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The glorious 12th

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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    ‘Loyalist violence seemed to glory in its barbarity. Torture-murders were not unusual. The 'romper room', where victims were ritually tortured, was a feature of many loyalist drinking dens. One particular gang, the Shankhill Butchers, so called for their use of butchers' knives, killed at least 19 people in the 1970's. Such murders cannot merely be dismissed as the act of psychotics. Over the troubles, almost 700 Catholic civilians died at loyalist hands (plus over 100 protestants taken for Catholics) - the largest single category of victim. The aim of loyalist violence was to impress on Britain and Irish nationalism that political appeasement of republicanism was not a violence-free option’

    A quote from Marc Mulholland
    Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    That ship sailed long ago. If everyone was treated the same then Killer F would have been jailed not long after his murder spree along with hundreds of other security force killers and their enablers down through the years.

    The coming years will see more of these cases coming to the fore. Funny how downcow wants to forget it all now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,271 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Selective amnesia.

    Could say the youngest person killed in the troubles was caused by the actions of the Army but they would justify it

    ******



  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Could say the youngest person killed in the troubles was caused by the actions of the Army but they would justify it

    Its a mindset. Look at DUP defending the band walking around Derry with its parachute crest. Even the march organizers knew it was wrong and acknowledged it just about.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    Its a mindset. Look at DUP defending the band walking around Derry with its parachute crest. Even the march organizers knew it was wrong and acknowledged it just about.

    I think the thing about the marching is, is it a genuine historic and cultural tradition or a means of rubbing the noses of the other community in it?


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,137 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    holyhead wrote: »
    I think the thing about the marching is, is it a genuine historic and cultural tradition or a means of rubbing the noses of the other community in it?




    Where they go thru nationalist areas, thats rubbing the nose in it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    Odhinn wrote: »
    Where they go thru nationalist areas, thats rubbing the nose in it.

    Is that a case of shifting population or as you say rubbing it in?


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    If there is evidence anyone should be prosecuted and many Republicans/loyalists went to jail. The army and police as we know were protected by whitewash investigations. Everyone deserves to know what happened their loved ones.

    Everyone knows that Bloody Sunday was an important moment in the troubles. The state covered up obvious murder. From then on a can of worms opened where people realized the army brought into protect were also the enemy to the nationalist community.

    Two points.
    So are you saying the letters of comfort to republicans should be rescinded?
    This was the point in radio Ulster this morning. That it is causing serious angst, that the like of BS is being held above other killings


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    Would love to see that link too.

    I’ll have a look tonight


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    downcow wrote: »
    Two points.
    So are you saying the letters of comfort to republicans should be rescinded?
    This was the point in radio Ulster this morning. That it is causing serious angst, that the like of BS is being held above other killings

    The problem with Bloody Sunday was it was state sponsored mass murder. All murder is wrong so not looking to point score.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    downcow wrote: »
    Two points.
    So are you saying the letters of comfort to republicans should be rescinded?
    This was the point in radio Ulster this morning. That it is causing serious angst, that the like of BS is being held above other killings

    The British army were never held to account in the first place. Many eye witnesses saw murder that day (which you deny) but the state covered it up. Loyalists and republicans were jailed for their acts but impossible to convict a lot of them due to lack of evidence.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,564 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    downcow wrote: »
    Two points.
    So are you saying the letters of comfort to republicans should be rescinded?
    This was the point in radio Ulster this morning. That it is causing serious angst, that the like of BS is being held above other killings

    Are you seriously expect anyone to justify their moral position to you? Earlier you defended a serial killer in a loyalist religious organisation. It's the equivalent of a supporter of the KKK accusing me of defending racists.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    steddyeddy wrote: »
    Yes that was despicable indeed. I'm in complete agreement that the event you're talking about was nothing short of disgusting. All because he was a catholic working as an army cook.

    I appreciate that stedfyeddy. You have risen in my estimations.
    Fair play for recognising stuff in your own community as wrong. Some of us are to quick to point at others


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    Her family have asked for it as politicians were using her death at the time to point score just like you are now instead of going for talks to get the government back up and running

    Are you not doing this every day with BS victims. ???


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    ‘Loyalist violence seemed to glory in its barbarity. Torture-murders were not unusual. The 'romper room', where victims were ritually tortured, was a feature of many loyalist drinking dens. One particular gang, the Shankhill Butchers, so called for their use of butchers' knives, killed at least 19 people in the 1970's. Such murders cannot merely be dismissed as the act of psychotics. Over the troubles, almost 700 Catholic civilians died at loyalist hands (plus over 100 protestants taken for Catholics) - the largest single category of victim. The aim of loyalist violence was to impress on Britain and Irish nationalism that political appeasement of republicanism was not a violence-free option’

    A quote from Marc Mulholland
    Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

    Had you know idea what republicans were doing with their victims when they hel them for the traditional 3 days before they died


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    The coming years will see more of these cases coming to the fore. Funny how downcow wants to forget it all now.

