http://www.longkesh.info/2010/07/08/jim-gibney-hunger-striker-helped-others-through-toughest-times/ Uncovering the Truth About the 1981 Hunger Strike Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.longkesh.info/2010/07/08/jim-gibney-hunger-striker-helped-others-through-toughest-times/comment-page-1/#comment-9960 Alex Attwood & 200-homes - Page 19 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:15:10 +0000 http://www.longkesh.info/?p=1198#comment-9960 [...] Originally Posted by Ren84 Stupid post. Maybe if nearly half the population of the republic were Unionists then perhaps having the union flag flying from the GPO would make sense. You try and portray yourself as neutral but all your little rambles around the north clearly has you of the mindset that it's all the Nationalists fault because they don't have peaceful looking murals or try and be more British. But without trust between politicised nationalists and politicised unionists, agreeing to have the Irish flag and the Union flag as seen as equals in NI would be too much for politicised unionists who would see this as just another small step on the path towards the ''final victory''. If you could convince unionists that their defeat wasn't a part of this ''agenda'' they might not be so against such ''harmless'' gestures of reciprocity and recognition. Coming from Jim Gibney, it could be a hard task though. Jim Gibney: Hunger Striker Helped Others Through Toughest Times - July 1981 [...] [...] Originally Posted by Ren84 Stupid post. Maybe if nearly half the population of the republic were Unionists then perhaps having the union flag flying from the GPO would make sense. You try and portray yourself as neutral but all your little rambles around the north clearly has you of the mindset that it's all the Nationalists fault because they don't have peaceful looking murals or try and be more British. But without trust between politicised nationalists and politicised unionists, agreeing to have the Irish flag and the Union flag as seen as equals in NI would be too much for politicised unionists who would see this as just another small step on the path towards the ''final victory''. If you could convince unionists that their defeat wasn't a part of this ''agenda'' they might not be so against such ''harmless'' gestures of reciprocity and recognition. Coming from Jim Gibney, it could be a hard task though. Jim Gibney: Hunger Striker Helped Others Through Toughest Times – July 1981 [...]

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