Documentaries

Started by 5 Sams, July 14, 2013, 08:56:14 PM

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Rossfan

Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM


Main Street

Flanagan hasn't even watched it.  He also fits well into that default British opinion that seek to control the telling of the dark history of the empire, when they don't like how the script gives acccount of those who suffered.


Orior

Really good documentary is The Secret History of Writing, on BBC4.

I didn't know that parts of our alphabet evolved directly from Egyptian Hieroglyphics. i.e:

A = bull
B = house
M = water
N = snake
R = head

Cover me in chocolate and feed me to the lesbians


Angelo

Flanagan is just representative of the Free State gov cabinet and their attitude to northern nationalists.
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BennyCake

Quote from: Rossfan on October 02, 2020, 11:18:39 AM
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/former-minister-for-justice-charlie-flanagan-writes-to-rte-about-dubious-documentary-39581589.html

Aye, sure the Glenanne Gang never existed. In fact, there's no such place as Glenanne.

The London and Dublin government: no difference when it comes to the north.

Gmac

Quote from: BennyCake on October 02, 2020, 03:52:25 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on October 02, 2020, 11:18:39 AM
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/former-minister-for-justice-charlie-flanagan-writes-to-rte-about-dubious-documentary-39581589.html

Aye, sure the Glenanne Gang never existed. In fact, there's no such place as Glenanne.

The London and Dublin government: no difference when it comes to the north.
don't tell Sid that .

armaghniac

Quote from: Angelo on October 02, 2020, 03:36:14 PM
Flanagan is just representative of the Free State gov cabinet and their attitude to northern nationalists.

He is at one unpleasant end of a spectrum, but does not represent everyone.
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Angelo

Quote from: armaghniac on October 02, 2020, 08:52:27 PM
Quote from: Angelo on October 02, 2020, 03:36:14 PM
Flanagan is just representative of the Free State gov cabinet and their attitude to northern nationalists.

He is at one unpleasant end of a spectrum, but does not represent everyone.

He represents the Free State government and their attitudes to the O6.

There are plenty of examples of the type of behaviour Flanagan has exhibited here from Free State gov ministers down the years. It's not long ago since another FG minister blamed Gerry Adams for loyalists coming into his constituency office and murdering a number of civilians.
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Main Street

Quote from: Angelo on October 03, 2020, 08:30:18 AM
Quote from: armaghniac on October 02, 2020, 08:52:27 PM
Quote from: Angelo on October 02, 2020, 03:36:14 PM
Flanagan is just representative of the Free State gov cabinet and their attitude to northern nationalists.

He is at one unpleasant end of a spectrum, but does not represent everyone.

He represents the Free State government and their attitudes to the O6.

There are plenty of examples of the type of behaviour Flanagan has exhibited here from Free State gov ministers down the years. It's not long ago since another FG minister blamed Gerry Adams for loyalists coming into his constituency office and murdering a number of civilians.
Regina Doherty? ;D

Flanagan is representative of the general views of Fine Gael towards the experiences of northern nationalist.

Rossfan

The narrative of  FlanaganFG is that all the Trouble in the North was the fault of Republican paramilitaries.
Anything, like this Documentary that says otherwise is therefore out of order in their minds.
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

Angelo

Quote from: Rossfan on October 03, 2020, 12:37:22 PM
The narrative of  FlanaganFG is that all the Trouble in the North was the fault of Republican paramilitaries.
Anything, like this Documentary that says otherwise is therefore out of order in their minds.

That narrative is not unique to FG or Flanagan, it would seem to be the accepted view of the two establishment parties in the 26.
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bennydorano

I am Duran (Roberto), Boxing doc, a great watch.