in hindsight its easy to dismiss these people as stupid or pro nazi, but in reality the uk after ww1 was pretty devastated and people were pretty adverse about repeating it by entering a war again with germany.
Fair play to them..someone needs to be anti war..
Lol, the parallel of preaching about peace is brilliant.
…you realize Ireland was neutral in WWII?
…you realize Ireland was neutral in WWII?
This literally was the official position of the Irish government during WWII though
The exactly same post last week
I’m pretty sure GB Shaw held similar views. Interesting fellow, quite radical in his political beliefs, but completely wrong about Hitler and about Stalin. Also incidentally about Sinn Féin and Home Rule, the former of which he derided and supported the latter.
Not sure where I was going with this, just think its interesting how well meaning radical politicians can be so blindsided to whats going on sometimes.
It really wasn’t that simple back then, so I think this is quite an unfair comparison on the people in the photo.
The U.K. and others had just had an entire generation of men absolutely annihilated and the survivors left fucked. My nan used to tell me stories about how there wasn’t enough men left so some women just lived alone or with their sisters, because their fiancé had been killed. But anyway.
Most people agree that the terms of treaty of Versailles were far too onerous and unfair anyway, hitlers demands at first did not seem unreasonable, it seemed ok to reverse some of this, retaking German land ect.
I think a lot of history is painted as allies good vs Nazis evil, which is true looking back.. but nobody at the time these people are holding this protest knew about the Holocaust, yes people knew about hitlers ideals on racial superiority, but nobody could imagine he would kill 12 million people.. At the time it could just appear like Britain and France wanting to maintain superiority in Western Europe meaning another bloody war were more young men get thrown into the meat grinder.. all the good vs evil stuff comes with a modern veiw on it with benefit of hindsight.
Meanwhile with the Russians, we do know what they have been doing, we have read their intercepts and seen footage they themselves released.
Where’d you find that photo, OP?
You are aware Ireland remained neutral during WWII?
They asked for peace negotiations and diplomacy instead of escalation. I don’t see the problem
Hindsight is 20/20.
People in 1930s did not have the reasons we use to justify our hate for Hitler
Its likely they were clueless…. Ireland wasn’t what you would call a diversified country at the time.
That plus the silly thought of “the enemy (Germany) of my enemy (England), might be, my friend.”
Or they were just idiots …..
I mean hindsite is a fine thing indeed.
I believe at the time there was no difference between Hitler and Churchill.
Today these people would be welcomed by the GOP
It is still one of the great shames of this country that Dev signed the book of condolences in the German embassy for Hitler on our behalf
Very few wanted to fight Hitler. Why would we fight someone fighting the British. Enemy of my enemy…
Does anyone know if Clare and Mick are guest speaking at the pro-Russki rally for ‘Victory Day’ this weekend in Dublin’s Phoenix Park?
I’m betting Mick will ditch his pink polo in favour of a deep red with a massive Green peaked hat and coordinating black jackboots, while Clare will have a rose-gold, off-the-shoulder hammer & sickle number, with an RT ankle-bracelet.
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in hindsight its easy to dismiss these people as stupid or pro nazi, but in reality the uk after ww1 was pretty devastated and people were pretty adverse about repeating it by entering a war again with germany.
Fair play to them..someone needs to be anti war..
Lol, the parallel of preaching about peace is brilliant.
…you realize Ireland was neutral in WWII?
…you realize Ireland was neutral in WWII?
This literally was the official position of the Irish government during WWII though
The exactly same post last week
I’m pretty sure GB Shaw held similar views. Interesting fellow, quite radical in his political beliefs, but completely wrong about Hitler and about Stalin. Also incidentally about Sinn Féin and Home Rule, the former of which he derided and supported the latter.
Not sure where I was going with this, just think its interesting how well meaning radical politicians can be so blindsided to whats going on sometimes.
It really wasn’t that simple back then, so I think this is quite an unfair comparison on the people in the photo.
The U.K. and others had just had an entire generation of men absolutely annihilated and the survivors left fucked. My nan used to tell me stories about how there wasn’t enough men left so some women just lived alone or with their sisters, because their fiancé had been killed. But anyway.
Most people agree that the terms of treaty of Versailles were far too onerous and unfair anyway, hitlers demands at first did not seem unreasonable, it seemed ok to reverse some of this, retaking German land ect.
I think a lot of history is painted as allies good vs Nazis evil, which is true looking back.. but nobody at the time these people are holding this protest knew about the Holocaust, yes people knew about hitlers ideals on racial superiority, but nobody could imagine he would kill 12 million people.. At the time it could just appear like Britain and France wanting to maintain superiority in Western Europe meaning another bloody war were more young men get thrown into the meat grinder.. all the good vs evil stuff comes with a modern veiw on it with benefit of hindsight.
Meanwhile with the Russians, we do know what they have been doing, we have read their intercepts and seen footage they themselves released.
Where’d you find that photo, OP?
You are aware Ireland remained neutral during WWII?
They asked for peace negotiations and diplomacy instead of escalation. I don’t see the problem
Hindsight is 20/20.
People in 1930s did not have the reasons we use to justify our hate for Hitler
Its likely they were clueless…. Ireland wasn’t what you would call a diversified country at the time.
That plus the silly thought of “the enemy (Germany) of my enemy (England), might be, my friend.”
Or they were just idiots …..
I mean hindsite is a fine thing indeed.
I believe at the time there was no difference between Hitler and Churchill.
Today these people would be welcomed by the GOP
It is still one of the great shames of this country that Dev signed the book of condolences in the German embassy for Hitler on our behalf
Very few wanted to fight Hitler. Why would we fight someone fighting the British. Enemy of my enemy…
Does anyone know if Clare and Mick are guest speaking at the pro-Russki rally for ‘Victory Day’ this weekend in Dublin’s Phoenix Park?
I’m betting Mick will ditch his pink polo in favour of a deep red with a massive Green peaked hat and coordinating black jackboots, while Clare will have a rose-gold, off-the-shoulder hammer & sickle number, with an RT ankle-bracelet.