Do we cherish our republic enough?

AskMyChocolate · 22-02-2011 06:50AM #1

Alright, most of ye would think of me as a shinner. I don't think I am. I would like to think that I both honour and respect the memory of James Connolly and what he fought and died for.

I think our republicanism is still respected and admired in the lands of our best and oldest friends;

I mean Britain, America, Australia and Canada.

And while they have been subject to sleeveen knackers in parliament just as we have, I'd love to think that there is still a great fondness for each other, amongst the people.

It would be nice if we could do something together to remember a real lover of the working man/woman for 2016 and remember again our fondness for each other.

He would have liked that immensely; our ability to show that we are neither communists nor unfettered capitalists.

Michael Davitt, James Connolly, Michael Collins.

True Patriots.

R.I.P.

Einhard · 22-02-2011 07:50AM

This isn't gonna end well.

*gets the popcorn out*

tallaghtmick · 22-02-2011 10:37AM

most irish people these days are ashamed to be irish and have jumped on the bandwagon of slagging everything irish so ill avoid this thread:pac:

starbelgrade · 22-02-2011 10:40AM

Je suis Francais. No entiendo.

bonerm · 22-02-2011 10:40AM

I'm hoping well just commemorate 1916 by handing the keys back to the British (or even the Germans or French) and saying sorry for the mess.

most irish people these days are ashamed to be irish and have jumped on the bandwagon of slagging everything irish so ill avoid this thread

Not ashamed to be Irish. Just ashamed to see a country that was given one chance at greatness piss it down the toilet and be back at square one purely because the place is allowed to run by small-minded small-businessmen.

tallaghtmick · 22-02-2011 10:44AM

bonerm wrote: »

I'm hoping well just commemorate 1916 by handing the keys back to the British (or even the Germans or French) and saying sorry for the mess.

Not ashamed to be Irish. Just ashamed to see a country that was given one chance at greatness piss it down the toilet and be back at square one purely because the place is allowed to run by small-minded small-businessmen.

and thats where our old republican friends from 1916 wouldnt have left it they would have the guts to oust a government they didnt want:cool:

bonerm · 22-02-2011 10:45AM

tallaghtmick wrote: »

and thats where our old republican friends from 1916 wouldnt have left it they would have the guts to oust a government they didnt want:cool:

So it doesn't matter that the place is being ruined so long as we're the ones ruining it. Gotcha.

neil_hosey · 22-02-2011 10:51AM

bonerm wrote: »

I'm hoping well just commemorate 1916 by handing the keys back to the British (or even the Germans or French) and saying sorry for the mess.

Not ashamed to be Irish. Just ashamed to see a country that was given one chance at greatness piss it down the toilet and be back at square one purely because the place is allowed to run by small-minded small-businessmen.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

thats a prime example of what you were talking about tallaghtmick.

Reloc8 · 22-02-2011 10:53AM

tallaghtmick wrote: »

and thats where our old republican friends from 1916 wouldnt have left it they would have the guts to oust a government they didnt want:cool:

Nothing stopping you.

neil_hosey · 22-02-2011 10:55AM

Reloc8 wrote: »

Nothing stopping you.

lol... but your not interested right? you washing your car that day yeah?

bonerm · 22-02-2011 10:57AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Well done. *clap* ............... *clap*

R P McMurphy · 22-02-2011 10:57AM

The whole lets hope the queen takes us back stuff is already very tiresome and she has not even officially announced she is coming yet. You hear that and immediately know the type of person you are dealing with.

As for republicanism, people in any country are subject to the masters of the universe and there is little anyone can do about it but try to play by the market rules.

tallaghtmick · 22-02-2011 11:03AM

bonerm wrote: »

So it doesn't matter that the place is being ruined so long as we're the ones ruining it. Gotcha.

did i say we wreck the place????no

Reloc8 wrote: »

Nothing stopping you.

exactly but look what happens when 1 man goes to the dail oh yeh hes arrested.

Reloc8 · 22-02-2011 11:03AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

lol... but your not interested right? you washing your car that day yeah?

Well, I might be free later on in the week for the hero bit but not for the marching around not knowing wtf is going on because I didn't read the advertisement in the paper calling off the revolution.

I'm busy again for the execution bit though.

Ah seriously - I actually meant the whole voting thing :pac:

tallaghtmick wrote: »

exactly but look what happens when 1 man goes to the dail oh yeh hes arrested.

What Mr. [name deleted for defamatory purposes] does on his lunch break from the bank is a matter for himself oh hang on.

neil_hosey · 22-02-2011 11:05AM

bonerm wrote: »

Well done. *clap* ............... *clap*

are you comic book guy?

the sarcasm is making my eyes water.

the "lets hand the keys back to the brits huh huh huh.. wheres my heiny" line is cringe worthy ....

bonerm · 22-02-2011 11:07AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

are you comic book guy?

the sarcasm is making my eyes water.

are you comic book guy?

the sarcasm is making my eyes water.

ooohhh ooohhh and ...... :rolleyes: <- wow, so powerful!

bonerm · 22-02-2011 11:10AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

the "lets hand the keys back to the brits huh huh huh.. wheres my heiny" line is cringe worthy ....

