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Should The Rebel Flag Be Banned At Cork Matches?

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Replying To zinny: " Replying To Cockney_Cat: "[quote=zinny: "[quote=cavanman47: "The reason Cork fans choose that particular flag is obvious tho? Well it seems obvious to me - it is a reference to being a southern county, it's predominantly red, and it's a reference to their status as the Rebel County. Interesting you mention Westmeath - if someone were to stand near you at a Westmeath game and wave a Qatar flag (maroon and white), would you ask them to take it down given that nation's links to what is essentially modern day slavery? And what about this request from Boyle GAA to their fans: link Were they being insensitive choosing that image?" I would say nearly everybody will accept that when originally used the Cork fans intentions were never to lend any legitimacy to white supremacists but by now that should no longer be the case as there is no excuse for not knowing what the flag represents. As for other Nations Flags, my view would be that out of courtesy and respect to the Nations Flags the should never be used at GAA games other that for official use. The Qatar flag represents the Nation of Qatar and while there may be some questionable labour practices in the country the Flag does not represent a particular cause." "while there may be some questionable labour practices in the country" May be? Is this down to your ignorance, or are you some sort of apologist for the Qatari regime? There is no maybe about it."]No, I am not apologizing for anything with it comes to Qatar but I do claim some ignorance on what has been happening there since they won the world cup as I switched off anything to do with Qatar and the World Cup once that happened. However the issue of migrant labour (what many would call exploitation) is not just an issue in Qatar and even broader still, the use of cheap labour in emerging market countries just so that the west gorge themselves on consumer products is a moral dilemma that we all are accountable for. The challenge would be to find a country in the world hasn't got its human rights issues (including our own) but getting back to this specific issue their flag does not represent a cause or specific issue like the confederate flag does."]Hypocrisy, double standards. Outrage over one flag but condone others. Some of the middle eastern countries are currently practicing slavery, they bring people from countries like Bangladesh as cheap labour, impound them & seize their passports, coercing them to in unsafe conditions & long hours. There are many human rights abuses, beatings, floggings & deaths. There is also massive sexual exploitation & rape of young woman held in servitude in these countries, but hey its not a popular bandwagon all over social media so all the apologists turn a blind eye. Even the Irish Govt practice selective outrage, they dish out Irish passports to many of the leaders of these State's to allow their money come to Ireland. So many on here practicing & talking double standards & drowning out debate by labelling any different viewpoint as racism. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 21/06/2020 09:58:53 2281423 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "I think it's over 9 now and there's nfw that people have just suddenly taken to suicide by hanging themselves on a tree." Can you back your statement as a categorical fact, there is enough fake news coming from every angle at the moment. I cannot find any story of these being lynchings as you describe them, in the normal media circles. You cannot throw out statements to back a particular viewpoint not based on fact. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 21/06/2020 10:06:59 2281424 Link
Replying To dickie10: "Mayo? Mauritatania flag is green with a yellow star and crescent." Its red top and bottom with a thick green stripe and yellow crescent the one you have is the old one apparently. So maybe I should have said Carlow now that i think of it Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 21/06/2020 10:20:03 2281427 Link
Replying To Breezy: "Its red top and bottom with a thick green stripe and yellow crescent the one you have is the old one apparently. So maybe I should have said Carlow now that i think of it" I have seen the Bangladesh flag at Mayo games on occasion- a green background with a red sun in the middle. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 21/06/2020 14:48:01 2281449 Link
In case anyone thought it was just the Confederate Flag that was in danger of being erased from history a Statue of Teddy Roosevelt was removed from the front of a museum where it's been since 1940, Ulysses S Grant (Union General) statue was toppled, a statue of Francis Scott Key too, a statue of a Spanish Missionary Junipero Serra, a statue of George Washington was draped with the US Flag and burnt, a statue of Abraham Lincoln defaced, etc so it seems to be a trend that's just part of today's "woke" thinking. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2113 - 22/06/2020 22:50:53 2281580 Link
I'm just wondering what poor aul Luke Kelly did to upset people to have one of his statues constantly attacked. Scorn not their simplicity ? Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1060 - 23/06/2020 08:53:13 2281588 Link
