Comments on: Welcome, but insufficient to the needs of the day http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chris http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/#comment-73068 Chris Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:34:38 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7993#comment-73068 “The People” is a general expression of the collective; not related to the actions, attitudes, or behaviors of a specific individual.

How often do you see positive portrayals of either northern Ireland, or the Northern Irish (or any Irish for that matter), in British popular culture?

How often negative?

What do you think the first two things most Englishmen and women think of when they think of someone from northern Ireland? Is it “dole waster” or “terrorist” maybe?

When I lived in England, I heard the foulest imprecations against the Irish, both north and south, constantly (the reverse is true as well unfortunately).

]]> By: Ray http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/#comment-73067 Ray Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:28:10 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7993#comment-73067 I have never treated anyone from Northern Ireland like that, and have had colleagues and friends from there.

But if you do really think we are all like that I am sure you wouldn’t want to associate with us at all anyway. Apologies for whatever I have done.

]]> By: Chris http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/#comment-73066 Chris Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:26:13 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7993#comment-73066 Oh and in principal I agree, the act of union should be repealed and the UK broken up.

In practice, I think that would be a disaster for Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland…. and a great boon for England.

]]> By: Chris http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/#comment-73065 Chris Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:24:40 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7993#comment-73065 Do I blame the people of England for treating the people of Northern Ireland as, at best, a joke; and at worst as scum unworthy of notice?

Yes I do.

I don’t blame the people of England or the rest of the United Kingdom for the general state of affairs, or the actively harmful actions taken by the government over the past 90 years.

]]> By: Ray http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/06/15/welcome-but-insufficient-to-the-needs-of-the-day/#comment-73063 Ray Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:19:40 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=7993#comment-73063 So you don’t blame the people of the United Kingdom, but do blame the people of England?

FWIW ( I live in England, was born here etc. so am ‘English’) I think the UK should be broken up and its constituent countries made totally independent. Then NI (and Wales, Scotland, England) can do what it/they like(s).

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