tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post6349061830473863292..comments2024-03-28T13:35:30.500+00:00Comments on TPQ: A Tunnel To The MoonAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40520603130520085062018-03-14T14:11:16.007+00:002018-03-14T14:11:16.007+00:00Hi,
I post this comment even if this discussion d...Hi, <br />I post this comment even if this discussion dates back to one year ago ! <br />I read this book, very interesting indeed. i was struck by something he wrote about decommissioning. <br />Matt Treacy explains that IRA grassroots were presented with a fait accompli about the decision to decommission and disbandment.<br />You referred to that lack of transparency also but Matt Treacy wrote Lisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336290315895367311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-18500975843626012472017-06-08T18:01:19.944+01:002017-06-08T18:01:19.944+01:00Very comprehensive review - certainly seems like a...Very comprehensive review - certainly seems like an interesting book and I will read it - given the uniformity of narrative that comes out of PSF - other perspectives are needed and welcome.<br /><br />Love to see another book from you AM given your experiences since the last one.jgr33nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595370045427311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-25695727144049830232017-06-08T12:50:30.178+01:002017-06-08T12:50:30.178+01:00Its unlikely that the past can be neatly parcelled...Its unlikely that the past can be neatly parcelled up and certainly not so to everyone's satisfaction. it's chimera and an unrealistic expectation.<br /><br />Dependent to the degree of individual or collective trauma experienced and the resources available to individuals and communities for overcoming such I suspect we'll all eventually outgrow the past. Remembering and reflection, Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47571147026769514712017-06-08T11:54:18.046+01:002017-06-08T11:54:18.046+01:00Mackers
During my university time I read somewher...Mackers<br /><br />During my university time I read somewhere an estimated 40% + of the N. Ireland economy was 'security' related. Given a max was 60% unionist in their hay-day it has probably impacted very painfully on people like Peter. Sitting in the back of a land-rover driving around N. Down all week with all the perks must be sorely missed. At his young age the fact he describes larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-86993709124886996242017-06-08T10:50:54.783+01:002017-06-08T10:50:54.783+01:00Peter
Agree 99% with you verdict there. However r...Peter<br /><br />Agree 99% with you verdict there. However raking over the end-game will help future generations avoid the same pitfall of idolising paedo families and scumbags. As I have said before without putting anyone in legal jeopardy I think the more talking and comparing of experiences done THE BETTER. Untouchables playing the ultra secret card when their inlaws and girlfriends / larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-7028473164565164452017-06-08T10:50:08.215+01:002017-06-08T10:50:08.215+01:00Peter,
how long is a piece of string?
A person ...Peter, <br /><br />how long is a piece of string?<br /><br />A person can watch a film as many times as they wish. They just need to refrain from trying to get us to watch it along with them.<br /><br />If Matt had written his book in 2027 rather than 2017 it would still be a useful addition to the historical narrative and republican historiography. Every single person should be free to write if AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14549803038750668772017-06-08T10:40:01.497+01:002017-06-08T10:40:01.497+01:00AM
I agree. Raking over the past to learn from it ...AM<br />I agree. Raking over the past to learn from it is a worthwhile task, but for how long?<br /><br />It is just I have read many testimonials from old Provos lamenting the end of the IRA. Understandable, yes, but none acknowledge that it was a) inevitable and b) for the good of Ireland. You all have had 20 years to ruminate over the facts of the issue, can you not acknowledge these 2 points?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30618480589582738302017-06-08T10:09:40.233+01:002017-06-08T10:09:40.233+01:00Peter,
might as well ask people not to fear dying...Peter,<br /><br />might as well ask people not to fear dying or hunger as ask them not to rake over the past. <br /><br />Our species has a very cognitive memory and it would be most strange not to rake through what we remember. How do we use the faculty of memory to forget? Organized forgetting is a much more threatening venture than raking over the past.<br /><br />It is probably better to ask AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-72157195428099465342017-06-08T09:45:06.115+01:002017-06-08T09:45:06.115+01:00I fully understand the hurt and betrayal of ex-Pro...I fully understand the hurt and betrayal of ex-Provos regarding the end of the IRA. Even soldiers from winning sides in all conflicts have issues of legacy, how they were treated, how they are currently treated etc So to be on the "losing" side and watch previous commanders now bend the knee must be particularly galling. However, it was inevitable. The IRA failed to win the support of Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-23507088525406895142017-06-08T02:37:52.876+01:002017-06-08T02:37:52.876+01:00It is a great review. Considered, thought out and ...It is a great review. Considered, thought out and detailed.<br /><br />Larry, there is no personal axe on Mark's part. A lot of political disagreement. Mark and Matt have been friends for yonks and the real aptitude here is mutual. Mark displayed great ability in criticising a friend he much admires, and Matt can easily take it on the chin without feeling precious about himself. They are AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-71566838580654889932017-06-07T20:54:24.206+01:002017-06-07T20:54:24.206+01:00A balanced review of something I want to read next...A balanced review of something I want to read next. When I saw the title of the book I remembered it had been used on here by AM (and first by him in the '97 Tribune article?) and wondered if this was the reference.These things are an afirmation of sorts for this site, and its parent publications.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-73807896890274103742017-06-07T14:52:32.439+01:002017-06-07T14:52:32.439+01:00Honest review by Mark.
There's no birth of co...Honest review by Mark.<br /><br />There's no birth of consciousness without pain ... well done Matt ... another bit of light brought to the darkness.Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-13354250275406238922017-06-07T11:48:02.037+01:002017-06-07T11:48:02.037+01:00I get the impression the person writing this revie...I get the impression the person writing this review has a personal axe to grind with Treacy for his position on extreme socialism. Regarding either the non existance of it in SF over the decades or indeed his personal viepoint re Communism in the former Soviet Union. It came close to putting me off getting a copy of the book. If the book degenerates into far left shite which never existed in SF larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.com