The DUP thread

[JPGJOHNNYG]

NI commonwealth committee  said they looked to Stormont for guidance on  what fleg to use

Why didn't they just  make a decision themselves? The hockey team flies a 4 province  flag if I remember correctly .  I assume they didn't need Stormont or  Dublin government  to help them make that decision .

They obviously had some athletes come forward and point out that the flag obviously isn't very inclusive. As you said they should have just done it themselves but thought if they leave it to Stormont then there might be a hope that some arrangement could be made. Instead we had the predictable outrage from Unionism and unfortunately nationalists and the middle ground just sat back and did nothing hence the almost immediate climb down from the committee

[Milltown Row2]

Flegs, casement, themuns erosion, equality, blah blah..

Bored outta my brain with the nonsense that keeps people at it

This is the start of what's to come if and when a United Ireland happens

Won't be pretty for a while

[AustinPowers]

Flegs, casement, themuns erosion, equality, blah blah..

Bored outta my brain with the nonsense that keeps people at it

This is the start of what's to come if and when a United Ireland happens

Won't be pretty for a while ever

Fixed that

Watching the evening  news this last few weeks is like   Groundhog Day.

Hospitals under pressure
Roads, houses, Casement still not built
Dicks in Stormont  snarling at each other
A row about Irish language or  a flag

Then when the weather warms up,  add in:

Bonfires
Orange marches
Lough Neagh still F**ked

[Rossfan]

DUPUDA also objecting to a Fleadh event in Bangor.
"Cause tensions"....
Obviously getting their bigotry in before TUVUDA.

[Orior]

One of the many amusing bits in this was unionists saying that nobody has complained. Aye, sure, complaining would result in an avalanche of abuse.

[LC]

Post from Loyalist Markethill Facebookd page:

This is a cultural war.
Wear your colours with pride. Wear your Rangers tops, and other sporting tops with pride. Get your own loyal order, band, supporters clubs, and cultural society badges etc embroidered and wear them with pride.
Some GAA activists wear their merchandise to work, funerals, schools etc, it's never off some of them. So lets wear our colours and show our identity more proudly.

The lack of brains is mind blowing.

[Truthsayer]

DUP MLAs on social very triumphant about Commonwealth flag issue. Does anyone, other than themselves, really care about the Commonwealth games or what flag they carry?

[Milltown Row2]

Hoping to see an influx of band uniforms in the bars in town lol!

DUP MLAs on social very triumphant about Commonwealth flag issue. Does anyone, other than themselves, really care about the Commonwealth games or what flag they carry?

I'm not sure what the craic is here? Someone from the games committee said lets try something else, no one complained when it went to the Hill and then when people did complain those that didn't do something about complained? 

[Truthsayer]

Hoping to see an influx of band uniforms in the bars in town lol!

DUP MLAs on social very triumphant about Commonwealth flag issue. Does anyone, other than themselves, really care about the Commonwealth games or what flag they carry?

I'm not sure what the craic is here? Someone from the games committee said lets try something else, no one complained when it went to the Hill and then when people did complain those that didn't do something about complained? 

Don't know - don't care. A load DUP MLAs put up similar message bout it this morning and followers then gloating at the outcome... I was then thinking: who cares? Why they gloating?

[AustinPowers]

Hoping to see an influx of band uniforms in the bars in town lol!

DUP MLAs on social very triumphant about Commonwealth flag issue. Does anyone, other than themselves, really care about the Commonwealth games or what flag they carry?

I'm not sure what the craic is here? Someone from the games committee said lets try something else, no one complained when it went to the Hill and then when people did complain those that didn't do something about complained? 

Don't know - don't care. A load DUP MLAs put up similar message bout it this morning and followers then gloating at the outcome... I was then thinking: who cares? Why they gloating?

They have to be seen   to be doing something... anything .

They can't  let their  Neanderthal voters think  they're lying down and accepting  this  "pan nationalist fwront" agenda, as Bryson calls it. Any  sort of "victory" (even if it isn't) ,  is  perceived to be another  point scored in  securing the union.

[93-DY-SAM]

Hoping to see an influx of band uniforms in the bars in town lol!

DUP MLAs on social very triumphant about Commonwealth flag issue. Does anyone, other than themselves, really care about the Commonwealth games or what flag they carry?

I'm not sure what the craic is here? Someone from the games committee said lets try something else, no one complained when it went to the Hill and then when people did complain those that didn't do something about complained? 

Don't know - don't care. A load DUP MLAs put up similar message bout it this morning and followers then gloating at the outcome... I was then thinking: who cares? Why they gloating?

They have to be seen   to be doing something... anything .

They can't  let their  Neanderthal voters think  they're lying down and accepting  this  "pan nationalist fwront" agenda, as Bryson calls it. Any  sort of "victory" (even if it isn't) ,  is  perceived to be another  point scored in  securing the union.

Everything, and I mean everything, is a battle to them; otherwise, they have nothing to exist for. It's a sad existence.

[Orior]

They're going after Conal Heatley now :-/

[SaffronSports]

Sportswashing for colonialism is all it is.

[AustinPowers]

Circle the wagons time

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