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RizzyKing 22-03-2017 15:00

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
Forgiveness has to be earnt and he didn't earn it he went to his grave without giving closure to some of his victims and likely because as the true coward he was only thought of himself and how things would affect him. I've never wished hell on anyone before but there will be another i wish it for and that's for his equally cowardly ******* friend gerry adams sooner he joins mcguiness the better.

pip08456 22-03-2017 15:25

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 35891155)
I would not wish hell on anyone. And I'm not saying we should celebrate his life but we certainly shouldn't rejoice in his death. We don't forget the bad he did and we must remember those he caused pain. But forgiving is a very important thing and unforgivingness and bitterness has consequences.

You are on your own here tweetiepooh.

richard s 22-03-2017 19:41

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
Those who deal or perpetrate in the death of innocents deserve to receive the same in kind.

Maggy 22-03-2017 21:31

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
I won't celebrate his death but I won't eulogise him either.

OLD BOY 23-03-2017 10:18

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I'm certainly no apologist for the IRA but I think we should remember the appalling way in which the British treated the Catholics earlier in the 20th century, and indeed, way before that. The IRA was born from a sense of that injustice.

This is an important lesson for everyone to learn for the future. Violence breeds violence. Until that lesson is learned and acted upon, similar conflicts will arise in the future and forever.

There are still many people who suggest that we should not have rehabilitated Martin McGuiness as a politician. Understandable though that is, if we had not been ready to accept such a step, the violence would still be going on today and the peace process would remain just an aspiration.

It was the right choice to make and this decision must have saved many lives. To be fair, at least he did embrace the peace in the end, which is why we are where we are now. This may be cold comfort for those who have lost loved ones and who themselves may have been injured by the impact of the troubles, but it was the better option to take in the end.

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh (Post 35891155)
I would not wish hell on anyone. And I'm not saying we should celebrate his life but we certainly shouldn't rejoice in his death. We don't forget the bad he did and we must remember those he caused pain. But forgiving is a very important thing and unforgivingness and bitterness has consequences.

I certainly don't think we should forgive him, but we should try to understand what motivated him and others to do what they did. That may prevent similar conflicts in the future.

Pierre 23-03-2017 21:06

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
There would have been no peace agreement without him, and I'd rather have dealt with someone like him than the current batch of terrorists we have to deal with.

Maggy 24-03-2017 09:20

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
As long as we don't get around to blaming victims of the IRA I will be delighted.

Taf 24-03-2017 12:06

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
The praise poured up him was akin to praising Jimmy Saville for his charity work. Sickening.

Maggy 24-03-2017 16:58

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The person I credit with getting peace in NI is Mo Mowlam.

denphone 24-03-2017 17:21

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
She is sadly not with us anymore but heaven will certainly be proud of her achievements and the great courage she showed in her later years before her untimely passing.

Hom3r 24-03-2017 18:34

Re: Martin McGuinness has died
 
If only he died a day later, then the attack in London would have removed him from the headlines.


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