Who do they need to justify the troubles to? The younger voters dont give a fuck and dont remember them. In 10-20 years the majority of people will have been born post troubles or at the tail end of them⌠In that same time frame youâll see the population edge towards 60 - 40 in favour of nationalists up north. Catholics are now the majority for the first time ever and thatâs only going one way⌠but that doesnt guarantee a UI, as most young people outside the urban strong holds up north are fairly ambivalent and theyâll go with their pockets⌠If Scotland breaks away from England then itâs game over for the north - As it is I suspect the English would gladly facilitate a handover and lay out a road map to it to save pumping billions into the north⌠weâre all just paddies to them anyway.
If anything I think there is a nationalist streak in younger people that doesnât exist in older Southerners who were put off by the Troubles. I think the RIC was an example of this.
The FF lads in the 30s admitted being in the IRA. Gerry Adams was not in the IRA.
Simpsonâs memes donât mean much beyond tolerance. The polls donât back it up.
SFâs brand of cuddly Gerry wonât convince unionists, which is rather the point here.
Unionists are a dying breed ⌠Unionists who stayed on down south survived alright.
And lads on here who support SF will tell you that the nationalism around Brexit and Trump was ill advised.
Who do they need to glorify the troubles to âŚ
They dont. And hopefully continue to learn that.
Totally different types of nationalism. Theirs is imperialist and based around a feeling of superiority and a bygone golden age of domination.
Never, never, never, neverâŚ
Agreed. Itâs a shame so that there is a constant sense of sneaking regard out of some of their leading figures for it.
20 years ago they would have been living it, not singing it ---- theyâve come a long way and in 20 years time and when iâm at the forefront they be a different animal again.
You should look to progress yourself in the party and put yourself up for election. Seriously. Iâd confidently say you would be a bigger addition than half of the no-marks that won election this time around for SF.
Iâve thought about it ---- But @Rocko would have to agree to wipe my account here first⌠iâd have nutters from here publishing some shit talk from me in the Dily Mail and the likes. Iâd also have to visit nearly 600 women to make sure there are no love children floating around and pay them off to stay out of the press regarding wild sex antics. â
Keeping the party line mightnât come to easy to himâŚ
A truth and reconciliation commission on your past will surely draw a line under it
A woman scorned is worse than the bitterest of Unionists âŚ
He never scorned a woman in his life.
Nor did they ever wish harm on him. They were grateful for what they got.