Riche Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 The Irish welcome the Queen yet bang on about an apology for the wrongs of the past. Do the Irish forget that they colaberated with the Germans in ww2. Yet again is it the black Irish and the White man's guilt. When will the Atonement end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 The Irish welcome the Queen yet bang on about an apology for the wrongs of the past. Do the Irish forget that they colaberated with the Germans in ww2. Yet again is it the black Irish and the White man's guilt. When will the Atonement end. Which Irish people have said this then? None of my Irish friends eve mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Really? Never heard that - lots of Irish fought for Britain despite the country itself being neutral.It's history revisited by Riche wearing his XXIst century war-on-terror goggles ("if you're not with us, you're against us") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Really? Never heard that - lots of Irish fought for Britain despite the country itself being neutral. Indeed, Ireland was bombed on a couple of occasions by the Germans, some believe because they were too friendly with us. Sorry it's from Wiki but.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army_%E2%80%93_Abwehr_collaboration_in_World_War_II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sorry it's from Wiki but.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Republican_Army_%E2%80%93_Abwehr_collaboration_in_World_War_II (gentle) note to truman: the IRA is not 'Ireland' (either the British part to the North or the independent Republic part to the South). Never has been It would seem doubly odd, seeing that so many Irish (many more than IRA members, and from both sides of the Irish border) had gone off to fight Franco's forces and Hitler's "test army" in Spain years before WWII started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (gentle) note to truman: the IRA is not 'Ireland' (either the British part to the North or the independent Republic part to the South). Never has been It would seem doubly odd, seeing that so many Irish (many more than IRA members, and from both sides of the Irish border) had gone off to fight Franco's forces and Hitler's "test army" in Spain years before WWII started. I was just pointing out that "some" Irish people did collaborate..that's all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was just pointing out that "some" Irish people did collaborate..that's all.. Some British people did too Generalisations are alway dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Some British did too Not sure I've suggested otherwise .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was just pointing out that "some" Irish people did collaborate..that's all.. I think the context is important, it's not like they supported nazi ideology afaik, just more of an 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' kind of thing. To them, we were (and to some we still are) the dirty oppressors and to be opposed at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Really? Never heard that - lots of Irish fought for Britain despite the country itself being neutral. The IRA sided with the Germans; the Irish Free State, insofar as it strayed out of neutrality, was tacitly on our side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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