Originally Posted by
OJ 72
DHC4 to Startledgrapefruit - 'Sinn Fein hate everything British, are you basing that on fact or is this just your own thoughts.'
To put it into perspective...having lived and operated in Northern Ireland for a significant proportion of my life you would probably expect me to instinctively agree with that statement.
However, having been awarded a Masters Degree (MLitt) in Irish Politics, my Professor (and Dir Defence Studies (RAF) who sponsored me) instilled in me the need for objectivity. So I genuinely always try to take the non-partisan view. Which in some circles in NI doesn't necessarily go down well.
Nevertheless I still agree with the statement. Sinn Fein, as a political movement, find anything to do with the British Government, Military and even their fellow citizens who hold a different passport to them, totally anathema.
It’s also worth reiterating for those not familiar with the true nature of Sinn Féin, that they have no particular love for the democratic institutions of what they refer to as “the 26 counties”. While claiming to be a nationalist party, they pledge no fidelity to the State or its constitution and continue to strive for a “socialist republic”(their words) on the Island … an aim that their comrades in balaclavas were all too willing to murder citizens, members of the defence forces and Gardaí of this State to bring about.
Now, WRT the purpose of this thread … just who would benefit from a socialist state on the western edge of Europe?
JAS