Editing posts to make THAT contribution. Cringeworthy. You may as well have not bothered. People then could have still mistaken you for a person with a coherent thought process.

Glenster · 22-02-2011 11:11AM

I saw a newspaper a few weeks ago, or maybe it was a dream...........

but it said 'Counting down to 2016' and there was a picture of paddy pearse beside it.

Mental?

Glenster · 22-02-2011 11:12AM

bonerm wrote: »

Editing posts to make THAT contribution. Cringeworthy. You may as well have not bothered. People then could have still mistaken you for a person with a coherent thought process.

I would have said 'not have bothered' but thats just me.

tallaghtmick · 22-02-2011 11:12AM

Glenster wrote: »

I saw a newspaper a few weeks ago, or maybe it was a dream...........

but it said 'Counting down to 2016' and there was a picture of paddy pearse beside it.

Mental?

ah yes 2016 the year irish people vote to apologise to the queen for being bastards:pac:

Reloc8 · 22-02-2011 11:12AM

Glenster wrote: »

I saw a newspaper a few weeks ago, or maybe it was a dream...........

but it said 'Counting down to 2016' and there was a picture of paddy pearse beside it.

Mental?

Ah no - he was a nice fellow, just a bit intense about the whole purging ourselves by sacrifice thing.

ScumLord · 22-02-2011 11:16AM

I think people take the republic for granted, even though this is a peoples republic we sit back and expected to be waited on hand and foot by the government, our involvement goes as far as voting every few years, paying taxes and rants that are based on pure ignorance because we really have no clue what's happening and we have no interest in getting involved.

I don't think we truly have a peoples republic yet as the people are absentee bosses. The elite get to run amok because we couldn't be bothered.

chin_grin · 22-02-2011 11:17AM

Get over it! We had great men\women of this country only because they were needed at the time. Nowadays it doesn't really matter seeing that we're losing touch and our identity within Europe. (Yes I believe we are. I'm not an Irishman I'm a West-European).

These rabble-rousing maudlin ideals are stuck in the past therefore have no relevance on the future.

I suggest reading Animal Farm (with great power yada yada yada) and getting on with our lives. Unless you're going to actively make a change by getting out,doing something and not keyboard-warrior'ing all over the internet.

neil_hosey · 22-02-2011 11:18AM

bonerm wrote: »

Editing posts to make THAT contribution. Cringeworthy. You may as well have not bothered. People then could have still mistaken you for a person with a coherent thought process.

oh good come back! ur good!

why do you bother posting shíte like this? youve no interest in discussing the thread title at all do you?

I bothered editing because i give a shít. are you only here to troll people?? i suppose it is AH, arseholes are to be expected.

Glenster · 22-02-2011 11:22AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

oh good come back! ur good!

why do you bother posting shíte like this? youve no interest in discussing the thread title at all do you?

I bothered editing because i give a shít. are you only here to troll people?? i suppose it is AH, arseholes are to be expected.

Again I would have said assholes, more flow in this context, different strokes......

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 22-02-2011 11:22AM

I'd love to know what the men who died for the republic would think of what it had become if they came back tomorrow.

I don't think there are anywhere near as many people "ashamed" of being Irish as people make out. JUst a case of not being massively proud and thinking another country offers a better lifestyle is not automatically ashamed.

I do think nationalism is a massively overrated concept though, regardless of the nation involved.

neil_hosey · 22-02-2011 11:23AM

Glenster wrote: »

Again I would have said assholes, more flow in this context, different strokes......

strangely enough, i had assholes, and i changed it to arseholes... weird.

Killer Pigeon · 22-02-2011 11:26AM

Down with the vanity of nations! Unite the Human Race!

chin_grin · 22-02-2011 11:27AM

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Down with the vanity of nations! Unite the Human Race!

You got my vote!

bonerm · 22-02-2011 11:31AM

neil_hosey wrote: »

oh good come back! ur good!

And yet I'm comic book guy? :rolleyes: Just out of interest may I add ^^ that one to my repertoire? You see I'm hosting a birthday party for my 5 year old nephew and his friends this weekend and I'm expecting the discussion of Ben10 and Dora the Explorer to get rather heated.

why do you bother posting shíte like this? youve no interest in discussing the thread title at all do you?

I bothered editing because i give a shít. are you only here to troll people?? i suppose it is AH, arseholes are to be expected.

I was talking about it until you came along with your stupid little eyes to heaven bs.

As to assholes being expected, yes indeed it is AH. Good to see you again.

chin_grin · 22-02-2011 11:32AM

bonerm wrote: »

As to assholes being expected, yes indeed it is AH. Good to see you again.

BURN!

Do we cherish our republic enough?

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