    Stop twisting.
    It’s simple.
    Prosecute everyone including your MLAs who have letters of comfort. Or nobody. It simple


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    Its a mindset. Look at DUP defending the band walking around Derry with its parachute crest. Even the march organizers knew it was wrong and acknowledged it just about.

    They did not say it was wrong. Stick to facts


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    downcow wrote: »
    Stop twisting.
    It’s simple.
    Prosecute everyone including your MLAs who have letters of comfort. Or nobody. It simple

    That's a point Shane Paul O'Doherty makes on his blog. The thirst to see soldiers prosecuted and yet Republican and Loyalist thugs can walk the streets because of the GFA.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    Odhinn wrote: »
    Where they go thru nationalist areas, thats rubbing the nose in it.

    I don’t know anywhere they go though nationalist areas but maybe you will give us a couple of examples. ??


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    downcow wrote: »
    Stop twisting.
    It’s simple.
    Prosecute everyone including your MLAs who have letters of comfort. Or nobody. It simple

    That should have been the rule from the start downcow. It is why we are at this juncture now. And yet you still defend 40 year old actions your criminally negligent government eventually had to apologise unequivocally for.
    There is a long way to go yet to try and balance the books.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    holyhead wrote: »
    The problem with Bloody Sunday was it was state sponsored mass murder. All murder is wrong so not looking to point score.

    I get what you are saying and find your posts valuable.
    But here’s the problem. If you are the mother of a young man who joined the udr because he wanted to protect his community and the ira lie in a hedge to shoot him in the back as he courts his young girlfriend while of duty then you see that as much worse than the killing of people out actively protesting.
    If you are the mother of that little baby murdered by the ira in strabane then you think it was much more innocent than people who were killed while out protesting.
    I’m not saying these should be compared. But I does really piss off many when those killed on BS are held up as more special and more wrong

    It just depends on where you are looking from


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    That should have been the rule from the start downcow. It is why we are at this juncture now. And yet you still defend 40 year old actions your criminally negligent government eventually had to apologise unequivocally for.
    There is a long way to go yet to try and balance the books.

    If your aim is to attempt to agree to balance books in a contested society then you are on a hiding to nothing. Not a chance.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    downcow wrote: »
    They did not say it was wrong. Stick to facts

    Unionism never apologies for anything. Admitting it shouldn’t have happened is as good as it gets. It was a disgusting to do by that band but not surprising.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    downcow wrote: »
    I get what you are saying and find your posts valuable.
    But here’s the problem. If you are the mother of a young man who joined the udr because he wanted to protect his community and the ira lie in a hedge to shoot him in the back as he courts his young girlfriend while of duty then you see that as much worse than the killing of people out actively protesting.
    If you are the mother of that little baby murdered by the ira in strabane then you think it was much more innocent than people who were killed while out protesting.
    I’m not saying these should be compared. But I does really piss off many when those killed on BS are held up as more special and more wrong

    It just depends on where you are looking from

    Ah shure why not exploit one sides grief and pain in order not to look coldly at something that was wrong from the day it happened.

    Perhaps if your people turned a critical eye at those responsible for equality and fair governance?

    Nobody's grief and pain is worse than others.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,137 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    downcow wrote: »
    I get what you are saying and find your posts valuable.
    But here’s the problem. If you are the mother of a young man who joined the udr because he wanted to protect his community and the ira lie in a hedge to shoot him in the back as he courts his young girlfriend while of duty then you see that as much worse than the killing of people out actively protesting.
    If you are the mother of that little baby murdered by the ira in strabane then you think it was much more innocent than people who were killed while out protesting.
    I’m not saying these should be compared. But I does really piss off many when those killed on BS are held up as more special and more wrong

    It just depends on where you are looking from


    Joined the UDR then they made themselves a legitmate target.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    downcow wrote: »
    I get what you are saying and find your posts valuable.
    But here’s the problem. If you are the mother of a young man who joined the udr because he wanted to protect his community and the ira lie in a hedge to shoot him in the back as he courts his young girlfriend while of duty then you see that as much worse than the killing of people out actively protesting.
    If you are the mother of that little baby murdered by the ira in strabane then you think it was much more innocent than people who were killed while out protesting.
    I’m not saying these should be compared. But I does really piss off many when those killed on BS are held up as more special and more wrong

    It just depends on where you are looking from

    I appreciate your compliment. Thank you.

    What happened on Bloody Sunday was wrong. It was the greatest recruitment tool ever for the IRA. It's Shane Paul O'Doherty's contention that the IRA engineered the circumstances that set up the killing of those murdered on Bloody Sunday. Be that as it may the State through the army killed it's own citizens. It then instigated a wash out of an investigation which cleared people clearly responsible for what happened. Decades later the truth finally emerges.

