If the latest interpretation of cave paintings is that they are the earliest expressions of feminism, or that they are holy depictions made exclusively by shamans and magicians, the truth is that we...
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If the latest interpretation of cave paintings is that they are the earliest expressions of feminism, or that they are holy depictions made exclusively by shamans and magicians, the truth is that we...
As Alex Salmond said, Scots [those in favour of independence, that is] want freedom, not wealth. Pretty much destroys all arguments based on whether an independent Scotland can or can not afford to...
You know, Thorne, that's not a half bad idea. If we'd sent them all to Oz in the first place, perhaps the Australian cricket and rugby teams would suck like the USA's do.
We know how to treat religious fundamentalists ... send them to America!
I'm referring to Collins and his "Squad" - highly paid sneak assassins.
Look at it this way. If the Soviets had not created a buffer zone, and the US had invaded Russia, their country would...
@Thorne
The Constitution is just another law of a particular status. It enshrines the right to bear arms in law whereas some Americans regard the notion of civilians carrying guns in public as...
Which is better? I can keep some of my wealth by subsiding failed businesses with the rest of it, or I can lose it all while watching those businesses go down the pan?
What pisses me off is that...
Seems to me, Thorne is OK with religion so long as he doesn't have to take part, and so long as it isn't established as part of government. I can understand that. Why should shops be forced to shut...
He was also a cowardly assassin, but js makes a much better point.
As to your three points,
(1) If a country fails to act in the face of a perceived strategic imperative, it is likely to be...
It is not off-topic: it is just one of two or three themes.
Referring back to your last post, you claim that your position is neutral and that history must be viewed objectively. You also allow...
No answer for that, Ian - I simply do not know. But I suspect that Harold Wilson and Ted Heath had no idea what was in store for them when the Troubles began, while O'Neill probably had a very good...
No doubt about it: he was evil. He was also unlucky enough to be dumped on by his own side, but no sympathy here. Casts a different light on deValera, though!
As for the rest of your posts, can...
"A Day in the Life of the British Para 1967 - 74"
If this site still had a "Thank-you" button, I'd use it now. Apart from showing the unenviable position the British soldier found himself in, it...
What an excellent question. What, I wonder, made Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, and Kennedy travel to Ireland? Why did Carter "internationalise" the Troubles by issuing a policy statement on...
Ian
The bile is not in the facts you use, but the way you use them.
These topics have a habit of meandering, but I don't think it has strayed from the OP - but you don't own the thread anyway. ...
No, I’m sure he isn’t, but I wasn’t referring specifically to him in my previous post. And in any case, I don’t believe you have answered my point by making such a dismissive remark. Your...
Ian
At least we are trying to exchange points of view (although each of us thinks the other is irredeemably biased and his/her arguments flawed). It's better than a foul tirade of angry bile.
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Then you must have meant, in your previous post, that people behaved in a way they considered appropriate at the time. That is probably a truism. The Hibernians did as Hibernians were wont to, the...
Let me see if I understand you correctly: it was OK for the Hibernians to raid the tribes in Caledonia, Valentia, Maxima Caesariensis, Britannia Secunda and those of south-western Britannia, because...
Invincible ignorance? Hmmm.
Even the most fervent Fenian complains only of 800 years' oppression - before then, it was Ireland that invaded and oppressed Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland; the...
In other words, the "Continuity IRA" consists exclusively of bigoted diehards who refuse to recognise reality, and psychopathic criminals intent on smuggling arms, dealing drugs, and running brothels...
Didn't Alexander the Great manage to conquer it? But I agree, as soon as I heard the US wanted to invade Afghanistan I asked my wife why they were ignoring the lessons of history. She didn't know.
Granted, the Church of England bishops can speak and vote in the House of Lords. Five have an automatic right to sit in the House: after them, the 20 most senior within the Church sit.
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Granted, the Church of England Bishops can speak and vote in the House of Lords. Five have an automatic right to sit in the House: after them, the 20 most senior within the Church sit.
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