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Thread #37162   Message #517619
Posted By: Fiolar
30-Jul-01 - 09:14 AM
Thread Name: Another Sectarian Killing (2)
Subject: RE: Another Sectarian Killing (2)
If people in Northern Ireland want to get on in peace then they are certainly going the wrong way about it. Why for example vote for politicians who have have intention or indeed never had any intention of living side by side with their Catholic neighbours in peace and do all that they can to stir up sectarian hatred. Why for example was power-sharing such a problem. Using the excuse that the IRA isn't getting rid of weapons is just another red herring and God knows there has been a fair number of them over the years. I have worked with many people from Northern Ireland over the years and never had any difficulty. However I can recall a friend of mine who married a girl from Northern Ireland. He was a Catholic and she was a Protestant. The couple went to her home town to get work and before long had to return to England as they were victimised at every turn. As for living in Northern Ireland, the picture that a lot of people have, me included is the photo of a toddler in his pushchair with the slogan "No Surrender" emblazoned on his t-shirt.The killers of the latest victim will have gone back to their enclave feeling that once more they have done a great deed. What are their feelings now I wonder and don't tell me that people don't know who they are. I think that to say that people don't know is wrong. Many more people than you think do know.