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armaghniac

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The DUP thread
« on: December 31, 2022, 05:22:31 PM »
The DUP thread seems to have disappeared, or my search skills have gone to sh:te. I was't enamoured of the title but it was a useful place to gather various examples of prejudice.

I would have posted this. Back in the day the DUP were boycotting Bushmills as they were sponsoring the GAA, presumably Antrim.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41034599.html

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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2022, 07:45:55 PM »
Quote from: armaghniac on December 31, 2022, 05:22:31 PM
The DUP thread seems to have disappeared, or my search skills have gone to sh:te. I was't enamoured of the title but it was a useful place to gather various examples of prejudice.

I would have posted this. Back in the day the DUP were boycotting Bushmills as they were sponsoring the GAA, presumably Antrim.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41034599.html


In a United Ireland a DUP thread would be oppressed by the republican hordes.
Maybe not a bad thing.
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armaghniac

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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2022, 11:10:30 PM »
Quote from: Windmill abu on December 31, 2022, 07:45:55 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on December 31, 2022, 05:22:31 PM
The DUP thread seems to have disappeared, or my search skills have gone to sh:te. I was't enamoured of the title but it was a useful place to gather various examples of prejudice.

I would have posted this. Back in the day the DUP were boycotting Bushmills as they were sponsoring the GAA, presumably Antrim.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41034599.html


In a United Ireland a DUP thread would be oppressed by the republican hordes.
Maybe not a bad thing.

IRA/GAA supporters delete thread containing many references to bigotry stauch DUP defence of the union.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2023, 06:39:03 PM »
Quote from: Windmill abu on December 31, 2022, 07:45:55 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on December 31, 2022, 05:22:31 PM
The DUP thread seems to have disappeared, or my search skills have gone to sh:te. I was't enamoured of the title but it was a useful place to gather various examples of prejudice.

I would have posted this. Back in the day the DUP were boycotting Bushmills as they were sponsoring the GAA, presumably Antrim.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41034599.html


In a United Ireland a DUP thread would be oppressed by the republican hordes.
Maybe not a bad thing.

I would hope that loyalists will finally realise it's better to be a big fish in a small pond, than a tiny fish in an ocean. They can embrace their culture and celebrate it peacefully and in a truely shared manner. I cannot manage any suppression except those that want to terrorise.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2023, 07:09:46 PM »
They would hardly be a big fish though. If the place went to 32 counties I’d expect their racketeering to be clamped down on unlike it is now. Though maybe a blind eye would be turned a wee bit to keep the place peaceful but I couldn’t see them get away with what they do now.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2023, 07:33:32 PM »
The racketeering only benefits a few, it is curse to most people in loyalist areas.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2023, 08:17:20 PM »
Quote from: armaghniac on January 01, 2023, 07:33:32 PM
The racketeering only benefits a few, it is curse to most people in loyalist areas.
The DUP only benefits a few, it is a curse to most people in loyalist areas.
By most metrics , loyalists are very poorly served by their public representatives. 
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2023, 10:23:38 AM »
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41051942.html


Does anyone in the 6 Cos care anymore?
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2023, 10:30:41 AM »
Quote from: Rossfan on January 19, 2023, 10:23:38 AM
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41051942.html


Does anyone in the 6 Cos care anymore?

No, I don't ... but I would like to see at least a move to Joint Authority as a further step along the road that is only going in one direction.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2023, 06:30:52 AM »
Has joint authority ever been implemented anywhere?  How can you not have a single authority?

I mean, how would it even work? I don't know why people keep bringing this up as if it were a possibility. It's never been proposed by any British or Irish governments in recent times that I'm aware of.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2023, 10:03:48 AM »
Quote from: Rossfan on January 19, 2023, 10:23:38 AM
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41051942.html


Does anyone in the 6 Cos care anymore?
That is a good question.  There is so much apathy now.  DUP have their head in the sand.  Sinn Fein couldn’t run a bath. The others won’t get a look in because we’re all too busy keeping the other lot out.  Place is a shambles. I used to follow local politics on the tv & radio - I switch it over now.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2023, 11:36:27 PM »
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2023, 06:44:15 AM »
The DUP thread must have gone missing on the DUP/reality interface.
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2023, 08:35:54 AM »
Proper joint authority would be an absolute mess. Think I would prefer direct rule from Westminster with Some influence from Dublin. If joint authority was a goer it should have been brought in post GFA. All it would do now is permanently block a UI
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Re: What happened the DUP thread?
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2023, 08:10:17 PM »
I have seen it all now ArleneFoster talking about making progress in Northern Ireland with a 'Never Never Never' blouse on.


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