Kevin Myers on 1916 - Brits "too decent"

[limey]

I know I should just ignore the twat but this guy is just pathetic.

He says

"Considering the act of treachery which the Rising constituted to their national survival, the British actually behaved with an almost indecent clemency in executing so few insurgents"


http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... 406659.ece

[White Horse]

Given the emotional circumstances, he is probably right. However, the British did always display an innate decency in Ireland.

Just imagine what it would have been like if the Spanish, the French, or (God forbid) the Portugese were here.

[david]

When his name is mentioned at the local, it's "don't mention that fecker in here."

Does anyone actually take him seriously? Or is he just a wind-up?

[Riadach]

If that was such, then why did they execute the fourteen leaders of the week long rebellion, yet allowed Paul Kruger, the leader of the boer rebellion/wars simply to leave and live in the Netherlands? Or Piet Cronje for that matter?

I also wonder if the people of north king street, whose houses were raided, and many of them disposed of when they refused to co-operate, would call the british operations decent?

Or William Pearse, the only reason why he was singled out and executed, was because he was Patrick Pearse's brother, though their modus operandi was decent?

Or what about James Connolly, on his death bed, and too ill to stand for his injuries, who natural causes would have taken anyway. Was he being strapped to a chair and shot decent?

[madura]

Hmm. Mr. Myers is a fine one to talk about the "inclination to tell people what they want to hear"!

It looks to me as though this piece is particularly well calculated to endear him to the Belfast Telegraph readership.

Do the columns he writes for British newspapers contain similarly soothing and complimentary remarks?

[Gombeen]

My God, I'm glad he doesn't write for the Times anymore!

[FutureLabourLeader]

Or what about James Connolly, on his death bed, and too ill to stand for his injuries, who natural causes would have taken anyway. Was he being strapped to a chair and shot decent?

I was going to mention that.

[Fr. Hank Tree]

I stopped reading him when he called hurling and cricket the two greatest sports in the world. Comparing cricket to Hurling - what a twat!!

[Mozalini]

That's just historically ignorant. It was the severe treatment of the rebels by the Brits that swayed public opinion irreversably against them for once and for all.

[Cogadh]

I can't believe this clown is still on the go. Do people actually take him serious still?

I have to say he is good for comic relief if nothing else, imagine, we should be thankful the British only shot 16 men.