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Old 01-06-2018, 04:47 AM   #517
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There have been bigger funerals, it took eight days for mourners to file past Stalin.

Further to the reasons already mentioned why the British government and British law would not concede to the demands of a small group of criminals, would giving concessions have been described as in any way compassionate? Of course not. Humiliating defeat, and dealing with terrorists is what springs to mind.

It would also open the floodgate for demands from every politically motivated nutjob in the prison system. Oh, and probably plenty of prisoners suddenly discovering their political conscience!

Some of the reactions you describe to Sands death, those people have some credibility, Lech Walesa for example, who was also a friend and ally of Margaret Thatcher, and the US political institutions.

Students? Hah! If students in Europe weren’t protesting and burning flags in the 1980s, it was probably raining. Sands will have been forgotten inna few weeks, and they would have been back to burning the good old star spangled banner in protest at the US being there to protect them from the red menace!

Iran, Russia, Cuba? See above.

Of course, you could point out the lack of demonstrations in support of the government for not giving way to Sands. Ordinary, dignified people weren’t going to turn out like a bunch of Munchkins to celebrate his death were they?

Funnily enough, that is exactly what happened when Margaret Thatcher died. Amongst the many thousands of admirers was a tiny campaign to get that song to number 1 in the charts.

Sinn Fein. They have hit a brick wall really haven’t they? Their two biggest guns retired, one dead. They have progressed from their position on attending Westminster at a time when their presence there could be felt more strongly than ever. Then that is typical Sinn Fein/IRA isn’t it? They don’t really want freedom for the Irish people, they want Sinn Fein for the Irish people. They would fit in well in Westminster! Then there is Stormont, they can’t exactly put dual language road signs and gay marriage on the agenda from outside the building can they?

There is a risk that people who voted for Sinn Fein realise their voices aren’t getting represented. There are alternatives. Some may not like that all that extra money gives the DUP a controlling stake in government, but in one of the most impoverished regions in the Union, I’m sure there are plenty of Catholics that would like a say in how that money gets spent.

There was a time you could count Sinn Fein amongst the few truly radical parties in Britain, not any more. They are just aping the SNP and Labour. Their pro-EU, anti-austerity, pro-cultural Marxism posturing may win them admiration amongst chattering Corbynistas, but they all live in Islington and Highgate, and West Hampstead. Heard of those places? No of course not, because Sinn Fein doesn’t stand for election there.

Bobby Sands, local hero. Quite possibly thanks to Sinn Fein, historical nobody.
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