Unionists are at it again

KeithAFC wrote: »

It could offend some people because it has clubs named after people who had been in the PIRA.

What clubs are these?

Its like Colonel Gaddafi calling Saddam Hussein a mad dictator

rarnes1 wrote: »

GAA has plenty of muppets.
DUP has plenty of muppets.

Match made in heaven.

Show Time wrote: »

The gaa and the orange order a marriage of bigots made in heaven.

:rolleyes:

Sweet Lord. A firm 'fail' on this pseudo-intellectual attempt to equate the most dynamic, organised and progressive sporting or cultural organisation in Ireland - by any objective standard - with a party which, while of late showing signs (relatively speaking) of decency, is inherently sectarian and promotes regressiveness and bigotry rather than health.

Every single community in nationalist Ireland benefits from the GAA. It, and its huge numbers of volunteers, is usually the principal organisation promoting community spirit and identity. It is also the chief source of sporting activity and community cohesiveness behind the local parish. Where kids could be smashing things up, the GAA helps to keep them focused on healthier goals. In this regard alone, its financial value to society is enormous. The GAA promotes all that is positive, healthy and unique about Irish identity and culture (that people have issues with Irish culture is really their problem).

The same cannot be said for the influence of the DUP or the Orange Order within the unionist community. What proud, positively-defined, healthy, forward-looking cultural values does the DUP or OO promote in their localities? It's like comparing apples and oranges (appropriately enough).

I'm all for bashing the GAA, if only because they are powerful and influential and all organisations with those characteristics should be watched critically. There are, however, intelligent ways of doing this. Comparing the GAA with the Orange Order/DUP is quite frankly dim.

Mahatma coat wrote: »

So to recap, KeithAFC Makes money by 'Blowing Flutes'

The dup wouldnt be too happy with that considering how they viewed the gay pride marchs.

KeithAFC wrote: »

There was me thinking Tesco was a shop to go buy groceries. The GAA using Tesco to get money and pump money into clubs named after people who had been in the IRA is completely different.

Firstly the GAA is using Tesco like i use Latin, which is to say not at all. The club raises money on its own behalf, it approaches Tesco to make a request.

As for the point made by the dup that it takes money from "real charities" well the GAA never claims to be a charity, and i have sat here trying to think back, i can think of ONE charity collection at the tills in at least my last ten shopping trips ( Roughly twelve weeks). I do not think that these noble charities are being stopped at the door by these terrorist little girls looking to corner the bag packing market with their damned Irishness!! :eek::eek:

As for the hypothetical point you made about collections for the michael stone band etc, if i had a problem i would simply ask them to step aside and i would pack my own bags, you know like an ADULT instead of a crying child who does not like something.

Oh and feel free to reply to me while totally ignoring my post like you did a moment ago, just reinforces some of my points really

flash1080 wrote: »

Complete madness. What an idea it is to make all collectors wear armbands to mark the group that they belong to, similar to the Yellow Star used to mark out Jews by the Nazis, it's interesting considering how many Unionists have aligned themselves with neo-Nazis.

Any collectors collecting for any charity or sports club or society etc should be wearing a t-shirt or a badge or an armband to clearly identify what they are collecting for. Most of the chuggers and that already do, and I haven't seen anyone complain about the vest-tops the chuggers wear.

Most of these people are offended and show disdain to any one wearing a jersey or peice of clothing made by O'Neills, can't see past the fact that most nationalists had very little to do with the troubles or IRA other than being beat by the state, those Unionists, always up to no-good.

karma_ wrote: »

That's according to that bastion of integrity that is Jim Wells. I'd say it was safe to assume he's talking through an orifice that's not his mouth.

That's as may be. However the point that bagpackers and collectors on behalf of any group (GAA club or otherwise) should always be clearly indentifiable is a good one. I've been there myself in Tesco in Dublin as it happens. Couldn't see what the group were collecting for until I asked.

The GAA until a few years ago prohibited members of the security forces of Northern Ireland from taking part in their games. Whatever you thought about the merits of that rule it made it clear to all that the GAA were a cultural organisation for one tribe up there only. A pity IMO, as many of us turn to sport to get away from all that political sh*te.

I would broadly have considerable respect for the GAA with just a few minor quibbles with them. But plainly, people should know who they are contributing to in these situations, even if their reasons for declining to contribute stem from prejudice, or worse.