tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post7729322863511454820..comments2024-03-28T10:08:05.242+00:00Comments on TPQ: Catholics In Them Thar Cave HillsAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-56315827429360147712017-07-10T22:41:05.698+01:002017-07-10T22:41:05.698+01:00DaithiD,
"Steve, I could understand it then,...DaithiD,<br /><br />"Steve, I could understand it then, but not now."<br /><br />Why not? What has changed?<br /><br />"do you feel confident they value the Union with Ireland enough to stand over atrocities like the Finnucane murder?"<br /><br />I don't think they give two farts about the Union with NI, I would hazard a guess and say 75% of Tories don't care either. Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-60286857833566132492017-07-10T17:55:12.037+01:002017-07-10T17:55:12.037+01:00Steve, I could understand it then, but not now. Wh...Steve, I could understand it then, but not now. When you see people like Hogg gone from the Tory front benches, replaced with people like Priti Patel for example, do you feel confident they value the Union with Ireland enough to stand over atrocities like the Finnucane murder?DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39916032432083842622017-07-09T22:39:34.441+01:002017-07-09T22:39:34.441+01:00DaithiD,
"Even if you have a different polit...DaithiD,<br /><br />"Even if you have a different political persuasion, you would surely want the State to act in a proper manner to all innocents under its jurisdiction?"<br /><br />Absolutely, but like I said, for the PUL community it comes down to 'Guilt by association'. A blind eye is/was turned to collusion as it was against the common enemy. I accept that Pat Finucane was Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-9515896690683440542017-07-07T17:20:30.910+01:002017-07-07T17:20:30.910+01:00Steve R, the Finnucane name is synonymous with vic...Steve R, the Finnucane name is synonymous with victimhood from state collusion with death squads and elicits sympathy and respect much more than anything the Cahill case can tie to it.Even if you have a different political persuasion, you would surely want the State to act in a proper manner to all innocents under its jurisdiction? Collusion is such a murky business, totally out of keeping with DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-22283720156922806052017-07-07T08:14:35.899+01:002017-07-07T08:14:35.899+01:00AM,
Yeah, Finucane replacing Kelly clearly signale...AM,<br />Yeah, Finucane replacing Kelly clearly signaled the end of Kelly's public career. Guillotined by Adams or Robespierre to warrant a better description.<br />As for Tom Hartley and his writings – the old Yellow pages advert comes to mind - Fly Fishing... by JR Hartley.....nobody stocked it never mind bloody read it!<br />Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1206034866043271222017-07-06T23:31:47.653+01:002017-07-06T23:31:47.653+01:00AM
"John Finucane was never likely to take t...AM<br /><br />"John Finucane was never likely to take the seat. As much as he might bring nationalists out, his insertion into the campaign by Sinn Fein would also produce an equal and opposite effect within unionism. Not the fault of Finucane, just one of those uncomfortable facts on the ground in North Belfast. <br /><br />It was a move that could only have stirred unionism to come out inSteve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-4917252742466915332017-07-06T20:35:24.620+01:002017-07-06T20:35:24.620+01:00Ah so Kelly found out there is more to politics th...Ah so Kelly found out there is more to politics than a Catholic headcount? <br /><br />A Chinese tech guy (whose name escapes me) was contrasting the West with China, he suggested "In the West, you can change parties in power, but not policy. In China, you cant change parties, but you can change policy". I think variations of this are felt by many, who now want as little engagement withDaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.com