Is it just me or have SF vanished?

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Would the 1000's and 1000's that turned out for his funeral just in the city and the 250,000 that tuned into the live stream of it not prompt somebody from outside the country to ask: maybe there is a nuance I am not seeing here? Maybe I have taken a slanted view of history when I educated myself. Because trust me, there are different versions.

No doubt the funeral was watched by his own tribe + any fellow travellers who followed the exploits of the Provisional IRA.

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Shes allowed be down here, There has never been any travel restrictions on people from Northern Ireland entering the Republic.

Our own Govt made them rules.

It's strange, isn't it.

A person from Dundalk couldn't go to Dublin last Saturday, but Michelle O'Neill could travel down, because she came from a different jurisdiction, and Sinn Fein not only avail of this different jurisdiction loophole, but defend it.

Then again, maybe not so strange, many a good republican got rich on illegally availing of the differences between the two jurisdictions.

blanch152 wrote: »

It's strange, isn't it.

A person from Dundalk couldn't go to Dublin last Saturday, but Michelle O'Neill could travel down, because she came from a different jurisdiction, and Sinn Fein not only avail of this different jurisdiction loophole, but defend it.

Then again, maybe not so strange, many a good republican got rich on illegally availing of the differences between the two jurisdictions.

Is it not a different jurisdiction?

Did you put the GFA under the bed with your boogeymen again and forget it, to have a pop?

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Have we any other examples of a party in Europe who have their leadership team attend the funeral of a terrorist and bank robber?

A volunteer and dedicated activist.

blanch152 wrote: »

I see this story hasn't gone away.

The footage on RTE News tonight is shocking, the numbers involved were huge. Those who compared it to the Garda funeral were being disingenuous at best.

Arlene Foster quite rightly called Sinn Fein out on it, and put the ball in their court to apologise. Expect we will see the same arrogance from their public reps that we have seen on here, but what do you expect?

It is extraordinary hypocrisy from Sinn Fein. An apology is absolutely in order but it won't happen. They believe they are above and beyond the law, that is their culture

Bowie wrote: »

All the pretend frothing at the mouth outrage
It was wrong, gave out the wrong message and they should apologise for setting a bad example IMO.
Thats about it.

The shinner funeral too.

No matter how hard you try, you can't make the story go away, all over the RTE news again tonight.

It's so depressing watching SF self-destruct like this after coming so, so, so close to breaking the neoliberal false-dichotomy which has destroyed this country.

Forget about whether it was right or wrong, forget about comparisons with other funerals or events, forget about media bias. Leave all that to one side. It was stupid. Regardless of what else they should or shouldn't have done, they should have known how this would be taken both by the media and by the public. This is yet another instance of SF completely blowing the goodwill they had going into the election. It's akin to the Bernard Shaw's idiotic tweet about northsiders shortly after the widespread outcry against the vested interest who brought down the original pub and the circumstances which allowed that to happen - these people should know better FFS.

I just find this so bitterly depressing. I hope I'm wrong, but I see the chances of another surge akin to this year's general election receding day by day with this kind of utter bullsh!t, and in its place we'll have a surge for parties such as Greens, Labour, SocDems etc who are far too willing to allow the neoliberal bull into the China shop.

Apologies for the dejected rant. A week is a long time in politics. But I really, really wish for the sake of the Left that Sinn Fein would get its act together. FG were gaffe kings in the run up to the election, SF have unfortunately made a good run at that title in the time since the election.

Jesus, that Matt Carthy goon made a right show of himself on the Tonight Show. Got way too emotional and defensive.

Bad few days for the Shinners and their online army.

There might be a few 30 man orange marches now!

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Jesus, that Matt Carthy goon made a right show of himself on the Tonight Show. Got way too emotional and defensive.

Bad few days for the Shinners and their online army.

Matt Carthy is a forceful talker but his lack of education or experience in the business world really shows when he is challenged by a clever interviewer. If there is such a thing as a bogger shinner, he might be it

Odhinn wrote: »

A volunteer and dedicated activist terrorist.

Fixed your post.

TheCitizen wrote: »

Another poster put this image up of Garda Horkans funeral. Were you as shocked by those images? Or is it only when Sinn Feiners do something wrong that you get outraged?

The core point of it is that two leaders of SF, including the northern one responsible for setting the rules there, and the one here who has been telling us that she should be and will be Taoiseach have just demonstrated that they are unsuited for leadership to practice what you preach.

Contrast that with Leo's example paying respects in the Garda HQ, or Martin's low key ascension to the position of taoiseach.