[Newsbot]

Title: Sinn F�in lord mayor at Belfast Armistice Day ceremony
Category: Political
Posted By: Newfy
Date: 2013-11-12 16:26:03

[Newfy]

I know that Nationalists/Republicans in Northern Ireland have a great hatred towards the British Forces but it still astonishes me that they can be so narrow minded when it comes to Remembrance Day. Forgetting anything post WWII, Catholics and Protestants from Ireland and Northern Ireland fought side by side during the First and Second World Wars.

[GreenTiger]

Newfy Newfy:

I know that Nationalists/Republicans in Northern Ireland have a great hatred towards the British Forces but it still astonishes me that they can be so narrow minded when it comes to Remembrance Day. Forgetting anything post WWII, Catholics and Protestants from Ireland and Northern Ireland fought side by side during the First and Second World Wars.

True, but in Southern Ireland the govt and society were less than fond of the Irish that fought with the British against the Germans. The Irish passed a number of laws to punish the Irish that fought in WW II. They called it the "starvation law" or something similar. They only recently have started talking about pardoning the offenders.

Still this is a good thing to see and the Unionist should reciprocate and show some respect for the "Nationalist Irish" feelings.

[Newfy]

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

Newfy Newfy:

I know that Nationalists/Republicans in Northern Ireland have a great hatred towards the British Forces but it still astonishes me that they can be so narrow minded when it comes to Remembrance Day. Forgetting anything post WWII, Catholics and Protestants from Ireland and Northern Ireland fought side by side during the First and Second World Wars.

True, but in Southern Ireland the govt and society were less than fond of the Irish that fought with the British against the Germans. The Irish passed a number of laws to punish the Irish that fought in WW II. They called it the "starvation law" or something similar. They only recently have started talking about pardoning the offenders.

Still this is a good thing to see and the Unionist should reciprocate and show some respect for the "Nationalist Irish" feelings.

It's ridiculous from an "outsiders" point of view. I've lived in Northern Ireland for nearly 16 years now and although I understand the politics and the history to it all, the mindset of both sides is just dumbfounding. I'm a Protestant technically speaking although I'm almost ashamed to be associated with that categorisation. Especially after the recent behaviour of the "Unionist/Loyalist" idiots.

[Jabberwalker]

Newfy Newfy:

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

Newfy Newfy:

I know that Nationalists/Republicans in Northern Ireland have a great hatred towards the British Forces but it still astonishes me that they can be so narrow minded when it comes to Remembrance Day. Forgetting anything post WWII, Catholics and Protestants from Ireland and Northern Ireland fought side by side during the First and Second World Wars.

True, but in Southern Ireland the govt and society were less than fond of the Irish that fought with the British against the Germans. The Irish passed a number of laws to punish the Irish that fought in WW II. They called it the "starvation law" or something similar. They only recently have started talking about pardoning the offenders.

Still this is a good thing to see and the Unionist should reciprocate and show some respect for the "Nationalist Irish" feelings.

It's ridiculous from an "outsiders" point of view. I've lived in Northern Ireland for nearly 16 years now and although I understand the politics and the history to it all, the mindset of both sides is just dumbfounding. I'm a Protestant technically speaking although I'm almost ashamed to be associated with that categorisation. Especially after the recent behaviour of the "Unionist/Loyalist" idiots.

I'm Presbyterian and I always thought that "Rev." Ian Paisley was a fascist, way back when.