Celticfc
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Please sign this petition and show your support for the residents of the Short Strand
http://32s.org/phpetition/
Thanks
http://32s.org/phpetition/
Thanks
iMike said:Though I agree that what's happening there is terrible I won't sign the petition. A quick glance at some of the signatures will tell you why
"Johnny Murphy St. Louis, MO USA RUC/PSNI......Nothing has changed "
"Davie McCartney glasgow scotland RUC/PSNI Different name same police brutality, our best wishes to the nationalist community of the short strand "
"Padraigh O'Cleirigh Louth Eire Stop the Ethnic cleasing of the People of Ireland "
"Dominic Kostas Rhodes island Greece We support the Irish people. Ireland unfree shall never be at peace. Tiocfaidh ar la "
I have no desire to be associated with people like this. Seems people not from the country have a great fondness for the idiotic "our day will come" BS.
Mike
FizzingWhizzbees said:
Mike,
I'm not criticising your decision to sign or not sign the petition, but I just wondered exactly what was your concern with some of the signatures there? Was it that you don't agree with the comments (ie that the current police service is no different from the RUC, or that only a united Ireland can bring peace to the country) or was it that it's people from outside of Ireland are commenting on the situation.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
Mike,
I'm not criticising your decision to sign or not sign the petition, but I just wondered exactly what was your concern with some of the signatures there? Was it that you don't agree with the comments (ie that the current police service is no different from the RUC, or that only a united Ireland can bring peace to the country) or was it that it's people from outside of Ireland are commenting on the situation.
iMike said:
Thirdly, I take offense at the "Ireland unfree shall never be at peace" comment. I live here, in Ireland. Seems pretty free to me (of course he was referring to the North, but, that ain't Ireland). Personally, I don't want a united Ireland. Call me selfish, but I don't.
I'm fed up with seeing petitions like this hijacked by people who probably don't know what they're talking about. I'm sick of people outside the country making comments like that. It's those same people who sent money and arms to the terrorists, and have helped keep the conflict going.
Lara Mullen said:
No offence mike but i duno what points ur trying to make here-
Your saying ur sick of people outside the country making comments like that but u just said before that u dont want to be part of northern ireland and that its not part of your country?!?! you do seem pretty selfish u obviously dont have much of a clue what is happening here- try living in a place where you cant express your view about religion/ politics without fearing having someone try to shoot you, try living beside a family whose son is shot and killed for wearing a Celtic t-shirt- theres a bit more to the petition than some americans commenting on it imo
Lara Mullen said:I dont really care, i do believe ireland shouldnt be part of britain but its not THAT important, everyone has different views on the subject- i want ppl to stop being so biggoted and stop with the sectarianism- id say im an irish citizen and i have an irish passport but thats just me
I wish ppl cud learn about their religion and culture here and be free to talk about it here
What I really hate though is when ppl from Britain hate N/Irish ppl and your view on not wanting a united ireland give me the impression ppl in the south dont want to know us either
I dunno really
iMike said:
I don't really know either, it's a complicated situation
Mike