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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomas Mor View Post
    quote O Neill if you like but like O Duffy he was a nonentity.
    In fairness, while I have said the use of the word Blueshirt to describe someone in FG now is merely trolling, on the other hand I wouldn't try and rewrite history. Of course, when they write the annals of world fascism, O'Duffy might be a 'non entity'. In fact, I suspect the complete lack of impact on world politics was one of that things that opponents of the Blueshirts found most amusing. Their incompetence went a long way to preserving their legacy and their status as almost a sideshow in history, like Moseley in the UK. But in terms of his legacy on politics here and in particular on FG, writing him out would be like writing Dev out of FF history.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewGoldDream View Post
    In fairness, while I have said the use of the word Blueshirt to describe someone in FG now is merely trolling, on the other hand I wouldn't try and rewrite history. Of course, when they write the annals of world fascism, O'Duffy might be a 'non entity'. In fact, I suspect the complete lack of impact on world politics was one of that things that opponents of the Blueshirts found most amusing. Their incompetence went a long way to preserving their legacy and their status as almost a sideshow in history, like Moseley in the UK. But in terms of his legacy on politics here and in particular on FG, writing him out would be like writing Dev out of FF history.
    Writing dev out of FF history. YOU WISH????

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