tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post1712740729094671249..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: Them And UsAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39438615816951387412018-04-03T21:43:16.791+01:002018-04-03T21:43:16.791+01:00We consistently think them and us.Things are as th...We consistently think them and us.Things are as they are. According to the G.F. agreement nothing changes until the majority wish it. That's the way is should be and surely that leaves this site redundant.Perhaps we're only trying to find a reason d'etre for our past struggles with each other. <br />We Irish love pointing the finger.<br /><br />Just think for a moment what a daveforbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12779346646197836389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1260716039622200832018-02-02T22:19:24.540+00:002018-02-02T22:19:24.540+00:00Haven't read 'Secret History' Steve bu...Haven't read 'Secret History' Steve but look forward to hearing your commentary.Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-16625670660497685062018-02-01T22:23:26.001+00:002018-02-01T22:23:26.001+00:00HJ,
Hasten the day the Unionists move to the left...HJ,<br /><br />Hasten the day the Unionists move to the left! <br /><br />I've started reading Ed's Secret History of the IRA and it's fascinating. I tend to agree that there will be considerable disquiet between the North and Southern parts of SF. Quite how they will rationalise being an instrument of implementing Conservative austerity in the North while plagued by sectarianism Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-76110236548328399202018-02-01T06:42:12.603+00:002018-02-01T06:42:12.603+00:00Steve,
suspicion and mistrust are favoured curren...Steve,<br /><br />suspicion and mistrust are favoured currencies in a sectarian society. Expect apprehension and uneasiness with <i>'the other'</i> to continue, the <i>'them and us'</i> game to endure for a while longer. Though this is likely to be played out with somewhat less fervour and in ever decreasing numbers.<br /><br />Looking south, the Southern state is generally a Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-20132880224836586422018-01-30T22:50:27.177+00:002018-01-30T22:50:27.177+00:00Henry JoY,
It's a curious time for Unionists ...Henry JoY,<br /><br />It's a curious time for Unionists with regards to the Shinners, MLM's placement as leader is seen as another tactical move to put those without Provo Apprenticeships in postions that give the facade of pure democracy. The reason for the glacial speed of progress is that Unionists don't really buy that the 'tentacles of the Army' don't still run right Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-69440841987939768502018-01-30T10:05:03.694+00:002018-01-30T10:05:03.694+00:00The shifts required to advance from a sectarian so...The shifts required to advance from a sectarian society to a more pluralistic one were never going to be swift nor easy. That the electorate continues to mandate the DUP and Sinn Féin reflects the polarised divisions and deep hurts which continue to substantially exist throughout Northern society. These factors suggest that the change process is likely to remain glacially slow.<br /><br />That Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26382028643596606982018-01-29T20:45:47.165+00:002018-01-29T20:45:47.165+00:00i hope theyre all on the average weekly dole soon....i hope theyre all on the average weekly dole soon. scrubbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-53412382921042459822018-01-29T20:44:39.575+00:002018-01-29T20:44:39.575+00:00marty,ur right about the feminisation of the party...marty,ur right about the feminisation of the party - and its perfect timing for the repealers. sad days indeed for irish babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1901379336893557572018-01-29T20:26:52.262+00:002018-01-29T20:26:52.262+00:00Kingsmill is an instantly recognizable name in our...Kingsmill is an instantly recognizable name in our past, along with Bloody Sunday.<br /><br />Highly doubtful wee Barry could have been oblivious to this fact.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-90047306125431353592018-01-29T20:17:24.769+00:002018-01-29T20:17:24.769+00:00I do genuinely think satire died when this became ...I do genuinely think satire died when this became a genuine issue.<br /><br />A middle aged man sticking a popular brand of loaf sold throughout the country on his head, and people read something into it because of the date (which was a hell of a coincidence, it has to be said). I couldn't believe it.<br /><br />Interestingly, for all the hand wringing done by the likes of Arlene and Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-33256606364512341472018-01-29T19:56:52.525+00:002018-01-29T19:56:52.525+00:00Niall nor did arch bigot foster or cronies show ri...Niall nor did arch bigot foster or cronies show rightful indignation when a loyalist tweeted the videopost of himself with an ORMO wheaten and holding up 5 fingers ,,,the po-lice farce said that they are investigating , but hey as you know Norn Iorn where shoplifting is treated more seriously than mass murder as per Hagerty case over 500 crimes admitted including 5 murders and gets 6 years martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68641380166476557622018-01-29T19:50:21.729+00:002018-01-29T19:50:21.729+00:00Grouch if quisling $inn £anny Barrybroy had tweet...Grouch if quisling $inn £anny Barrybroy had tweeted that while bouncing naked on a trampoline with that loaf on his head ,he,d be toast now ,martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-15703724450569637162018-01-29T10:46:05.532+00:002018-01-29T10:46:05.532+00:00If it aint in you it wont come out as the saying ...If it aint in you it wont come out as the saying goes ,I shed no tears for quisling $inn £anny Barrybroy ,I think he was set up so that the feminisation of that party can continue unabated , Quisling $inn £anny Martybroy O Millionaire the socialist rep for Balmoral need not worry he never had any balls .martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-49890017240157747212018-01-29T10:26:05.173+00:002018-01-29T10:26:05.173+00:00nice one anthony, and at least theres one good thi...nice one anthony, and at least theres one good thing for mcelduff from all this - maybe now he can get a job that pays more than the average industrial wage (because im sure they are telling the truth about that, arnt they!). maybe kingsmill bread will make him a sales rep with all the publicity they got. also, im sure hes pissed off with beardy who started all this sf tweeting shite with his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40362305897424161242018-01-29T09:03:14.270+00:002018-01-29T09:03:14.270+00:00You’re right, it's them and us...still. Witho...You’re right, it's them and us...still. Without it would Unionism exist though! How many Nationalists and even Unionists for that matter actually were aware that it was the Kingsmill Massacre anniversary.... there was quite a lot of dirty political gain made from it by Unionism and others and through their insincerity to the relatives....maybe that's just me...although one person in the Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83458508328931165522018-01-29T07:26:47.462+00:002018-01-29T07:26:47.462+00:00Good article, nothing to disagree with there. For ...Good article, nothing to disagree with there. For what it is worth I don't think he meant any harm. 2 interesting things to come out of it are the "Red Lines" cartoon, which so excellently portrayed SF/IRA's double speak, caring so much about "rights" when they refuse to give war crime victims the right to justice; and the fact that it was the southerners that demandedPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-90984652651668506922018-01-29T05:37:52.238+00:002018-01-29T05:37:52.238+00:00Barry,
there should be no sanction against him or...Barry,<br /><br />there should be no sanction against him or anyone else for retweeting. No more so than me retweeting it. To evade the clutch of the censor it should be established that retweets are not an endorsement (even when they are). Best to err against the censor than for.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40551286369312782662018-01-29T00:08:01.334+00:002018-01-29T00:08:01.334+00:00Could Donald Trump's retweeting of Britain Fir...Could Donald Trump's retweeting of Britain First videos be passed over as 'apolitical'?Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.com