One of the many problems about Northern Ireland is that it is rather like a crocodile at the front door. No one wants to deal with its excrement, not least because the reptile is nasty, but we have to, regularly, before it rots the house. And the croc-crap is beginning to pile up again: across the Republic, young impressionable men are being drawn into the latest version of the IRA. So it's worth reminding ourselves what violence ever achieves in the North: not very much. Yes, starting bloodshed is quite easy there, but it doesn't result in a great deal more or less than there was at the outset of whatever campaign you care to name.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Quote of the day
Myers has such a way with words but just occasionally his poetic hyperbole also hides an uncomfortable truth:
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If the conditions are right for armed struggle then it will happen just like the late sixties and seventies. What should have been resolved by then was dragged out. Sadly the politics of power, the degradation of the other side that underpins Unionism has long lasting connotations.
Building an equal society, not just pretending is the only way to stop any conditions that may well precipitate further violence. However as displayed by the DUP's race to the bigoted bottom with the TUV, the Unionist electorate really do get what they vote for. If just opposing anything the fenians want is all that is needed to succeed in Unionism, then God help us.
Still it would be nice for the UUP/Tories to take a lead in a meaningful way.
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