Martin McGuinness

[minestrone]

'Thank you' - Ian Paisley's words to Martin McGuinness - BBC News

The Democratic Unionist Party MP, Ian Paisley, has thanked Sinn Féin's former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness, a former IRA leader.



Peace in our time Martin.

[milanbenes]

I salute his replacement a damn sight more. She's bang tidy.

she looks like she could do with more sleep

Milan.

[NotAllThere]

'Thank you' - Ian Paisley's words to Martin McGuinness - BBC News

The Democratic Unionist Party MP, Ian Paisley, has thanked Sinn Féin's former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness, a former IRA leader.



Peace in our time Martin.

From the same article:

"The IRA stole over 2000 lives, and their actions still affect thousands more today.

"Martin McGuinness has been allowed to go on a journey, many of the IRA's victims haven't. They were swept aside in a sea of political correctness."

McGuinness's actions later in life prevented further bloodshed. That's without a doubt. But any accolade for that must be tempered by the fact that his actions earlier in life caused considerable bloodshed. At best, it goes part way to paying his debt to society.

[WTFH]

Peace in our time Martin.

Yes, he authorised the murder of fewer civilians when he was in office than before he went into office.

[LondonManc]

she looks like she could do with more sleep

Milan.

Couldn't we all.

[northernladyuk]

Yes, he authorised the murder of fewer civilians when he was in office than before he went into office.

That's a good thing, isn't it? An anti-Blair.

[WTFH]

That's a good thing, isn't it? An anti-Blair.

Killing fewer people is a good thing. Not being Tony Blair is a good thing.
Lauding someone as a saint for killing fewer people is wrong.
Believing that a terrorist leader is solely responsible for the peace process in Ireland is also wrong.
It is the ones who were not practicing violence or advocating it, those are the people who should be praised for showing forgiveness and bringing the terrorists (from both sides) to the table so that a peace deal could be brokered.

[BrilloPad]

McGuinness's actions later in life prevented further bloodshed. That's without a doubt. But any accolade for that must be tempered by the fact that his actions earlier in life caused considerable bloodshed. At best, it goes part way to paying his debt to society.

If you carry that line of reasoning on there will never be peace. You have to draw a line.

[minestrone]

Killing fewer people is a good thing. Not being Tony Blair is a good thing.
Lauding someone as a saint for killing fewer people is wrong.
Believing that a terrorist leader is solely responsible for the peace process in Ireland is also wrong.
It is the ones who were not practicing violence or advocating it, those are the people who should be praised for showing forgiveness and bringing the terrorists (from both sides) to the table so that a peace deal could be brokered.

Worked out alright for Mandela.

[vetran]

If you carry that line of reasoning on there will never be peace. You have to draw a line.

its just the laying down with dogs part is unpleasant.

Imagine if we hadn't promoted all those terrorists come dictators in Africa & the middle east?