FrancieBrady wrote: » Absolutely fabulous stuff from Gregory Campbell this evening. You better sanction SF or people organising bonfires will not be peaceful and respectful this summer. Those 'people' have not been peaceful nor respectful in almost 60 of my summers. Then asked if he would follow through on withdrawing support for the Policing Authority, he slinks away from that too. Another Never Never Never march to the top of a hill and totter back down again, it seems.
blanch152 wrote: » You ignore the Alliance and SDLP contributions and default to the mirror image of Sinn Fein. Why amn't I surprised?
maccored wrote: » did the PIRA exist in 2007?
downcow wrote: » Yes
skimpydoo wrote: » I'll just leave this here. https://twitter.com/pastorjimberoo3/status/1377648823720349697?s=21
a very cool kid wrote: » Difference is that the lads in this video are not elected representatives in my country
FrancieBrady wrote: » Thankfully, dancing on the graves of the dead is not something that is common n this country. Many from both sides of the conflict have died, many who once seemed irredeemable and incapable of moving away from war/conflict and working for peace.
[Deleted User] wrote: » SF and the DUP really are the two cheeks of a nasty NI arse. The two parties who couldn't even decide on the head of the Civil Service in NI, so went ahead and created two posts. Neither of whom will have any authority. Sad and depressing. There's huge optimism though - the growth of the SDLP, the Alliance Party, the UUP finally getting some of their house in order and knowing their niche. Pity they ditched Nesbitt. There's a huge amount of young people who see themselves as authentically Northern Irish. Educated, erudite, and grew up with none of the hatred that defined the previous generations.
Deleted User wrote: » SF and the DUP really are the two cheeks of a nasty NI arse. The two parties who couldn't even decide on the head of the Civil Service in NI, so went ahead and created two posts. Neither of whom will have any authority. Sad and depressing. There's huge optimism though - the growth of the SDLP, the Alliance Party, the UUP finally getting some of their house in order and knowing their niche. Pity they ditched Nesbitt. There's a huge amount of young people who see themselves as authentically Northern Irish. Educated, erudite, and grew up with none of the hatred that defined the previous generations.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Northern Ireland was a bigoted sectarian pit before the DUP or SF appeared on the scene. If you think hard enough about it you may be able to work out why that was.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » I would never think too hard about it Francie, Soz lad. Basket case..
Deleted User wrote: » Constantly defending SF and their fellow travellers and constant use of the approved euphemisms like "conflict" to elide the behaviours they approved of and glorify to this day- glorification including the funeral parade in question- is imo worse than poor taste when trying to take the moral high ground about the dead and their graves. Not everyone who died in the "conflict" has a grave, to dance on or otherwise. Remedying that would be a nice gesture towards redemption. Until then let's have no more advice from the boards SF cohort about what might be common decency or etiquette around speaking ill of the dead (or anything else, to be frank).
July 28, 2005: The IRA formally announces an end to its 36-year armed campaign. "All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms,” the group says in a statement. “All volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely political and democratic programs through exclusively peaceful means. Volunteers must not engage in any other activities whatsoever."
blanch152 wrote: » https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2021/0402/1207599-uup-psni-byrne/ Well, well, well. Now we have the UUP joining the calls for the Chief Constable to resign. Gerry Kelly must also consider his position as a member of the Policing Board.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I criticised SF from the get go for the funeral. The use of selective victims here is something to be ashamed of IMO and no amount of excusing it will change that sadly. And I for one will continue to call it out without fear or favour.
wicklowstevo wrote: » Selective is this case means selected because of the harmlessness of this victim of the ira and the fact that sf and ira members persistently hide the body of their victim and the truth of their murder for no good reason , of or there is a reason id love to hear it Sf and the ira seemingly know who killed Paul Quinn too but refuse to cooperate Ditto Robert McCartney among others , as im sure you know this will taint them politically for a long time yet
FrancieBrady wrote: » There are many many unsolved killings, but the folk here are only interested in selective ones, t score political points and it is shameful.
wicklowstevo wrote: » I explained to you very clearly why that particular murder is often selected you don't think it right that sf should be confronted by their crimes ?
FrancieBrady wrote: » You've convicted 'SF'? Very good.
wicklowstevo wrote: » thanks you are trying to excuse them their crimes
FrancieBrady wrote: » He didn't impress on Nolan this AM. Poor old Steve is not a leader, he's a follower and generally late to the party.https://twitter.com/AllisonMorris1/status/1377902185900601344
blanch152 wrote: » Allison Morris, so you agree with her tweets??? How about this one? "PS added that “lack of clarity and coherence within the regulations and the prior engagement between the organisers and police - would pose insurmountable difficulty if any of the reported individuals were prosecuted" See the piece in bold.
a very cool kid wrote: » True there are many unsolved murders. Not all of them relate to current elected representatives whose wages we pay or who present themselves as an alternative government though. This is the Sinn Fein thread, items with Sinn Fein involvement get discussed here.