Politics here is a ridiculous. It isn't a meritocracy at all. Everyone gets a go at doing the big jobs and try get rotated around. Things get vetoed, stupid things get passed, it is really stupid. I know I would say this from a Republican perspective but the sheer dishonesty of Unionist politicians is astounding. Anywhere else they'd resign, here they tough it out. excuses are made and they carry on regardless. I can guess that it comes from years of a sense of entitlement that they just can't shake. Yet folk will still vote along traditional lines On the streets, folk generally get on well but then you see things that you think just can't help. I'm only a blow in but I drive to work every through a bunch of Orange towns. I'll never get used to these displays of triumphalist bullshit, it is like angry last night of the proms. There is no need for it. It is completely unnecessary and highly inflammatory. I think there is an Orange march tomorrow morning where I live. It is on really early so it doesn't piss anyone off. Nobody has mentioned it, they mustn't be bothered. Yet up the town tomorrow there will almost certainly be bother. These things are flash points in an otherwise normal existence.
Here Jack thought you were getting out of dodge for weekend?Pubs down here close at 11 on a Sunday but plenty of late bars in town and anyone still in a pub at 12.30 on a Sunday night ain't going to work next morning or at least that's me,age catching up with me!
Just as an example of how we get on with it here in north east England my daughter is C-of-E, is called Erin, goes to a Catholic school and nobody bats an eyelid. During the Queen's festivities at her school last year they even had Union Jacks displayed with Lizzie's face on them We are so backward up here
yer too British for the Daily Mail - liberal wishy washey lundy ****s. please log in to view this image
I was going to say that the religion thing is a red herring....and I thought it was until you see **** like this; please log in to view this image That is a statue of the Virgin Mary btw. Even then, it is purely to antagonise. But in general terms I don't think it matters a ****. Our local Catholic school just gave money to the local Church of Ireland church or repairs or something like that. It isn't an issue. At least not here anyway but they consider themselves different to the folk in the south of the county, let alone Belfast.
The daily ****ing mail....Jesus. Even a newspaper that used to support the blackshirts and nazis think this is a bridge too far.
That's another reason I am not for independence, England for all its history of oppression and violence appears to be a far more sensible place to be governed in than Scotland. Well I think so anyway
I get what you are saying about the Unionist politicians but I think Nelson McCausland may have gone too far this time. What has happened appears to be tantamount to corruption and I can't see him or the party shrugging this off easily
To be frank...they are pussies. Did they steal this statue? Did they fight for it? Burn down a church? No...not a single chromosome from their Viking ancestors was involved in the EBay purchase of this item. "Haha we burnt your statue" "HAHA you PAID for it you *****"
It does feel different, but I've seen them shrug off so much **** I wouldn't be surprised if he ode out the storm.
The English are even embracing Irish games now. London have reached the final of the Connacht championship in Gaelic football.
I'm sure he did. Look up the British Union of Fascists. EDIT: Just listen to this tune and it'll explain it all. [video=youtube_share;GzKv5gjOzTA]http://youtu.be/GzKv5gjOzTA[/video]
Just thinking about that, what a great ****ing thing the English working class did. Presented with fascist propaganda that got no small amount of support from those in positions of power, the working classes just stood up and said **** you. Something to be proud of.
Had medro burnt alive yet dancing around his bonfire hand in hand with his viagra hard men yet? Perhaps they played who's is the firmest and had some sort of squeeze pull technique on each mans penis judged by a lassie with 7 teeth and a union jack tattoed on her crotch...
