tomwaterford wrote: » IMO they should Not to upset anyone/anything....but to remember their commander At the end of the day,the decision lies with his family and it should be respected
[Deleted User] wrote: » Fratton Fred of all people accusing a poster of bigotry. This was so original from you. The sheer novelty. Who said you have no sense of irony.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Will the IRA give him a volley of shots? If only to have John Bruton rush into Dáil Éireann in tears, waving a copy of the newspaper with said picture, it would be worth it.
Deleted User wrote: » Will the IRA give him a volley of shots?
bigbrotherfan wrote: » I agree. She has no option but to attend.
Fratton Fred wrote: » you can't leave your bigoted bile out of it.
FrancieBrady wrote: » If she doesn't attend she better hope there is no election in the near future, she reinvigorated the republican vote last time. That would send it into the stratosphere.
bigbrotherfan wrote: » There does seem to be a thick skin or some kind of blind spot among some leading unionists, like Arlene Foster. Perhaps she feels she must play to the unionist gallery. Mind you, I'm sure there are many on the unionist side who would accuse many leaders among the republican side of the same thing. It depends on which side of the fence you are on.
Charli Kind Scoop wrote: » Today is the 14th anniversary of the start of the last gulf war. So its a bit rich was the British press talk about terrorists and the loss of innocent lives.
osarusan wrote: » What's going to happen in Windsor Park on Sunday night?
shane. wrote: » Nothing I'd imagine, won't even be acknowledged
Berserker wrote: » I can't see how he'll ever rest in peace.... his terrorist past.... Kudos to the British media for giving a balanced view on his life.... but the victims of the IRA need to be remembered on a day like this. ... makes me proud to be British.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I wonder will she. The smart thing to do would be release a statement immediately, and stop the pressure building. By Thursday it could be a major story with all eyes on her...again, for all the wrong reasons. Smart, doesn't seem to be in Arlene's DNA though.
stooge wrote: » Sickening reading that Daily Mail article. It could be argued that Paisley was responsible for more hatred and death in the north than any single person in the history of Northern Ireland...Yet he received generally favourable articles in the UK press upon his passing. The comment above about the England having a romantic or blinkered view of their role in the troubles seems to ring true in this regard...i.e. 'Our fine upstanding English Army gentlemen fighting those murderous republican bastard mucksavages. Best not to mention our own collusion with loyalists, internment without trial and torture chaps.'
bigbrotherfan wrote: » She has no option but to attend the funeral. She doesn't need to do anything, just remain dignified (if possible) and keep her mouth shut. For her not to attend would be a PR disaster for her. She is meant to be the leader of Unionism, who will potentially be in a power sharing Government with Sinn Féin.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Cry me a river. If you can't see what egregiously predatory and utterly odious creatures tabloid journalists are, then there's nothing I can do. I am so utterly unmoved by this sudden opposition to murdering people from a British tabloid, fresh from quotidian glorifications of the mass murder across the world of the poppy-loving heroes of the British Empire. The natives fight back against British colonial occupation = "terrorism!", screams John Bull. Britannia invades most countries on the planet (you missed 22, I believe), kills the natives and exploits their resources for centuries - "Break out the poppies, old bean; we must commemorate these heroes!"
timthumbni wrote: » It appears that a lot of republicans on here want to air brush martins very, very dodgy past out of the picture. Unfortunately life doesn't work like that
Ted111 wrote: » If she publicly paid unqualified sympathy it would alienate her support/vote base. So qualifies it with mentioning victims of rep violence. It was reported that she privately expressed good wishes to him when he was in hospital.
Junkyard Tom wrote: » It like collective self-harming. Destroying the Civil Rights movement, collapsing Sunningdale, 'security forces' colluding with Protestant murder-gangs, the DUP trying to destroy the Peace Process. The DUP/Unionists voting for Brexit. Arlene energising the nationalist-republican vote ending the Unionist majority. SF could go on holidays to the Bahamas for a few years and come back and the DUP might well have destroyed thier beloved union all by themselves.
steddyeddy wrote: » They're self destructive at the end of the day.
Junkyard Tom wrote: » There is no cause-and-effect in the unionist victim mentality.
steddyeddy wrote: » It's not the airbrushing of the IRA past, it's the airbrushing of the events that led to the IRA.
Berserker wrote: » Not surprised to hear of his passing this morning. He sounded like a broken man when he addressed the media before stepping down. For all the hurt and pain he caused on these islands, I can't see how he'll ever rest in peace. I always felt that he grew to regret his terrorist past and he understood the consequences of his actions better as time passed by. Kudos to the British media for giving a balanced view on his life. I understand that many Irish people will never accept, aside from the usual token BS response that they roll out, that the IRA did wrong but the victims of the IRA need to be remembered on a day like this. Also, delighted to see that the Queen took time to contact the family; a nice touch. She makes me proud to be British.
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