    1. I'm not sure a State can ever be justified in killing it's own citizens.
    2. It can never seek to defend those who acted illegally even on it's behalf.
    3. It owes it's citizens the truth no matter the cost.

    This is why Bloody Sunday is so profound in the Irish psyche. Certain killings strike a chord. Many informers were murdered by the IRA yet Jean McConville is the most prominent one that came back to haunt the IRA/SF.

    Gerry Adams denial of ever being in the IRA is quite probably the greatest insult to the intelligence of the Irish people. It is O'Doherty's contention that Martin McGuinness never told the truth about his involvement in Bloody Sunday.

    Now my point is state lies are worse than private lies. State murder is worse than private murder. The State theoretically represents the people, all the people. A private army represent it's members and supporters.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    Unionism never apologies for anything. Admitting it shouldn’t have happened is as good as it gets. It was a disgusting to do by that band but not surprising.

    They didn’t say it shouldn’t have happened


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    downcow wrote: »
    If your aim is to attempt to agree to balance books in a contested society then you are on a hiding to nothing. Not a chance.

    I said 'try to'.
    If the outcome is (That most observers with a brain will agree) conclusive proof that the British were players in our conflict/war and ultimately responsible for what went up in flames, that is a good thing.

    And we get there, by them dropping their fearful blocking of a Truth commission or dragging the truth out of them, kicking and screaming. It's up to them to take their pick.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    holyhead wrote: »
    I appreciate your compliment. Thank you.

    What happened on Bloody Sunday was wrong. It was the greatest recruitment tool ever for the IRA. It's Shane Paul O'Doherty's contention that the IRA engineered the circumstances that set up the killing of those murdered on Bloody Sunday. Be that as it may the State through the army killed it's own citizens. It then instigated a wash out of an investigation which cleared people clearly responsible for what happened. Decades later the truth finally emerges.

    1. I'm not sure a State can ever be justified in killing it's own citizens.
    2. It can never seek to defend those who acted illegally even on it's behalf.
    3. It owes it's citizens the truth no matter the cost.

    This is why Bloody Sunday is so profound in the Irish psyche. Certain killings strike a chord. Many informers were murdered by the IRA yet Jean McConville is the most prominent one that came back to haunt the IRA/SF.

    Gerry Adams denial of ever being in the IRA is quite probably the greatest insult to the intelligence of the Irish people. It is O'Doherty's contention that Martin McGuinness never told the truth about his involvement in Bloody Sunday.

    Now my point is state lies are worse than private lies. State murder is worse than private murder. The State theoretically represents the people, all the people. A private army represent it's members and supporters.

    I will accept that analysis as very reasonable. But don’t expect those who have lost their close family members to be as objective as me. They will probably struggle to accept the killing of their loved one as somehow not quite as odious as state killings.
    I think it’s the attempt to use the pain of BS to try and rewrite who the main aggressors were is why unionists struggle with giving it quite the recognition it deserves - myself included.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    downcow wrote: »
    I will accept that analysis as very reasonable. But don’t expect those who have lost their close family members to be as objective as me. They will probably struggle to accept the killing of their loved one as somehow not quite as odious as state killings.
    I think it’s the attempt to use the pain of BS to try and rewrite who the main aggressors were is why unionists struggle with giving it quite the recognition it deserves - myself included.

    It's not a competition to be fair. How would you feel if the Irish state gunned down 14 Unionists marching peacefully on the streets of Cork? Then lied about it claiming they were legitimate targets. Then 40 years later oops sorry we had no cause to shoot them. You can bet they'd be peeved on the Shankill.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    downcow wrote: »
    They didn’t say it shouldn’t have happened

    They said they weren’t aware what the band were wearing and understand the hurt caused. What exactly were they saying then? If marching next week would the apprentice boys invite that band again do you think?

    Now unless you are a Neanderthal living under a rock the only purpose of wearing this in Derry of all cities was to cause offense. Thankfully the psni did the right thing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    downcow wrote: »
    They will probably struggle to accept the killing of their loved one as somehow not quite as odious as state killings.

    No death will be as odious as the death of your own loved one.

    Would you stop using people in this odious way. To make cheap 'what themuns did was worse' points.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    No death will be as odious as the death of your own loved one.

    Would you stop using people in this odious way. To make cheap 'what themuns did was worse' points.

    I was challenging that very position Thank you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,636 ✭✭✭Fionn1952


    downcow wrote: »
    No death will be as odious as the death of your own loved one.

    Would you stop using people in this odious way. To make cheap 'what themuns did was worse' points.

    I was challenging that very position Thank you.

