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Northern Ireland Marches, should they ban them?
Watching MW this morning and was /am interested in peoples take on this, would banning such marches create even more violence?
Is it not time to forget something that took place over 300 years ago? and try to move forward.
Is it not time to forget something that took place over 300 years ago? and try to move forward.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Bobbi, they have already forgotten, they have moved on, they have moved towards violence for the sake of violence, protest for the sake of protest.
They will never be happy until thousands more are dead and probably not even then.
Don't you love all these Christians getting on so well together. Love thy neighbour and all that.
Makes me sick.
They will never be happy until thousands more are dead and probably not even then.
Don't you love all these Christians getting on so well together. Love thy neighbour and all that.
Makes me sick.
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It's not the violence........it's the event.
Remove something from the Protestants and to be even handed you have to remove something from the Catholics......and *neither* side are prepared to give up something they consider to be part of their identity and heritage.....this is one reason why the GFA essentially ignored the issues of the marches, etc. as it was a point that was *never, ever, ever* going to be successfully negotiated away and so it was simpler to quickly agree that they could remain; and then on to the next point on the agenda.
Remove something from the Protestants and to be even handed you have to remove something from the Catholics......and *neither* side are prepared to give up something they consider to be part of their identity and heritage.....this is one reason why the GFA essentially ignored the issues of the marches, etc. as it was a point that was *never, ever, ever* going to be successfully negotiated away and so it was simpler to quickly agree that they could remain; and then on to the next point on the agenda.
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The difficulty is is in nationalist areas, the marches are viewed as triumphalist, intimidating and goading. However, the Orangemen see it as their right to march. I think banning the marches would mean that one group's beliefs are sacrificed for anothers and could potentially lead to more clashes. If you ban Orangemen marches, you also have to ban Catholic marches or in fact any form of large public congregational march or walk.
I think the tensions in Northern Ireland are extremely deep rooted and banning marches or imposing a curfew is not going to resolve the situation.
I think the tensions in Northern Ireland are extremely deep rooted and banning marches or imposing a curfew is not going to resolve the situation.
There are two communities in N.I and it is time they respected each others traditions, if people want to march they should be allowed to do so providing it is peaceful. The rioting is in the mainly National areas and the rioters are only inconveniencing their own people by hi jacking cars and burnings and stone throwing. Bus services have been taken off certain areas and the good law abiding people are suffering. The rioters should be identified and punished.
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