Good Friday Agreement 20 years old tomorrow

[magpie seanie]

"
We should all be thankful for people like John Hume who's vision made it possible"

I always find it rather odd when people single out Hume  . Do you really believe that he was  one of the major players , what risks did Hume take ? Who did he personally  persuade ?

He basically destroyed his own party by talking to SF and eventually helping to bring them into mainstream politics. He didn't do it alone but he played a major role.

The GFA was some achievement. Yes - we'd all like things to have improved more but at times I didn't know how we'd even get any sort of peace. Let's be thankful for that.

[armaghniac]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

Where would you find a themmun in Cross?

[Franko]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

+1

[MoChara]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

Where would you find a themmun in Cross?

[Orior]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

Where would you find a themmun in Cross?

Duck!

[ziggysego]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

Where would you find a themmun in Cross?

What'd ye say ya slabber?

[armaghniac]

I'd like to have seen more progress on what I call the de-segregation of society. We still have kids growing up separately because of the segregated education system, and any time I bring it up all I get is the usual bullsh*t about how "Catholic schools teach kids to respect people of different faiths." If kids are growing up separately and not coming into contact with or forming meaningful friendships and relationships with "themuns" until they're old enough to reach the workplace then this sense of two distinct communities is going to remain in place. As long as that segregation exists the problem exists.

Where would you find a themmun in Cross?

Did Willie even go to school?

[gallsman]

I've come across this Top Table show for the first. It's amazingly terrible. On a positive note, it looks like it's about to give Jim Allister a heart attack.

[Taylor]

Terrible show.
They young ones are no better than what came before them if this is future representatives.

Bertie looks like he will sink the head in Jim at any given time 

Jim is a pure **** by the way. Twisted little p***k

[gallsman]

Ruth here sounds like she's taken an elocution lesson or two just before she went on the show but is just a hysterical mess. Young shinnerbot a few seats down from her isn't great either in fairness.

[theskull1]

It'll take 60 or 70 years if we're lucky

[Taylor]

Shinnerbot 
He was a little tongue twisted when asked about justifiable violence however he went back to the party line.

Baby Arlene beside him isn't much better

[gallsman]

Shinnerbot 
He was a little tongue twisted when asked about justifiable violence however he went back to the party line.

Baby Arlene beside him isn't much better

He's been fairly caught out with his profession of same sex marriage as a key principle for SF and the way it was dropped from the draft proposals. "Such is the way of politics"

[Brick Tamlin]

A top table full of wee brainwashed shites.
And little shinner block head is an embarrassment.
And I thought the youth of today could think for themselves.
Naomi long only person ever talks sense on these shows.

[Taylor]

Shinnerbot 
He was a little tongue twisted when asked about justifiable violence however he went back to the party line.

Baby Arlene beside him isn't much better

He's been fairly caught out with his profession of same sex marriage as a key principle for SF and the way it was dropped from the draft proposals. "Such is the way of politics"

He has been well schooled by the relatives before he came on.

It's a pure f**king mess.

The future will be no better than the present given this bunch