    Sound, Down....what if those killed by state forces were your loved ones?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    Should all Loyalist 12th of July Parades be discontinued as anachronistic and antagonistic towards the Catholic community. On that basis should St Patrick's Day Parades cease in Northern Ireland on similar grounds?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,271 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    holyhead wrote: »
    Should all Loyalist 12th of July Parades be discontinued as anachronistic and antagonistic towards the Catholic community. On that basis should St Patrick's Day Parades cease in Northern Ireland on similar grounds?

    St Patrick’s day parades are not about being better than your neighbours so no

    ******



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭janfebmar


    downcow wrote: »
    I get what you are saying and find your posts valuable.
    But here’s the problem. If you are the mother of a young man who joined the udr because he wanted to protect his community and the ira lie in a hedge to shoot him in the back as he courts his young girlfriend while of duty then you see that as much worse than the killing of people out actively protesting.
    If you are the mother of that little baby murdered by the ira in strabane then you think it was much more innocent than people who were killed while out protesting.
    I’m not saying these should be compared. But I does really piss off many when those killed on BS are held up as more special and more wrong

    It just depends on where you are looking from

    Indeed. The murders which were planned weeks in advance, and which were planned to be murders and atrocities, were in my opinion worse than those which were not.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    holyhead wrote: »
    Should all Loyalist 12th of July Parades be discontinued as anachronistic and antagonistic towards the Catholic community. On that basis should St Patrick's Day Parades cease in Northern Ireland on similar grounds?

    There are people here who think that just being 'offended' is enough to ban something. Like a parade or the Irish language.

    It isn't.
    `


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    janfebmar wrote: »
    Indeed. The murders which were planned weeks in advance, and which were planned to be murders and atrocities, were in my opinion worse than those which were not.

    What complete nonsense. Murder is murder no matter what political opinion you were. If anything state murder is the worst as those who were actually supposed to protect its citizens in fact were the aggressors.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭RobMc59


    holyhead wrote: »
    Should all Loyalist 12th of July Parades be discontinued as anachronistic and antagonistic towards the Catholic community. On that basis should St Patrick's Day Parades cease in Northern Ireland on similar grounds?
    Any parade which is aimed at causing upset or seeks to goad others should be banned-that should also apply to bonfires(burning of flags and banners stopped)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭janfebmar


    The people who shot the 2 police people on Derry 2 days before Bloody Sunday were not aggressors as well? Or the people who shot the garda in Adare?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,028 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Took a while but the excuser got here in the end^^^

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=111010305&postcount=3369


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭gwalk


    Took a while but the excuser got here in the end^^^

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=111010305&postcount=3369

    Its almost as if the behaviour of certain posters is very predicatble or a pattern which is constantly repeating itself on this thread

    medness :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    janfebmar wrote: »
    The people who shot the 2 police people on Derry 2 days before Bloody Sunday were not aggressors as well? Or the people who shot the garda in Adare?

    Who said they weren’t? It wasn’t the state responsible for those though was it?

    Typically unionist answer to everything. In any other country unionism would be in government and be in charge as they have the majority votes. However we all know what happened. Power was abused and Westminster ignored it until they had no choice. That’s why you lot can’t be let rule outside of power sharing and will never again in the foreseeable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,348 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    There are people here who think that just being 'offended' is enough to ban something. Like a parade or the Irish language.

    It isn't.
    `


    Or a bonfire?


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    I see Londonderry headlines the news again this morning as the partner of the wee girl murdered by Irish republicans talks about the fear and grip of the local community these people have.

    Horrible city altogether. Just look at the state of the MEP ffs.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    There are people here who think that just being 'offended' is enough to ban something. Like a parade or the Irish language.

    It isn't.
    `

    Never thought I’d say it about one of Francie posts but
    Ditto. Spot on!


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,629 ✭✭✭✭downcow


    RobMc59 wrote: »
    Any parade which is aimed at causing upset or seeks to goad others should be banned-that should also apply to bonfires(burning of flags and banners stopped)

    Agreed


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭janfebmar


    timthumbni wrote: »
    I see Londonderry headlines the news again this morning as the partner of the wee girl murdered by Irish republicans talks about the fear and grip of the local community these people have.

    Horrible city altogether. Just look at the state of the MEP ffs.

    She should have resigned for dancing on the spot where the young protestant boy was murdered by Republicans, and for taking part in a parade where the same Republicans were glorified. I suppose what else fo people expect from SF.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 6,186 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    timthumbni wrote: »
    I see Londonderry headlines the news again this morning as the partner of the wee girl murdered by Irish republicans talks about the fear and grip of the local community these people have.

    Horrible city altogether. Just look at the state of the MEP ffs.

    https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-northern-ireland-47679072

    Loyalist scum wouldn’t you agree?


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