Irish peoples double standards / hypocrisy

Pompey Magnus

Nodin wrote: »

Seeing as that vote was to a parliament into which they'd be in a permanent minority, its about as valid and "functioning" as the current Burmese/Myanamar elections.

So what if they were always going to be in a minority? The Communist Party of Ireland will always be a minority party in Irish poltical life, that doesn't mean they suddenly have a justification to take matters into their own hands.

And I repeat again that I do believe the rebels were right in their actions, but it is my opinion that they took arms despite the will of the people and not because of it, and that had Boards.ie existed in 1916 there are an awful lot of posters on here would be online condemning the actions of these men who took the law into their own hands. As Connolly, Pearse etc were being led to Kilmainham the Holier Than Thou brigade would be on here screaming "This act of violence was not in my name!!!".

Yet these same people today see no problem with condemning modern forms of non-peaceful protest whilst, with the benefit of a cushion of near a century since the action plus the change of public opinion after the executions they can feel comfortable enough to praise these same small group of men who took up arms when the rest of the Irish citizens were stuck in a mindless stupor of inaction and repaid their actions with abuse, mocking and insults.

Guy:Incognito

maxxie wrote: »

Im with you!

How to unite the voices of the people who really care about Ireland?

Your confusing people caring about Ireland with people caring about themsleves.

charlemont

the whole island is gone to the dogs lately, it needs vision...

Sharkey 10

Stekelly wrote: »

Your confusing people caring about Ireland with people caring about themsleves.

How so?

Guy:Incognito

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

How so?

Because any people out protestign are doing it for their own gain/ to stop cuts to the things that involve them, not some patriotic sense of keeping Ireland great.

Nodin

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

So what if they were always going to be in a minority? The Communist Party of Ireland will always be a minority party in Irish poltical life, that doesn't mean they suddenly have a justification to take matters into their own hands. .

You seem to be confusing the ordinary parliamentary process with the reality of Empire. The inclusion of Ireland in the British Empire was not a legitimate act.

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

...... that had Boards.ie existed in 1916 there are an awful lot of posters on here would be online condemning the actions of these men who took the law into their own hands. As Connolly, Pearse etc were being led to Kilmainham the Holier Than Thou brigade would be on here screaming "This act of violence was not in my name!!!"..

I'm sure they would.

Sharkey 10

Stekelly wrote: »

Because any people out protestign are doing it for their own gain/ to stop cuts to the things that involve them, not some patriotic sense of keeping Ireland great.

Are they not also protesting (in most cases) about things that affect great numbers of people , therefore caring about those people.

I do see your point i have seen a lot of people who have gone bust in the recession giving out about how they lost all their money a lot of these people are the same people who give to ****s about the poor people of Ireland who remain poor today or the things that during the boom we could still not get right

TelePaul

Highlighting the detrimental impact of potential third-level fees by skipping college to spit at the po-po. Delicious ironing!