Brendan Bendar wrote: » What did Bobby say in ‘Deliverance’. “We got a live one here”. And in keeping with previous posts the ‘Bobby’ is not Mr Sands. Seems I have to explain everything now...
Benoit Blanc wrote: » SF will edge towards an overall majority when they realise most of their support base are in the latter as opposed to the former. Working Class/Increasingly Despondent people with strong nationalistic views. Not necessarily racist, but wondering why our children are emigrating while we still have immigration. No one has explained that to the people who want the sort of radicalism SF stand for. Who want a United Ireland. There's no overall majority or even largest party for SF until they realise who their electorate really is. They don't want socialism.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Are the white shirts coming out of the hot press for poor Michael? Good Republican wadd’ t he?
FrancieBrady wrote: » Showing your ignorance there Brendi...a lot make the same mistake. Nothing to do with SF or this thread.
jh79 wrote: » Would he not be a former member pre GFA?
FrancieBrady wrote: » And? What would his funeral have to do with SF and this thread? He was diametrically opposed to SF..which would leave him closer to FG and FF politically..
jh79 wrote: » Closer to FG/FF? He opposed SF working for the British and their acceptance of partition as legitimate. SF and FF/FG all accept partition, his party didn't.
FrancieBrady wrote: » He is politically closer in that he opposes SF with the same fervour as FF FG do. Useful allies, just like the one selected by Enda, that McMurphy pointed out. Any port in a storm as they say. Wonder would FG have used him too?
jh79 wrote: » Given he split from the IRA not as easily bought than the likes of his fellow "comrades" such as Kelly i would say.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Just asking a question Francie, trying to get a handle on the event! No need to throw shade on the auld Brenner lad.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Not interested in your admiration for dissidents jh79, maybe open a thread on them, see if you can find similar minds to have a discussion with. I am and always was interested in democratic solutions to the problems caused by a disastrous partitioning of this island.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Well I know how desperate you renegades are for deflection Brendi...just cutting you off at the pass, so to speak.
jh79 wrote: » Trust me i'm glad the IRA and SF love a bit of sterling. The fact that they needed to be bought doesn't bother me as it gave us peace. He's was just a more principled type of scumbag unlike for example Storey.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » There is one, wait until the conditions are right for the Unionists to want to join up. And given the apathy towards the Shinners in Govt. in the South it could be a long wait .
piplip87 wrote: » I see the left side of SF are going all BLM on the happening in Blanchardstown while the older "up the RA" faction are calling for deportations. Jaysus they are tearing lumps.of eachother on social media for the past few days.
FrancieBrady wrote: » More Unionists than at any other time in my life are willing to consider it Brendi...from Peter Robinson to a few of my neighbours. FG and FF will see the bandwagon shortly and clamber on pretending to have always been on it... dang, they'll even be claiming to have been driving said wagon.
RandomViewer wrote: » FG will always object in the hope of a few hundred protestant votes along the border, The likes of the Brutons still hoping for some sort of honor from the Queen
Bowie wrote: » The only trick in their bag of cons to keep the shinners at bay is old 'RA stories and faux outrage about old tweets. So they'll not engage in anything that might put the troubles/conflict behind us, be that holding the British to account or acknowledging and supporting anything the shinners push for.
jm08 wrote: » A UI will finish FG and to a lessor extent, FF (who has some sort of an affiliation with the SDLP). FG is preparing to get into bed with the DUP in the event of a UI, where SF will be by far the largest party.
Bowie wrote: » It's sad that the faith of the north is relying on FF/FG not wanting to be seen to agree with the shinners. It's selfish.
FrancieBrady wrote: » If Unionists are putting their faith in FG and FF then they'll be even more sorely shafted than they were by Johnson and May. If a Border Poll is called FF and FG will be tripping over themselves trying to be the ones who delivered a UI. The only friends the Unionists have are southern partitionists and I am only fascinated to see who is going to represent them come a poll.
Bowie wrote: » The Black and Tan/RIC commemoration was either a testing of the waters or complete ignorant arrogance. As I've said before, Sinn Fein don't own the hopes for a UI. It's one thing for FF/FG to keep flogging the IRA to try cover for piss poor governance but they'll be very sorry if they think disrupting any talk on a UI to stick it to Shinners will help them. I can see the like of the DUP and the new batch FG marrying to some extent. Spite, entitlement and arrogance.
jh79 wrote: » I don't think it's FF/FG you have to worry about more so the general apathy to an UI in the Republic.
Do you think there should be referendums north and south in the next five years on Irish unity, or not? A total of 57% said yes; 40% said no; 3% had no response.
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