PaulMakesMusic
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A backward step for Ulster?
Nov 28, 2003, 22:59
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3245156.stm
The DUP, which is opposed tothe good friday agreement, is now the largest unionist party.
Sinn Fein overtook the more moderate SDLP.
Whatever next?
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Lawrence
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Re: A backward step for Ulster?
Nov 29, 2003, 00:31
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I had heard reports that (ugh!) Ian Paisley's party was the big winner -- or so I thought. I think this was offset by gains for Sinn Fein... I think it would be bad if Paisley's men were the dominant party. Paisley sounds like a total unfeeling bigot!
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MonkeyBoy
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There goes the moderates
Nov 29, 2003, 12:03
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The opposite sides of the divide have been strengthened while the middle ground has been stretched even thinner. It's gonna be a headache for politicians trying to sort this one out & to keep the Good Friday Agreement.
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Lawrence
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Re: There goes the moderates
Nov 29, 2003, 14:13
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I heard Paisley's party is the one who's dominant now. FUCK! You can now all expect bombings like there were in the 70s...
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FourWinds
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I need to vent ...
Nov 30, 2003, 21:05
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The Good Friday Agreement is the fecking problem! It is written so as to encourage sectarian divide, i.e. each side votes in their representatives and they try to sort things out.
Northern Ireland's other problems need sorting before this ever gets a chance of being sorted out. The people of Northern Ireland are being forced to vote for people that best represent their group, not to vote for who is best for the country. For a start all the parties are right of centre, there is no real socialist choice. It wouldn't matter if there was though.
In NI the top 25% of the population has 56% of the wealth, while the bottom 25% has 6% (figures I heard quoted today. They could be a little out, but they are basically in the right area). With a divide like that you're always going to have problems and you're always going to have polarisation. Usually the polarisation is between left and right, but because of the Good Friday Agreement it is forced into being between Republican and Loyalist.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: I need to vent ...
Nov 30, 2003, 21:10
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I can see where your coming from. In many ways The Good Friday Agreement isn't worth the paper it is written on. As is the case with most deals & contracts drawn up by politicians.
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Lawrence
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Re: I need to vent ...
Nov 30, 2003, 21:14
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Sounds pretty fucked! UK has alot to answer for causing a nazi like Paisley to get elected.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: I need to vent ...
Nov 30, 2003, 21:20
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Trimble or the SDLP are a soft option compared to Paisley or SinnFein.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: I need to vent ...
Nov 30, 2003, 21:20
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I mean were a soft option.
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