Rosa took her life in her hands by boarding that bus. To suggest singing IRA songs or waving a Palestinian flag is comparable is ridiculous.
Courage changes the world. How courageous is it to sing the BBB at a game?
If I were to witness 10,000 at the next Republican march, I would at least say they have turned out to show they really care. 200 at a push shows me clearly that is not the case.
Hit the streets, get involved in the political protest by all means. Belting out provo songs at a game does fuck all to change fuck all, apart from dragging our name through the mud.
The Irish fans don’t even sing them at games. They aren’t descended from Irish people, they are Irish people. Explain that.
Tell that to Celtic FC when they encourage 60,000 to join in.
It depends what context you placed my statement, for example, it took courage for an IRA to be formed in the first place and let the aggressor know they will not take their shite. Now depending on the songs you heard been sung what songs have you heard that instigates violence.
Just to clarify you suggested my whole argument revolved around flag waving and signing and this achieves nothing, well for a start the show of support for Palestine increased in reaching a wider audience.
This could be one of those debates were Flower of Scotland and God Save the Queen are deemed sectarian and bigoted towards a nation. One chases people with claymores and the other one wants to crush rebellious Scots.
And if you put both together there’s your violence, crush us and we’ll batter you.
And the lyrics below is no doubt in my mind an out and out rebel tune if ever there was one and Celtic FC expose your ears to it constantly.
For those who are in love
There's a song that's warm and tender
For those who are oppressed
In song you can protest
So liberate your minds
And give your soul expression
Open up your hearts
I'll sing for you this song
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
And the music of their native land
Their lullabies and battlecries and songs of hope and joy
So join us hand in hand
All across this ancient land
Throughout the test of time
It was music that kept their spirits free
Those songs of yours and of mine
It was back in ancient times
The bard would tell his stories
Of the heroes, of the villain
Of the chieftains in the glen
Through Elizabethian time
And Cromwellian war and fury
Put our pipers to the sword
Killed our harpers and our bards
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
And the music of their native land
Their lullabies and battlecries and songs of hope and joy
So join us hand in hand
All across this ancient land
Throughout the test of time
It was music that kept their spirits free
Those songs of yours and of mine
Ireland, land of song
Your music lives forever
In its valleys, in its mountains
In its hills and in its glens
Our music did survive
Through famine and oppression
To the generations gone
I'll sing for you this song
Let the people sing their stories and their songs
And the music of their native land
Their lullabies and battlecries and songs of hope and joy
So join us hand in hand
All across this ancient land
Throughout the test of time
It was music that kept their spirits free
Those songs of yours and of mine