of the word jihadi ffs. If anything it's the other way around.

I must have missed the part in history class when Patrick Pearse blew himself up with a suicide vest whilst shouting Allahu Akbar.

sjb25

JT26 wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520921/Folly-false-martyrdom-Geldof-criticises-Easter-Rising-leaders-using-tactics-similar-jihadi-suicide-bombers.html

So Bob reckons the leaders and the volunteers of the Rising have more in common with murderous religious fanatics like Boko Haram,Al-Daesh and Al-Qaeda.
He is entitled to an opinion but considering that viewpoint I think it is distasteful,dangerous and ludicrous!

Oh dear what a clown

dd972

JT26 wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3520921/Folly-false-martyrdom-Geldof-criticises-Easter-Rising-leaders-using-tactics-similar-jihadi-suicide-bombers.html

So Bob reckons the leaders and the volunteers of the Rising have more in common with murderous religious fanatics like Boko Haram,Al-Daesh and Al-Qaeda.
He is entitled to an opinion but considering that viewpoint I think it is distasteful,dangerous and ludicrous!

Typo : Sir Bob, ( the arch West Brit )

kildare lad

id wonder who does he compares the british to then,if the easter rebels are akin to ISIS???

The_Valeyard

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

I would have thought he was correct. Muslim caliphatist fanatics willing to die and murder people to get their way are more or less the same thing as catholic republican fanantics willing to die and murder people to get their way, are they not ?

Too much wrong here to correct.......must resist urge to correct Marxist views of some republicans, anti organised religion stance by others......must stop now.

Liberosis

kildare lad wrote: »

id wonder who does he compares the british to then,if the easter rebels are akin to ISIS???

It appears that after 700 years of occupation the Brits are now going to occupy the moral high ground instead.

The irony of him being a Knight of the British Empire. The British Empire itself throughout it's history could be responsible for the deaths of between 50-100 million people across the world through wars, famines (either intentional or through incompetent leadership) or genocides.

But remember guys, we're apparently the ones who should be more introspective about our historical legacy...

The_Valeyard

kildare lad wrote: »

id wonder who does he compares the british to then,if the easter rebels are akin to ISIS???

Ah I know that one!


The Galactic Empire from Star Wars

arybvtcw0eolkf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzlbUIX4Pk

Grab the puke bucket at two minutes :mad:

Chijj

Bob seems to feel he needs to stay relevant in this day and age so he makes ridiculous comments and jumps on the back of things.

He hasnt done anything of note in years, and the older the he gets the more pathetic and transparent his veneer of a "bad boy" gets.

DrumSteve

Eva Melted Funeral wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzlbUIX4Pk

Grab the puke bucket at two minutes :mad:

I can't bring myself to sit through that... what does he say.

OldMrBrennan83

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The flying mouse

DrumSteve wrote: »

I can't bring myself to sit through that... what does he say.

He says, its rat pack sucker and you been caught :pac::p

vicwatson

This clown would do anything to get in the news.

He'll be on tubridy late late show soon then I guess. Sigh

armaghlad

An utterly pathetic attempt to grab headlines for an increasingly irrelevant individual. I've always found him at best reprehensible. I didn't think my contempt for him could in anyway increase; though he has proved me wrong. For that alone he deserves some sort of medal. The ****.

The Rape of Lucretia

Liberosis wrote: »

I must have missed the part in history class when Patrick Pearse blew himself up with a suicide vest whilst shouting Allahu Akbar.

More of a went to confession, mass, and waited to be shot. Just a variation on a martyrdom theme though.

vicwatson

He's on BBC 4 now - examining the life of WB Yeats in the context of the rising !!! Not that I'm watching

Arsemageddon

The Boomtown Rats were worse than ISIS

timthumbni

dd972 wrote: »

Typo : Sir Bob, ( the arch West Brit )

What exactly is a west Brit again?

lazza14

Bob Geldof is a ****ing idiot

vicwatson

timthumbni wrote: »

What exactly is a west Brit again?

Someone from West Cork:D

JustTheOne

Who cares what he is rambling on about now.

Just ignore him, most people do.

mikeym

Ive seen the youtube video and it disgusts me.

He thinks the United Kingdom is perfect and is an example to other countries.

myshirt

I am unsure if Bob is all there. We could be talking about quite an ill man, so let's cool the heels a moment.

Not normal and rational behaviour to be coming out with such outrageous statements, and that show last week, frankly stomach turning and disgusting. So let's cool the heels a moment.

FrancieBrady

Bob discovered early in life that to be controversial is to get paid.
He hasn't looked back since. I always think that somebody criticising (from the comfy homes they have made for themselves abroad) those who stayed and did something, to be quite sad individuals, lonely, in many respects.
Guy that wrote Angela's Ashes is similar too.

Strazdas

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Bob discovered early in life that to be controversial is to get paid.
He hasn't looked back since. I always think that somebody criticising (from the comfy homes they have made for themselves abroad) those who stayed and did something, to be quite sad individuals, lonely, in many respects.
Guy that wrote Angela's Ashes is similar too.

Don't forget that Geldof wrote "Banana Republic" while living in the UK (not that I would necessarily disagree with many of the sentiments in his song).

Nonetheless, there still may be something of the bitter emigrant about him.

