So, a movie that comes to mind when it comes to the Irish struggle is “in the Name of the Father “ which I think is a very good movie, but I’m not 100% good with Irish history. I have Irish friends that were sympathetic with the IRA. I don’t think @RickDeckard is a fan of Brexit so it would be interesting to hear his perspective thirty years later. I also don’t think that Bill Clinton saved Ireland. I think he made things worse. Granted he helped with unification, but at what cost? ETA: who was the Brit who was related to Liz that was murdered?
Yes, In the Name of the Father is a good movie. It's mostly accurate about the important things, though it dramatises others. One of the better ones about The Troubles. I also recommend '71. No, I don't like Brexit. Not sure how that's related to St.Patricks Day. Are you confusing it with partition? That was 100 years ago, not 30. I didn't and don't agree with the IRA. Although I also don't agree with conventional narratives which absolve the British of fault. The IRA campaign was a predictable response to the Protestant supremacist state that existed in Northern Ireland. My political avatar's from the time are John Hume and Eamonn McCann. Bill Clinton played a supporting role in the Irish peace process. Certainly a positive one. But he didn't "save Ireland". And he didn't "help with unification", which hasn't happened. Lord Mountbatten was the queen's cousin and was assassinated in 1979. A very bad man by most accounts.
Anyhow, today I will be going to a parade and then mostly drinking pints while listening to rebel music. But I'm pissed off at the Blueshirt twat, seen here meeting with Trevelyan, and taking the soup.
I had no idea what that Blue Sky post was about. But to explain: It's a tradition in Chicago to dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day. Last year, the Bears decided to send out a tweet that is a play on that, with the river dyed orange. (The Bears' colors are navy blue and orange while the rival Packers are Green). But it could be seen as support for Protestants, whose color is orange. So when that was pointed out, the Bears deleted it rather than doing the smart thing and recoloring the pic navy blue and orange. So I don't know if it's the Bears choosing violence so much as the Bears stumbling and making unforced errors, which is kind of on brand. https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-quic...entional-anti-catholic-message-021400740.html
America is a failed experiment. We had a good run. A great one. Probably the best there has ever been especially in such a short period of time but it is obviously over. Pull the cord. End this now. Let us die with dignity. [would try]
I am just waiting for the greatest holiday ever. Cheap ass corned beef day. It comes every year right after McDrunkenmas.
I get the slang. But I don't think it applies in this case. I mean, there could be some Chicago Bears PR person who's pro-Protestant and deliberately said "let's post this dying the river orange pic as a massive anti-Catholic troll on St. Patty's Day." But as Hanlon's Razor says, never attribute to malice that which is adequately attributed to stupidity.
I am disappointed that the price of corned beef brisket has not dropped down to super cheep yet. At least get it below 4 dollars a pound.
