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it's full of stars
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| And if you are from Yankistan, I seem to recall you being involved in a little tussle with a bunch of magic carpet herders. Seems to be taking considerably longer than a week. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| How has Irish emancipation been economic? The Free State(the republic of Ireland) was founded in 1921. |
-and remained poor until it joined the EU and recently became the celtic tiger.
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| Technically emancipation in Northern Ireland has as yet not arrived. That was what Keenan was fighting for. |
I see that, but guns have achieved nothing but stalemate.
Now the fighting is over, people can invest in NI and the ethnic rivalry won't matter so much.
in any case, I would say emancipation has arrived for the catholics of N.I.
they have their fair share of jobs, education and opportunities nowadays.
Unless by "emancipation" you mean becoming a majority in NI, subsuming Ulster into the Republic, and dominating the protestants? that would be triumphalism rather than emancipation. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
| How has Irish emancipation been economic? The Free State(the republic of Ireland) was founded in 1921. |
-and remained poor until it joined the EU and recently became the celtic tiger.
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| Technically emancipation in Northern Ireland has as yet not arrived. That was what Keenan was fighting for. |
I see that, but guns have achieved nothing but stalemate.
Now the fighting is over, people can invest in NI and the ethnic rivalry won't matter so much.
in any case, I would say emancipation has arrived for the catholics of N.I.
they have their fair share of jobs, education and opportunities nowadays.
Unless by "emancipation" you mean becoming a majority in NI, subsuming Ulster into the Republic, and dominating the protestants? that would be triumphalism rather than emancipation. |
I see what you are saying here, but the whole, emancipation is economic thing does not follow. Ireland was free for a long long time before it became rich.
In northern ireland the attainment of civil rights has not really stemmed from the economy either. |
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Bingo
Joined: 22 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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Northern Ireland is, and will, remain a part of the UK. The IRA campaign was a massive waste of time, money and lives. The IRA was also the worst violator of human rights in N. Ireland. The entire campaign, in which Keenan played a central part, was an abomination.
A shared Northern Ireland, with both communities remaining different but equal, is the way forward. A united Ireland is a pipe dream.
Goodbye Mr. Keenan. You and your ilk won't be missed. |
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yawarakaijin
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: |
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| it's full of stars wrote: |
| And if you are from Yankistan, I seem to recall you being involved in a little tussle with a bunch of magic carpet herders. Seems to be taking considerably longer than a week. |
Buuuuurrnnnn. LOL |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| it's full of stars wrote: |
And you said that in English on an English teachers board, while employed as an English teacher.  |
I am not English; I speak English (as well as French) because they *beep* forced all native people and immigrants to speak their *beep* language.
My ancestry is Welsh and Hungarian, one *beep* dead language killed by English people and another going strong because they fought every *beep* invader to their plains for a thousand years with a a tenacity equalled only by a people like the Koreans.
Goodbye Mr, Keenan. Your kind will be missed. The Irish tried... |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, it's a bummer. I'm sure the Koreans' would much rather be learning Welsh. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
| Yeah, it's a bummer. I'm sure the Koreans' would much rather be learning Welsh. |
What a stupid thing to say. Think about it. Someone has to be the oppressor? |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| What, like the French? |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| i know i'm joining this | |
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