FrancieBrady

Strazdas wrote: »

Don't forget that Geldof wrote "Banana Republic" while living in the UK (not that I would necessarily disagree with many of the sentiments in his song).

Nonetheless, there still may be something of the bitter emigrant about him.

I don't believe the 'bitter emigrant' thing. I think he just knowa and has always known like a lot of others that keeping his name out there is how he is going to survive. A bit like Michael O'Leary.

lawlolawl

Bob Geldof is the king of those Irish born knob-ends that come back home to Ireland for a wedding or funeral or whatever and spend the entire time complaining about how England is so much better and Ireland is a disgrace which is why they moved in the first place and totally don't want to come back or anything.

The reality is that they had to leave because they had no useful skills to make a living here and no one cared whether they stayed or not.

One-hit-wonder Bob is the prime example of this person.

flutered

FrancieBrady wrote: »

I don't believe the 'bitter emigrant' thing. I think he just knowa and has always known like a lot of others that keeping his name out there is how he is going to survive. A bit like Michael O'Leary.

o leary took over an ailing buisness and make it europes largest airline, only for him it would be still 299.00 to travel to london

flutered

for some one whos family ended in a mess how can he critisice something as history changeing as the rising

jimgoose

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

I would have thought he was correct. Muslim caliphatist fanatics willing to die and murder people to get their way are more or less the same thing as catholic republican fanantics willing to die and murder people to get their way, are they not ?

You're some knobjockey. Between you and Geldof, it's hard to tell which is worse.

Banned :rolleyes:

FrancieBrady

flutered wrote: »

o leary took over an ailing buisness and make it europes largest airline, only for him it would be still 299.00 to travel to london

Absolutely and he was and is a master of keeping the 'name' out there. Just like Bob is with his own name, always has been.

timthumbni

Would Bob not just be a complete atheist and non violent fella in general?

I find this issue quite funny to be honest. What difference does an old singers views make to anyone here? He doesn't agree with you. Big deal. He may be right, he may be wrong. What's the difference?

He was certainly right about Mondays..

armaghlad

timthumbni wrote: »

Would Bob not just be a complete atheist and non violent fella in general?

I find this issue quite funny to be honest. What difference does an old singers views make to anyone here? He doesn't agree with you. Big deal. He may be right, he may be wrong. What's the difference?

He was certainly right about Mondays..

It makes quite a difference, when he's blabbering to the mainstream UK media that when this country sought freedom from their imperialist occupiers that they were no better than a bunch of deranged jihadists. Now just consider what ISIS, Al Qaeda use for a modus operandi; not only is it completely and utterly ****ing historically, inaccurately wrong; it is an absolute insult to every irish person who has marked the 1916 centenary who could now, using that idiot's interpretation, be supporters of Islamic terrorism.

The Rape of Lucretia

He is not saying the Irish are supporters of Islamic terrorism, but that they are supporters of violence, terrorism, and self sacrifice to achieve an end they truly believe in. Which based on the portrayal recently of the 1916 rebels is a fair conclusion. And by extension, while not supporting Islamic terrorism or their beliefs, do condone their right to similarly use violence in the name of those particular beliefs.
Its fair comment. Unarguable almost.

armaghlad

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

He is not saying the Irish are supporters of Islamic terrorism, but that they are supporters of violence, terrorism, and self sacrifice to achieve an end they truly believe in. Which based on the portrayal recently of the 1916 rebels is a fair conclusion. And by extension, while not supporting Islamic terrorism or their beliefs, do condone their right to similarly use violence in the name of those particular beliefs.
Its fair comment. Unarguable almost.

Ah so the Irish don't support the actions of ISIS. We just condone it. Thanks for clearing that up.

The Rape of Lucretia

armaghlad wrote: »

Ah so the Irish don't support the actions of ISIS. We just condone it. Thanks for clearing that up.

You are missing the point again.
The Irish have been condoning the use of violence and murder. Not the aims of ISIS. Only the methods.

armaghlad

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

You are missing the point again.
The Irish have been condoning the use of violence and murder. Not the aims of ISIS. Only the methods.

Their aims would be to wipe out western civilisation. Their methods are suicide bombs targeting civilians. All motivated by religion. I think YOU are missing the point if you think it is accurate to say Irish people condone that.

timthumbni

armaghlad wrote: »

It makes quite a difference, when he's blabbering to the mainstream UK media that when this country sought freedom from their imperialist occupiers that they were no better than a bunch of deranged jihadists. Now just consider what ISIS, Al Qaeda use for a modus operandi; not only is it completely and utterly ****ing historically, inaccurately wrong; it is an absolute insult to every irish person who has marked the 1916 centenary who could now, using that idiot's interpretation, be supporters of Islamic terrorism.

I'm not that interested in the rising to be honest but I know in other threads people are comparing the modern IRA to Isis. They aren't exactly the same but certainly their tactics are similar. The IRA may not have had the heart to do suicide bombings but they certainly strapped unwilling victims into a bomb. (Patsy Gillespie)

Bob has a different viewpoint. Just because he is Irish doesn't mean he has to lick up to the rising does it? Is this not a democracy we live in both in the uk and Ireland?

KERSPLAT!

We really don't need a new thread for every article that mentions one of the rising, IRA, ISIS, etc. Please have a look around for other threads that may be suitable before starting a new one

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057580509