# DUP now biggest Unionist Party, what fun.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 28, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716 "2003-11-28T13:28:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716/101 "2003-12-02T22:49:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by yojimbo \*  
> \*\* This right wing fuckers in power at the mo. are **really** starting to piss me off. \*\*

starting?  
you must be a very patient and forgiving man…

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716/102 "2003-12-03T00:52:12Z")

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I try 😉

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716/103 "2003-12-03T01:10:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by pluralgravity \*  
> I of course am neutral in all this, my only involvement in Irish politics being on the afternoon of the South Key bomb (thanks Gerry and Martin). My five year old nephew was cut by flying glass. I tried to explain to him what it was all about.  
> ‘‘Its because you’re in the black and tans’’

Well while IRA attacks directed at civilians has always turned my stomach I’ve got to say that no attack on the UK was ever carried out because of the atrocities that the Black and Tans or The Auxiliaries carried out in the south early on in the last century. If you think that’s why the IRA did what they did you need to educate yourself more on their thinking. If you’re going to call them murdering cunts (which I do BTW) at least do it for the right reason.

They started the bombing campaign on “the mainland” to bring it home to them about what was happening in NI, hoping that the British public would put pressure on their politicians to get the fuck out of Ireland. No way was it gonna happen but when did that stop terrorist ideologists(sp?) Just look at 9/11, ETA, Oklahoma, Hamas, Berlin Olympics, PLO and on and on … Just a FYI 🙂

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716/104 "2003-12-03T01:14:47Z")

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> Well while IRA attacks directed at civilians has always

OK I’m usually an in articutate bastard who can’t spell but I’m usually not that bad 😉

Maybe I shouldn’t post while locked(drunk) either.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dup-now-biggest-unionist-party-what-fun/215716/105 "2003-12-03T01:17:30Z")

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Argh …articulate, god fucking damn it.

I’ll just slink off now and look at a DVD. Sorry all 😮

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