A Tangled Web

Exposing Pig-Ignorance



How many times have we heard it before? Promises from Irish nationalism about the cultural and political respect Unionists could expect to receive providing, of course, they sacrifice, under duress, the one thing which governs their entire cultural and political outlook - namely membership of the United Kingdom - and join with 'fellow Oirishmen' in a new all-Ireland Valhalla.



In the meantime, any manifestation of Ulster British identity occurring during the existence of the Union is to be subjected, with inimitable Irish bigotry, to facile, terse, and dismissive statements. Hence, the opinions of Larne SDLP councillor, Danny O'Connor, who thinks the Twelfth is 'bullshit': a Protestant celebration hijacked by UDA thugs who delight, inter alia, in erecting Union Flags outside 'Catholic homes.'



Notwithstanding the fact Irish nationalism is now so extreme that its representatives find the national flag 'offensive', I think I should remind the readers (just in case dearest Danny has forgotten) it was the SDLP who championed the same agreement responsible for the mass release of republican and loyalist cretins from their rightful incarceration. Paramilitary-controlled neighbourhoods are a direct consequence of the Belfast Agreement, Mr O'Connor. As David Vance has said, 'you should be more careful in what you wish for.'



O'Connor further opines on the dress code and presentation of marching Orangemen. He says: 'If the Orange Order wants to march through the streets wearing silly bowler hats and carrying umbrellas then that's fine.' Wow, Danny, thanks for your considered insight!!! Would you prefer it if the Unionist people celebrated their history by wearing balaclavas and sporting AK47's in the same way so many in your community do? So much for a man who succeeded in single-handedly raising tensions over the expression and displays of Orange trappings in an area where they had not previously existed.



If O'Connor's witlessness wasn't enough to whet your appetite, try this example from James Kelly. When reading it, once must excuse Kelly's excessive use of the word 'neverneverland.' It is a term he likes to use on a weekly basis, amply demonstrating his capacity for anti-British bile far outweighs his competency in grammatical diversity. This week, the gullible purchasers of the Irish News are treated to a good, old-fashioned, unabashed critique of the 'inability' of the Orangemen (and by implication the wider Unionist community) to wake up and realise they were 'Oirish' after all!! Oh how simple minds conceive simple notions, Mr Kelly. Put those arguments, concluded with the ever-present rejoinder of 'we Irish were here first', and you can sum up the despicable intolerance of a supposedly learned hack.