dereko1969
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In fairness to them yes, they are. I do find it strange though that they give tiny extremist groups like the IAWM a platform.I critisize RTE a lot but hats off to them on this.
Yes, but he fits in well with the RTE and Irish Times agenda and I'm sure no reputable historian would be willing to trot out that drivel.
I heard the general point being made that we should commemorate the victims of war and not just the dead soldiers. That seemed reasonable to me.
Brendan
I heard the general point being made that we should commemorate the victims of war and not just the dead soldiers. That seemed reasonable to me.
I would ever wear a Poppy as it also commemorates the Blank&Tan's and the soldiers who fought against us during the War of Independence.I have to say I'm feeling a bit uneasy about the widespread WW1 remembrance going on and the military aspect to it all.
The Brits are gone very American with their lauding of their military services over the past few years... 'Help for heroes' and the pressure now on everyone over there to wear poppies for a couple of weeks.
Now in Ireland all of a sudden, we're 'celebrating' Irish men dying under a foreign flag (I'm not arguing about the cause they fought for). We're almost 'normalising' it all, as though Ireland fought as an equal partner in the war.
I have to say I'm feeling a bit uneasy about the widespread WW1 remembrance going on and the military aspect to it all.
The Brits are gone very American with their lauding of their military services over the past few years... 'Help for heroes' and the pressure now on everyone over there to wear poppies for a couple of weeks.
Now in Ireland all of a sudden, we're 'celebrating' Irish men dying under a foreign flag (I'm not arguing about the cause they fought for). We're almost 'normalising' it all, as though Ireland fought as an equal partner in the war.
I'd be very surprised if that was the case. The majority wanted Home Rule in 1914 but I very much doubt the majority wanted Independence. Personally I'm very glad it happened but I think I would have been well in the minority back then.It was a foreign flag to most Irish people at the time...yes it may have been the flag of the people who ran the country, but it was still foreign
It was a foreign flag to most Irish people at the time...yes it may have been the flag of the people who ran the country, but it was still foreign
Not re-writing history at all. I just believe that most people in Ireland did not regard the Union jack as their flag.
But I'm from rural Ireland, perhaps the larger cities were more split
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