Replying To Maroonatic: "I'm just wondering what poor aul Luke Kelly did to upset people to have one of his statues constantly attacked. Scorn not their simplicity ?" If fairness that statue is an awful yoke and ide want it removed and replaced if I lived near it. There's a much nicer more traditional one in Stephens green Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 10:38:50 2281593 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "In case anyone thought it was just the Confederate Flag that was in danger of being erased from history a Statue of Teddy Roosevelt was removed from the front of a museum where it's been since 1940, Ulysses S Grant (Union General) statue was toppled, a statue of Francis Scott Key too, a statue of a Spanish Missionary Junipero Serra, a statue of George Washington was draped with the US Flag and burnt, a statue of Abraham Lincoln defaced, etc so it seems to be a trend that's just part of today's "woke" thinking." The Roosevelt one went cause of the silly looking native American and black slave either side of his giant horse and I'll shed no tear for Serra or any other missionary but attacking Grant is a joke and I hear the Lincoln thing is fake news Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 10:46:28 2281595 Link
And just because something is there a long time does not make it ok. Would you have turned round to Collins and Dev in 1918 and said sure the English are harmless cause they've been here for 800yrs so can't change now Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 10:56:10 2281597 Link
Replying To Breezy: "And just because something is there a long time does not make it ok. Would you have turned round to Collins and Dev in 1918 and said sure the English are harmless cause they've been here for 800yrs so can't change now" Fair play to you but I just don't like the WAY these things are being done. If it's voted to remove statues or change a street name then so be it but just pure vandalism is disgusting. It's not stopping with the "Confederacy" stuff. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2113 - 23/06/2020 11:41:34 2281606 Link
Replying To Gleebo: "I have seen the Bangladesh flag at Mayo games on occasion- a green background with a red sun in the middle." The fortunes of Bangladesh and Mayo do have a certain symmetry. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 23/06/2020 14:32:57 2281627 Link
Replying To Breezy: "The Roosevelt one went cause of the silly looking native American and black slave either side of his giant horse and I'll shed no tear for Serra or any other missionary but attacking Grant is a joke and I hear the Lincoln thing is fake news" Letting mobs, wound up on social media decide to tear down anything they decide is not acceptable is a joke. If you say it's ok to tear down something you agree with don't complain when they take down something you don't. bdbuddah (Meath) - Posts: 1338 - 23/06/2020 14:50:05 2281629 Link
Replying To bdbuddah: "Letting mobs, wound up on social media decide to tear down anything they decide is not acceptable is a joke. If you say it's ok to tear down something you agree with don't complain when they take down something you don't." No one tore down the Roosevelt statue it was removed by the museum it is outside with the backing of the council after many years of campaigning. I'm not for tearing down statues myself but I find it funny that many republican Americans who are suddenly against tearing down statues were cheering when it was Hussain, Gaddafi and Stalin that were getting ripped down Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 15:24:26 2281632 Link
https://gript.ie/black-lives-matter-leader-its-time-to-tear-down-statues-of-white-jesus/ So this is the next stage apparently... The world is truly gone mad. skillet (Limerick) - Posts: 1057 - 23/06/2020 16:55:45 2281643 Link
What was a white man doing in that part of the world 2000 years ago? They might have a point lilypad (Kildare) - Posts: 1363 - 23/06/2020 17:12:49 2281646 Link
Replying To Trump2020: "In case anyone thought it was just the Confederate Flag that was in danger of being erased from history a Statue of Teddy Roosevelt was removed from the front of a museum where it's been since 1940, Ulysses S Grant (Union General) statue was toppled, a statue of Francis Scott Key too, a statue of a Spanish Missionary Junipero Serra, a statue of George Washington was draped with the US Flag and burnt, a statue of Abraham Lincoln defaced, etc so it seems to be a trend that's just part of today's "woke" thinking." Sounds like something to do with Exodus 20:4. lionofludesch (Down) - Posts: 475 - 23/06/2020 18:01:35 2281649 Link
Seems like theres room for a new GAA club particularly in the Dublin area...Snowflake Gaels!! OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 671 - 23/06/2020 18:55:11 2281656 Link
Replying To lilypad: "What was a white man doing in that part of the world 2000 years ago? They might have a point" And with all the terror and horror the church unleashed on this country I dont know why we still have their statues up all over the place here anyway Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 18:58:05 2281657 Link
Replying To skillet: "https://gript.ie/black-lives-matter-leader-its-time-to-tear-down-statues-of-white-jesus/ So this is the next stage apparently... The world is truly gone mad." Im not sure Gript.ie is all that trustworthy or unbias a place to be pulling your news from Breezy (Limerick) - Posts: 1236 - 23/06/2020 19:01:47 2281658 Link
Replying To lionofludesch: "Sounds like something to do with Exodus 20:4." I'm not religious so I'm not sure about that.... I just see it as plain old vandalism, lawlessness, intolerance, etc. Trump2020 (Galway) - Posts: 2113 - 23/06/2020 19:57:06 2281664 Link