Comments on: Belfast’s silent majority makes a noise

By: del

del — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:44:42 +0000

The whole world is watching these thugs disgrace themselves and their community.Your passport if you have one will tell you your part of the UK of Great Britain and NI your not British we dont want yous.

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By: Macca

Macca — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:15:08 +0000

Yes James Horne….you are right enough..it was Chelsea fans causing bother again

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By: james horne

james horne — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:08:22 +0000

alex
how do you know it was rangers scarves they are not the only club that has red blue and white so how do you know it was rangers scarves

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By: Sam Flanagan

Sam Flanagan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:49:34 +0000

Call yourself a “Journalist”????? What a joke. I see you did not post my other comments? What are you scared of?

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By: Peter Houston

Peter Houston — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:27:00 +0000

It is refreshing to see the media give coverage to what the vast majority of people who live and work in Belfast are about – far too often our screens are dominated by the tiny minority who want to wreck and ruin our society. Interestingly a report was published in yesterday’s Observer newspaper of the results of a British Future poll. One of the questions asked in the poll was which values are the most important for being British. Flying the Union flag did not feature at all. The most important values were the right to free speech and respect for the law. Ulster loyalism, despite its famed adherence to Britishness, is not renown for expressing these values. Indeed, i would suggest that those attending the City Hall yesterday showed a much greater degree of Britishness than the “Flag” protesters and “loyalist” rioters.

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By: Iain McG

Iain McG — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:09:43 +0000

So, after all these years, equality is encroaching on the Provence.
And, what a surprise, some just cant take it.
Get used to it, boys. It”s called the 21st Century.

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By: Bronagh

Bronagh — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:25:45 +0000

Just to clarify not all loyalist working class wear “hoodies, trackies and Rangers scarves” and not all middle class wear “quilted jackets, Barbour, tweedy caps and novelty woolen headgear with some heavy ear-muff action”

As a Chief Correspondent you should know by now that you shouldn’t be stereotyping. Go and get your facts straight

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:41:57 +0000

The protests have been almost totally peaceful. Less than 1% of them have resulted in violence – and those that have have usually been accompanied by credible claims of police brutality against women and children and/or attacks by sectarian Nationalist youths.

Put the flag back up on Belfast City Hall, respect the identity of the majority of Northern Ireland’s British citizens and the protests will end immediately. Until that happens, the peaceful campaign against Irish bigotry and extremism will continue.

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By: S.B. BELFAST

S.B. BELFAST — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:24:09 +0000

Loyalists and Unionists are talking about inequality and erosion of their culture. This is complete and utter nonsense and factually incorrect so could someone within the media do a wee bit of research and put out the relevant statistics and figures.
FACT: In 2012 there were just over 2700 parades in the North of Ireland. Just under 2600 of these were of a persuasion Loyalist/Unionist, roughly 120 were of a Nationalist/Republican background and the rest were Peace/Religious/Gay Parade etc SO that nails the guff that Unionist/Loyalist culture is being eroded.
FACT: 95% of flags, symbols and artefacts within Belfast City Hall are of a Unionist/British Military/Royal Family persuasion. There are virtually NO outward displays of Irish, Nationalist or Republican traditions.
FACT: Statistics released in 2012 showed that 8 out of the 10 most socially and economically deprived districts in the North of Ireland are Nationalist/Republican.
FACT: The unemployment rate is still higher amongst the Catholic population than the Protestant pulation.
FACT: The majority of Inequality/Fair Employment tribunals are still cases taken by Catholics/Nationalists.
FACT: The suicide rate is higher in Catholic areas as opposed to Protestant areas.
FACT: The vast majority of streets, avenues, parks, sports fields etc within Belfast City Council area are named after Unionist/British Military/British Establishment/Royal Family figures.

These are just some examples that simply refute the allegations currently being made by Unionist and Loyalists. The fact is that many within the Protestant community cannot and will not come to terms with equality and parity of esteem for Catholics and are wallowing in a self pitying whingefest because they are losing their supremacist position. That is it in a nutshell; anything else is a complete red herring and total fabrication to cover sectarian bigotry and hatred. It is time the British media stopped indulging these people.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:22:31 +0000

Love the “Weapons of mass commotion” reference.!Lovely play on an old theme.

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