Tri-colour lowered half mast for Saudi King Abdullah

coolemon · 23-01-2015 11:58PM #1

http://img.rasset.ie/000a0fbf-642.jpg

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0123/675039-saudi-arabia/

What a scummy hypocritical mafia state we have right here. A banana republic.

Where is President DHiggins, head of state, faux progressive and leftist, to intervene to stop this lowering of the flag for a vile dictator?

Shame.

Inquitus · 24-01-2015 12:00AM

coolemon wrote: »

http://img.rasset.ie/000a0fbf-642.jpg

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0123/675039-saudi-arabia/

What a scummy hypocritical mafia state we have right here. A banana republic.

Where is President O' Higgins, head of state, faux progressive and leftist, to intervene to stop this lowering of the flag for a vile dictator?

Shame.

Who cares.

Karl Stein · 24-01-2015 12:01AM

Embarrassing.

Kermit.de.frog · 24-01-2015 12:02AM

I support the lowering of the flag.

Del2005 · 24-01-2015 12:03AM

We've done worst but I don't want to Godwin this thread.

Karl Stein · 24-01-2015 12:03AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Who cares.

You, obviously. You took the time to tell everyone.

coolemon · 24-01-2015 12:05AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Who cares.

Those who are being persecuted, I am sure, would like to see pressure put on, rather than support, for the scummy regime.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b89_1421360015

Inquitus · 24-01-2015 12:05AM

Karl Stein wrote: »

You, obviously. You took the time to tell everyone.

No I am far more concerned about the tragic loss of the Celtic Sea God Sculpture in the other thread.

Richard Hillman · 24-01-2015 12:06AM

I do not mind our state being chummy with the Saudi's. It's in our best interests until the oil runs out.

Desolation Of Smug · 24-01-2015 12:06AM

coolemon wrote: »

http://img.rasset.ie/000a0fbf-642.jpg

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0123/675039-saudi-arabia/

What a scummy hypocritical mafia state we have right here. A banana republic.

Where is President O' Higgins, head of state, faux progressive and leftist, to intervene to stop this lowering of the flag for a vile dictator?

Shame.

Some hope of him reaching a flag.

Damien360 · 24-01-2015 12:07AM

Ridiculous to recognise the death of a despot/dictator.

coolemon · 24-01-2015 12:08AM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Some hope of him reaching a flag.

They should take it down and give it to him and let him wipe his arse with it. It seems to have no value.

jimgoose · 24-01-2015 12:08AM

You should Steven Seagal his short-ass, fcuk him up ugly. Er.

porsche959 · 24-01-2015 12:08AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I support the lowering of the flag.

I do also. Pragmatic and the correct decision in the national interest supplants childish ranting on the net.

porsche959 · 24-01-2015 12:09AM

Del2005 wrote: »

We've done worst but I don't want to Godwin this thread.

Hehe, but in that instance, Godwinning would be fair, no?

DeadHand · 24-01-2015 12:10AM

True to form.

Dev did offer his condolences to the German state on the death of Hitler.

It's just cosmetic diplomacy. A calculated insult from an ultimately insignificant state would not have improved the lives of those unfortunate enough to live in Saudi one iota. At best, we'd have been ignored. At worst, we'd have lost out on important trade at a time when the country needs to borrow money for it's day to day running.

Sensible decision.

thelad95 · 24-01-2015 12:11AM

Well considering Dev sent a letter of condolence to Germany following Hitler's death, nothing else would surprise me.

coolemon · 24-01-2015 12:12AM

porsche959 wrote: »

I do also. Pragmatic and the correct decision in the national interest supplants childish ranting on the net.

You could justify any scummy and vile actions with that logic.

Sure who cares about human rights anyway so long as I get to put cheap petrol in my Porsche.

Merrion · 24-01-2015 12:12AM

Was the flag lowered, or was the pole extended?
(Either way - I'm disappointed as this chap has no bearing whatsoever on Ireland... )

My name is URL · 24-01-2015 12:13AM

Damien360 wrote: »

Ridiculous to recognise the death of a despot/dictator.

