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Condemning violence in NI

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:37 pm
by orathaic
I'm sure there is a quote there somewhere regarding war being an extention of politics... But seriously, fuck those guys, they have no justification for attempting to bomb a courthouse.

Prison may not be a good place to put them, but they need to be sent somewhere... Do we not have some uninhabited islands?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46937061

Thankfully no-one was injured.

Re: Condemning violence in NI

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:09 pm
by Octavious
It shows how far we've come that such events have become shocking again.

Re: Condemning violence in NI

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:39 pm
by Randomizer
Not in the US where schools, churches, synagogues, and doctor's offices are bombing and shooting targets.

There was an editorial cartoon where a woman is telling her husband, "Our thoughts and prayers should protect our border just like our schools."

Re: Condemning violence in NI

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:03 pm
by orathaic
Randomizer wrote:
Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:39 pm
Not in the US where schools, churches, synagogues, and doctor's offices are bombing and shooting targets.

There was an editorial cartoon where a woman is telling her husband, "Our thoughts and prayers should protect our border just like our schools."
That is rather depressing. We've had terror and peace in my life, and politics drove much of it. But the normality of violence in the US feels different. Not like some historic injustice, but a present illness. And not one anyone seems to be trying to cure (or at least those that are trying are trying to do things which have failed many times over).

Re: Condemning violence in NI

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:53 am
by orathaic
Interesting article on NI and the DUP's position on Brexit: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/opi ... kXsQqVRR48