Marching season

[blanche]

Thankfully something we don't have here in the N.E.

Please keep it,we don't want it.

But as a neutral observer I can't help wondering,why all those singing about Derry's Walls don't do just that...guard them.There,not here.

Off you pop then.

[gersforme]

bigot

[Archiebaird]

Hope you've got yer tin hat on for this one blanche.

[blanche]

Erch,you must admit, it's a fair point.

[Archiebaird]

Erch,you must admit, it's a fair point.

I agree wholeheartedly brither.

Some on here will be offended though.

[Poguemahone]

The bigots of the OO are the laughing stock of all right minded British Citizens...check the sha* in to creation types that follow these parades and they are hardly the brains of feckin Britain...just a source of ridicule for most these days...'right boys we're passing a chapel two forward, one back & bang the Lambeg Billy...bunch of bigotry ridden plums.

[blanche]

Some folk are affa easily offended though...

[Mook1]

Prefer marching powder

[WangOneIn]

In Scotland many use the whole thing as an extension of the rangers v celtc stuff but in NI the whole thing is becoming a culture war.

Sinn Fein are targeting a lot of the parades, telling lies as they go, most notably that Ardoyne parade goes through a nationalist area. This is absolute rubbish but unfortunately the media love to jump on this and print these lies.

Now that nationalists won't see a United Ireland in their life time they're setting about removing as much "Britishness" in NI as possible to create a neutral state. This is despite part of the Good Friday Agreement that they signed up to being that NI is British until the majority vote otherwise.

"Shared Space" is the new buzz word, it seems that rather than a shared space being somewhere we respect and tolerate each others cultures it seems to be a place where no culture is welcome, well not quite, it just seems that any displays of Britishness is unwelcome, Irishness is fine.

back to the parades, it's gonna be a lon

[AguyIknow]

Interesting photo there neilo. You don't say what's on the other side of the road or further down.

Are you of the opinion that the OO (and other loyalists and indeed republicans should only march where they're wanted by the majority of residents?

If the majority of residents of each area they wish to march through are in favour of the march then I think reasonable folk would say let them march.

Not in favour of anyone playing tunes that are offensive to residents/worshipers within earshot mind.