Trouble In Ireland

[mammutly]

If the Scots vote for independence, the union is dead anyway.

And the fact that they have the BNP speaking at their flag protests tells you all you need to know about those bigoted defenders of Queen and country.

It's the 21st century. Let it go FFS.

 

[SWP's back]

So loyalists are bigots?

From the man with a thread praising the IRA?

 

[mammutly]

So loyalists are bigots?

From the man with a thread praising the IRA?

I wasn't praising the IRA, but I'm not going through all that again.

And no, loyalists in general are not bigots. I was referring specifically to those extremists who think the flag issue worth the trouble they are causing.

 

[jp1992]

Shock

 

[dazdon]

The IRA are cunts they bombed Manchester.

But they've come a long way since then and there's hope for still more improvement.

Hopefully the two sides will be skipping through the shamrock chasing the fairies in the near future wondering what all the fuss was about.

 

[Mike N]

They pretend this is all about the 'Union flag' but the reality of it is that the rest of Britain got bored with them years and years ago.

 

[cockneycarparkm32]

The Union is being eroded and they are doing a fine job of eroding it further with their violence . They have lost control of the Docks , the police force , the majority of votes in certain regions . They threatened to kill the M.P. (non-sectarian) that won the seat and now they are threatening the M.P.(Loyalist ) that lost the seat, the Pat Finucane inquiry (of a sorts) . The bigots on the streets are making themselves just look ridiculous on the world stage , as they did when they came down from Scotland to Manchester for the football.

Live and let live FFS .

 

[clarkie_ni]

its been pretty nuts here the past week or so.
lets gets this straight though the majority of the trouble is by the local nike tracksuit wearing scumbegs who are just there for the 'fun'
the peaceful protests have gone pretty much trouble free albeit blocking roads which is a fucking annoyance and should be moved off the streets.
the whole flag issue (or fleg as we like to call it!) i can see both sides, honestly the country is in the shit with jobs and investment and people should be rallying around politicians to do more.
although i can see why people are annoyed about it, peoples fathers, mothers, sons and daughters have died in wars over the flag. it is a capital city of the UK and london, edinburgh and cardiff all have theres flying 365 days a year and if not they have the right to do so.
i think honestly the union is the best place for NI to be, there is no way i can see the Rep ever being able to afford NI becoming part of it.
there is some stat that NI claims so many billions from the UK to actually just survive, if that were to stop then i dont know what the people would do, never mind the people that rely on the government.

in a way i think NI has become institutionalised within the UK.
if in the future that changes and we can support outselves free of the UK then definately its worth considering.
i think politicians need to do whats best for the people rather than what there idolic idea of indentities are.