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01/07/1916 01/07/2016, We Will Remember Them
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Are many of you guys paying respect to our forefathers who lost their lives in "The Somme".
by either going to any of the overnight vigils,or to the cenotaph tomorrow?
We Will Remember Them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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God bless all those poor young men who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom which we enjoy today. I especially think of the men from the Republic of Ireland who were brave enough to answer the call. The 16th Irish devision suffered comparable losses at the somme as the 36th Ulster devision and the Royal enniskilling fusiliers. But those of the 16th Irish devision who survived the war were treated to a traitors welcome when they came home and have only recently been recognised as the Hero's they were.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. |
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By *aid backMan
over a year ago
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it was a terrible war 1000000+ people died so the battle lines could move 16 miles. and the resulting treaty and its harshness caused the rise if the nazi party in Germany a lot of good men died for very little |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As James Connolly said in 1914 at the start of world war 1..."if those men must die,would it not be better to die in their own country fighting for freedom of their class,and for the abolition of war,than to go forth to strange countries and die slaughtering and slaughtered by their brothers that tyrants and profiteers might live"...over a hundred years on and those words still so accurate... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As James Connolly said in 1914 at the start of world war 1..."if those men must die,would it not be better to die in their own country fighting for freedom of their class,and for the abolition of war,than to go forth to strange countries and die slaughtering and slaughtered by their brothers that tyrants and profiteers might live"...over a hundred years on and those words still so accurate..."
Also on the 18th September 1914 in woodenbridge Co Wicklow John Redmond (a nationalist leader) told the volunteers heading to fight in Europe that " the interests of Ireland-The whole of Ireland- are at stake in this war. this war is undertaken in the defence of the highest principles of religion, morality and right". |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Funny every side believes they hold the morality compass...and I love the way you call them volunteers,the vast majority were starving and had no other option due to the British crowns occupation of their lands...but as a Irish republican I do few them as heroes,they took the only option open to them to feed their families..so we will agree on that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Funny every side believes they hold the morality compass...and I love the way you call them volunteers,the vast majority were starving and had no other option due to the British crowns occupation of their lands...but as a Irish republican I do few them as heroes,they took the only option open to them to feed their families..so we will agree on that."
If they hadn't answered the call and done their bit to repel the advancing German war machine the "British crowns occupation of their lands" would have been the least of their worries. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Funny every side believes they hold the morality compass...and I love the way you call them volunteers,the vast majority were starving and had no other option due to the British crowns occupation of their lands...but as a Irish republican I do few them as heroes,they took the only option open to them to feed their families..so we will agree on that."
Could not have put it better myself |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And ladies and gentlemen that sums up the intelligence level of the orange for ya  "
No argument against the facts so you refer to the usual character assassination!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"And ladies and gentlemen that sums up the intelligence level of the orange for ya "
Seriously? Is that where you want to go with this? Small minds and keyboards make a bad mixture. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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So just to get this right...you readily accept you stem from the advancing British war machine on a foreign land ye were never invited into or wanted on yet your here crying about the Germans doing the same...honestly no part of your brain going..."dahhh" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just like we fought to stop the British advancing war machine??
And only did half a job!! we're still here!!
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Is that your battle cry"Were still here" ..Not for much longer im afraid take a hard look at the bigger picture |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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Can we please stop b*tching about it and show some respect. My great grand father didn't make it home from that war. Men went for many different reasons from all over the world to fight a war that should never have been fought. It was my honour to travel to France and Belgium to visit many of the battle fields, memorials, towers and graveyards etc. I didn't make it to the somme sadly but it's just one of many.
The lucky ones got a grave, many more were blown to pieces or lost under rubble etc. I saw many names on graves from all over, many irish names on Canadian, Australian, new Zealand and so on. When visiting a German cemetery i noted some Jewish graves, an enemy's bullet doesn't care what religion you are or your reasons for being there.
May they rest in peace. |
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Personal opinion.
I believe this was one of the most ludicrous wars ever fought with none of the leadership on any side giving a damn for the cannon fodder that was sent out to be obliterated. Having said all that, and I say this also as an Irish republican, the courage of these young lads, both orange and green, was exemplary and should be honoured. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I redilly accept that thousands of men on this date 100 years ago gave their lives so I can enjoy my life as I know it. If you don't then that's your prerogative. But it was You who came to this thread with your sectarian hatred not me.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I redilly accept that thousands of men on this date 100 years ago gave their lives so I can enjoy my life as I know it. If you don't then that's your prerogative. But it was You who came to this thread with your sectarian hatred not me.
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so just skip the question I asked you about hypocrisy and play the lame sectarian card... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Paddy stop fighting with Billy and Billy stop fighting with Paddy.
Both of you are acting like children. Stop with the name calling, it leads to trouble. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Paddy stop fighting with Billy and Billy stop fighting with Paddy.
Both of you are acting like children. Stop with the name calling, it leads to trouble. "
Pmsl. I was thinking this to but went with the politically correct route.lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whether or not one agrees with the causes of and reasons for the Great War and shares the views of those whose ancestors fought in it, everyone's dead are entitled to be treated with respect."
You're absolutely right |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whether or not one agrees with the causes of and reasons for the Great War and shares the views of those whose ancestors fought in it, everyone's dead are entitled to be treated with respect."
Except the ISIS dead. Nobody cares about those animals |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whether or not one agrees with the causes of and reasons for the Great War and shares the views of those whose ancestors fought in it, everyone's dead are entitled to be treated with respect.
You're absolutely right"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whether or not one agrees with the causes of and reasons for the Great War and shares the views of those whose ancestors fought in it, everyone's dead are entitled to be treated with respect."
i think that's a very fair assessment  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whether or not one agrees with the causes of and reasons for the Great War and shares the views of those whose ancestors fought in it, everyone's dead are entitled to be treated with respect."
That's exactly what I was trying to do in my first post. If It didn't come across like that and I antagonised anyone then I Appologise.  |
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