Not really. By that logic it's ridiculous to engage with them diplomatically or commercially too, and we do both of those things without much outrage as a result

http://www.isabc.org/

http://www.jaicc.ie/content/ireland-and-kingdom-saudi-arabia-share-excellent-ties-says-outgoing-ambassador-niall-holohan

There are better avenues to go down if a country wants to voice concern about human rights abuses etc, than by refusing to recognise the death of a leader.

Lowering the flag just stinks of sycophancy more than anything else, but you'd expect nothing more from the Irish government.

coolemon · 24-01-2015 12:14AM

My name is URL wrote: »

Not really. By that logic it's ridiculous to engage with them diplomatically or commercially too, and we do both of those things without much outrage as a result

http://www.isabc.org/

http://www.jaicc.ie/content/ireland-and-kingdom-saudi-arabia-share-excellent-ties-says-outgoing-ambassador-niall-holohan

There are better avenues to go down if a country wants to voice concern about human rights abuses etc, than by refusing to recognise the death of a leader.

Lowering the flag just stinks of sycophancy more than anything else.

Was it lowered for Hugo Chavez, Kim or Col. Gaddafi?

Dirty Steve · 24-01-2015 12:14AM

What have we got planned for Mugabe's death?

National day of mourning?

porsche959 · 24-01-2015 12:15AM

Merrion wrote: »

(....as this chap has no bearing whatsoever on Ireland... )

No, sorry, wrong.

the dark phantom · 24-01-2015 12:15AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Who cares.

Some of us do care, The House of Saud is behind and involved in of lots of issues that have caused nothing but trouble and instability in the world, We may as well have lowered the tricolour for Saddam.

coolemon · 24-01-2015 12:16AM

Dirty Steve wrote: »

What have we got planned for Mugabe's death?

National day of mourning?

So long as there is money in it.

MayoSalmon · 24-01-2015 12:17AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I do not mind our state being chummy with the Saudi's. It's in our best interests until the oil runs out.

Our oil comes from the North Sea

My name is URL · 24-01-2015 12:18AM

coolemon wrote: »

Was it lowered for Hugo Chavez, Kim or Col. Gaddafi?

I'm not defending the lowering of the flag. As I said, it just comes across as sycophantic imo.

I was responding to the suggestion that we shouldn't 'recognise' the death of a world leader in any official sense.

qt3.14 · 24-01-2015 12:18AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I do not mind our state being chummy with the Saudi's. It's in our best interests until the oil runs out.

Realpolitik is, though the usual suspects refuse to see it, a necessary part of living in the real world.

jimgoose · 24-01-2015 12:19AM

the dark phantom wrote: »

Some of us do care, The House of Saud is behind and involved in of lots of issues that have caused nothing but trouble and instability in the world, We may as well have lowered the tricolour for Saddam.

Just gimme the fcukan oil. Seriously, just gimme the damn thing now. Then you can get back to playing Rich Kids and we can cut the sh1t and get the fcuk out of this flea-infested hell-hole.

RobertKK · 24-01-2015 12:20AM

It was just our flag lowering its cloth in shame.

whupdedo · 24-01-2015 12:21AM

coolemon wrote: »

http://img.rasset.ie/000a0fbf-642.jpg

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0123/675039-saudi-arabia/

What a scummy hypocritical mafia state we have right here. A banana republic.

Where is President O' Higgins, head of state, faux progressive and leftist, to intervene to stop this lowering of the flag for a vile dictator?

Its President Higgins, not O Higgins

Shame.

When did President Higgins get an O in his name

Del2005 wrote: »

We've done worst but I don't want to Godwin this thread.

But surely it wouldn't be godwin If stating factual evidence rather than just referring to Nazis in a fecitious or trolling manner, im fairly sure you can refer to the Nazis and hitler without godwin, otherwise wed never have intelligent debate on anything to do with world war 2 without some idiot constantly reffering to godwin

Tri-colour lowered half mast for Saudi King Abdullah

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