They who? Mary Lou said it was one of the reasons only a week ago on Newstalk.
I posted their manifesto from 2017 a couple of days ago.
They told the voters that Westminister was a āwaste of timeā and that the ābattleā would be won in Dublin and Brussels.
Clearly not the case now is it?
Of course the SF of old thought the āFree Stateā Parliament was a waste of time too. Why the change?
Why do they run for election in a foreign country so?
They donāt. They run for election in their own country.
They run in UK elections
On an abstetionist ticket to show that a significant proportion of the population in Ulster want nothing to do with Britain.
Not really
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26 + 6 = 1
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Claire Hanna and Nicola Mallon seem to be a one man band these days.
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Was Ruairi O Bradaigh right about sitting in Leinster House ? .
Today is Monday
They do in one sense Leinster House is not recognised by republicans as our legitimate parliament ( Iām obviously not including SF as republicans theyāre a watered down version of FF)itās not v popular an opinion down here but it is what it is
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Yes.
Post GFA, SF agreed to engage with the people and both states on this island and all communities within- they should be commended for it ā¦ after being completely abandoned by the south to live in an apartheid state, they have carved out a place at the table for nationalists - maybe if they were not completely abandoned and southern political parties had the back bone to stand / lead in NI over the years there may not have even been a war ā¦ Of course, the establishment down south now thinks it can dictate to the nationalist community in the north ā as witnessed by this thread.
Cannot disagree with any of that ,but find SF have lost their way and voice in nationalist areas especially regarding the youth( ps Iām an ex SF member albeit a long time ago,and have several buds still with them but personally feel theyāre losing it , SDLP are gone so who to turn to for the disaffected youth?)
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Theyāve gone too middle of the road ā they were shaping up to be a true alternative party towards the end of the 10s / early teens - but theyāve gone with watered down republicans in Mary Lou et al ā¦ I havenāt marched myself in a while - I probably wont unless thereās a change in leadership / direction.
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Leadership will change but for the worst I fear them becoming yellow pack republicans,know obviously they have to bend but too much equals younger voters in the 6 counties not turning to them equals a swell in the ranks of militant republicans,has happened again and again
you are in the dark ages
Nah heās fairly representative of what people up north think. You havenāt a clue no offence, if youāre relying on the southern papers to tell you whatās going on in nationalist communities in the north.
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its utterly fascinating watching @chocolatemice having an fullblown conversation with himself
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