Gerry Adams wins Northern Ireland vote

Associated Press ^ | 03/07/06

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Sinn Fein haven't moderated, just very good at PR.

[voltaires_zit]

> They voted for a terrorist organisation.

Sinn Féin has been legal since, what?, 1974 or something, yes?

It's no wonder the Irish are still bickering about %^@# that happened in 1650 with attitudes like that...

[Triple]

I am talking about the right of free association and of self government.

How do you feel when you read the Declaration of Independence? Does it make you angry? Do you feel it is anachronistic?

It gives me a sense of the importance of freedom, and the risk individuals accepted to secure freedom from oppression.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

You just can't give a direct answer.

It eaves one to speculate your position.

My position is crystal clear, in case you haven't read this thread - the IRA are terrorists, the UK is a democracy, end of story.

You people just can't admit when you are wrong, can you??

[cowtowney]

Unless you're willing to assert that, what 40%??, of the voters in the North are IRA, I say you're wrong about the second part.

"What are you talking about?? They voted for a terrorist organisation."

So, you want to take away their right to vote because you have a strong opinion of the IRA? Nonsense.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

It gives me a sense of the importance of freedom, and the risk individuals accepted to secure freedom from oppression.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! And Sinn Fein/IRA are the answer to that?

[cowtowney]

"Piss off"

This is the type of discourse that has led to years of violence in Ireland. Someone disagrees with you on a public board and you tell them to piss off.

[Triple]

Still can't answer?

Ok one more - Do you think the British government treated Catholics in Northern Ireland as equal citizens in the 1950s and 1960s?

[Irish_Thatcherite]

So, you want to take away their right to vote because you have a strong opinion of the IRA? Nonsense.

It's not an opinion, it's a fact - the IRA are terrorists, thus should not be allowed organise a political party.

People are free to vote for whatever party they want - the parties, in turn, must not be fronts for terrorist organisations in order to participate.

[trumandogz]

As for now it appears that they have forgone violence and are focused on simply a Ballot Box Strategy.


This was the goal of Tony Blair and it seems to be working.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Ok one more - Do you think the British government treated Catholics in Northern Ireland as equal citizens in the 1950s and 1960s?

That didn't justify IRA terrorism, it wasn't so dictatorial that they couldn't work with the system for reform - which was happening until the Northern terrorist destroyed that.

[cowtowney]

"It's not an opinion, it's a fact - the IRA are terrorists, thus should not be allowed organise a political party."

This is only your opinion. Evidently, your opinion is not held by the majority, therefore the IRA IS a political party and people ARE able to vote. Thank God.

[ichabod1]

Sinn Fein are a terrorist organisation and therefore should not be a legal party - and screw the bastards who vote for them.

See, this is why there will never be peace in the north with you Tories.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

As for now it appears that they have forgone violence and are focused on simply a Ballot Box Strategy.

Nothing more than a tactical retreat to overthrow Irish democracy, infiltrators have been found in the institutions of the Republic - Google 'Phil Flynn' or 'Frank Connolly' to see what I mean.

[Triple]

Ok - I'll accept that answer as a no, Catholics in Ireland were not treated with equality by the government.

[ichabod1]

They don't realise that the IRA could run circles around AQ!

Why don't they then? Please tell me, I really want to know.

[Tax-chick]

Substitute Ireland ping! Irish_Thatcherite says "Howya!"