Wee Willie Frazer

Hurler on the Bitch · July 25, 2007, 10:32:58 AM

For my sins - and boredom - I was reading Susans McKay's 'Northern Protestants' 2001 book last night. Came across her interview with Willie Frazer and this quote brought me to the edge of despair? "If a Paki came over from India and shot a Provie, I would shake his hand." Maybe, this sort of says a lot more of this man's mentality if this is his understanding of Geography... Mr Adair came up with something similar when he said of Soukri 'The Egyptian' - "no Paki's gonna take my territory!" - is it a fact that all bigots have a great racist streak or are they just thick? Discuss.

Tony Baloney · July 25, 2007, 11:52:31 AM

Racism is bigotry.

full back · July 25, 2007, 11:57:34 AM

willie - a shit stirring little b4stard

GweylTah · July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM

Willie's a stange one all-right and pretty bitter - though he has had a lot to be bitter about with all the violent deaths in his family in the Troubles - but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans, even those who say the war is over and have accepted partition and the Queen's shilling.

If their war really is over, shouldn't they be embracing Willie, too?

full back · July 25, 2007, 12:07:59 PM

Quote from: GweylTah on July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM
Willie's a stange one all-right and pretty bitter - though he has had a lot to be bitter about with all the violent deaths in his family in the Troubles - but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans, even those who say the war is over and have accepted partition and the Queen's shilling.

If their war really is over, shouldn't they be embracing Willie, too?

Why?

Bensars · July 25, 2007, 12:08:28 PM

Forget about Republicans.

Paisley said the political war was over last week. If we are talking embracing should the DUP not get willie into their ranks.

Its not that long ago that they lost a member in the south armagh area with the massagegate affair !!

Maximus Marillius · July 25, 2007, 01:05:57 PM

Fiodoir Ard Mhacha · July 25, 2007, 01:08:12 PM

Racism is only one strand of bigotry - personally, I think it's the last bastion of the fool but if you don't curb it, then it can lead to an increasing suspicion and hatred of all sorts of minority groups.

Orior · July 25, 2007, 05:12:51 PM

Quote from: GweylTah on July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM
Willie's a stange one all-right and pretty bitter - though he has had a lot to be bitter about with all the violent deaths in his family in the Troubles - but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans, even those who say the war is over and have accepted partition and the Queen's shilling.

If their war really is over, shouldn't they be embracing Willie, too?

Willies family were as bitter as he was, and used their positions to abuse the local population in south armagh.

nifan · July 25, 2007, 05:33:33 PM

Quote from: GweylTah on July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM
but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans

he knows how to annoy militant republicans - he bugs the shite out of me

Gabriel_Hurl · July 25, 2007, 05:51:24 PM

Quoteshouldn't they be embracing Willie

I'm willing to bet there's a fair few boys who embrace Willie on regular occasions

Gaoth Dobhair Abu · July 25, 2007, 08:55:38 PM

Quote from: nifan on July 25, 2007, 05:33:33 PM
Quote from: GweylTah on July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM
but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans

he knows how to annoy militant republicans - he bugs the shite out of me

100% correct nifan, the man is human scum (sorry, but he brings out the worst in me!). He would only be happy if we were all at each others throats again! Power through division and fear.

Square Ball · October 11, 2007, 10:44:14 PM

So wee Willie and his merry men are noy going to Dublin for another little dander, now lets all not be too disappointed..

Love Ulster dropping Dublin rally

Rioting forced last year's rally to be abandoned
The organisers of a Love Ulster rally in Dublin have withdrawn a request to hold another event in autumn after meeting Ireland's foreign minister.
Willie Frazer, of victims' group Fair, said he did not imagine any more requests for a parade would be made.

DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson said an Irish foreign affairs official would liaise with representatives of victims of Republican violence in border areas.

Last year the rally was abandoned after rioting in the Republic's capital.

The decision was announced after a meeting in Dundalk involving Mr Frazer, of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives, and the Republic's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern brokered by Mr Donaldson.

The Lagan Valley MP said that Mr Ahern was asked to consider providing Irish diplomatic pressure to seek compensation from the Libyan government for supplying weapons used in hundreds of IRA attacks.

Forty-one people were arrested and a number of people - including police officers - were injured during last year's violence which forced the rally to be cancelled.

Disturbances broke out in O'Connell Street, where the rally was to start.

Stones and fireworks were thrown after republican demonstrators mounted a counter-march.

inisceithleann · October 11, 2007, 11:02:37 PM

anyone who thought the love ulster march was a good idea were crazy. ok its good to show that we can accept other traditions but waving union jacks through dublin is still a little nuts.

magickingdom · October 11, 2007, 11:14:22 PM

Quote from: GweylTah on July 25, 2007, 12:00:25 PM
Willie's a stange one all-right and pretty bitter - though he has had a lot to be bitter about with all the violent deaths in his family in the Troubles - but he certainly knows how to annoy militant republicans, even those who say the war is over and have accepted partition and the Queen's shilling.

If their war really is over, shouldn't they be embracing Willie, too?

if you get bitter you wont get better....