Should I Feel Bad For Slightly...
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Northern Ireland violence.......
.........triggered by Orange Order marches 'celebrating' victory in a battle which happened THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY years ago
Are these marches justified or just plain provocative?
Are these marches justified or just plain provocative?
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The para military is just a form of business.
Think about it if you're a bomb maker or a quarter master in the U.D.F or I.R.A, what are ya gonna do now the struggle's over?
Sell second hand cars, get a job in Curry's?
You go into racketeering.
They had status during the struggles, now they're an anachronism, they're not going to fade away quietly so they perpetuate the old battles and make their living the old way, it's all they know.
It's almost perverse to think that it's as hard (if not harder) for an old provo to re-assimilate into society as it is for an ex squaddie.
At least being in Royal Artillery can be put onto your C.V.
Think about it if you're a bomb maker or a quarter master in the U.D.F or I.R.A, what are ya gonna do now the struggle's over?
Sell second hand cars, get a job in Curry's?
You go into racketeering.
They had status during the struggles, now they're an anachronism, they're not going to fade away quietly so they perpetuate the old battles and make their living the old way, it's all they know.
It's almost perverse to think that it's as hard (if not harder) for an old provo to re-assimilate into society as it is for an ex squaddie.
At least being in Royal Artillery can be put onto your C.V.
More serious violence yesterday/last night
Why are the orange order allowed to march through catholic areas???
The authorities are crazy for allowing this to happen
If they wanna celebrate why not do it on their own patch well away from the 'opposition'?
It just gives the bored Irish youth an excuse to carry out pre-planned violence against the security forces
Why are the orange order allowed to march through catholic areas???
The authorities are crazy for allowing this to happen
If they wanna celebrate why not do it on their own patch well away from the 'opposition'?
It just gives the bored Irish youth an excuse to carry out pre-planned violence against the security forces
Do the Orange Marches still take place in english cities?
They certainly did in Liverpool when I was a kid and I recall there were flash points at certain parts of the routes. In the old terraced houses you could tell people's affinities; in some of the houses in the window above the front door there would be a statue of King Billy on his horse; in others a crucifix or a bleeding heart on the hall wall.
I'm pretty sure the Lodges marched in Glasgow too.
Does this still happen?
They certainly did in Liverpool when I was a kid and I recall there were flash points at certain parts of the routes. In the old terraced houses you could tell people's affinities; in some of the houses in the window above the front door there would be a statue of King Billy on his horse; in others a crucifix or a bleeding heart on the hall wall.
I'm pretty sure the Lodges marched in Glasgow too.
Does this still happen?
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