Dealing with people who try to judge your rehat?

[jkvlondon]

1 hour ago, GurjantGnostic said:

Who is the most sant sipai like that isn't a Sikh?

A girlfriend is a good idea too. Why would the panj object?

No non-marital encouragement of relations with opposite sex ...

[GurjantGnostic]

4 minutes ago, jkvlondon said:

No non-marital encouragement of relations with opposite sex ...

Makes sense.

[GurjantGnostic]

A lot of guests posting on this topic, which is great.  I'd love to be able to read what you have to say, but waiting for post approval takes a while.  In the mean time why don't you fine people sign up for a registered account?  Takes about a day to be approved and from then on we can hear your voice instantly. 

[GurjantGnostic]

Somebody is confused by every post I make lol.  What is confusing about the above two posts confused people?

Enjoy some music.  The lead singer of the cranberries died today.  Her art brought focus on injustice and violence and was a call to peace.

 

[MrDoaba]

28 minutes ago, GurjantGnostic said:

Somebody is confused by every post I make lol.  What is confusing about the above two posts confused people?

Since there is no dislike rating, people use the confused one.

It usually means you have caught the attention of someone who disapproves of your posts (or you). An opponent lol.

Good song btw. Bit controversial though, wonder what the IRA have to say about her.

[GurjantGnostic]

27 minutes ago, MrDoaba said:

Since there is no dislike rating, people use the confused one.

It usually means you have caught the attention of someone who disapproves of your posts (or you). An opponent lol.

Good song btw. Bit controversial though, wonder what the IRA have to say about her.

I think they would first cry over the fallen children of Ireland.

I think they would appreciate the homage to their fallen brothers who died for the cause. 

The call to end the violence though, will fall on deaf ears in the IRA until Ireland is unified.

Éire go Brách

[MrDoaba]

2 minutes ago, GurjantGnostic said:

I think they would first cry over the fallen children of Ireland.

I think they would appreciate the homage to their fallen brothers who died for the cause. 

The call to end the violence though, will fall on deaf ears in the IRA until Ireland is unified.

Éire go Brách

True. The British did what they do best. They're teared apart Ireland. The Loyalists were backed by the government. Although the IRA began to do some questionable things, I cannot fault them overall.

Tiocfaidh ár lá!

[GurjantGnostic]

12 minutes ago, MrDoaba said:

True. The British did what they do best. They're teared apart Ireland. The Loyalists were backed by the government. Although the IRA began to do some questionable things, I cannot fault them overall.

Tiocfaidh ár lá!

They definitely did some questionable things.  One they turned to crime, victimizing fellow Irish, to support the movement.  And two they started to target British civilians with terror attacks. 

My family's involvement pre-dated the bomb use.  They were snipers, which is a much cleaner way of fighting, due to the reduced collateral damage.  My family never supported bombings, but it didn't seem to strike home for the British until then.

It makes me less judgmental of other cultures that resort to terrorism.  As much as I don't support those type of means to an end, I always ask myself why does this person feel they must? 

Despite our history supporting the movement, any time a bombing would make the news my grandmother would cry and tell me that wasn't our way.

[MrDoaba]

2 minutes ago, GurjantGnostic said:

They definitely did some questionable things.  One they turned to crime, victimizing fellow Irish, to support the movement.  And two they started to target British civilians with terror attacks. 

My family's involvement pre-dated the bomb use.  They were snipers, which is a much cleaner way of fighting, due to the reduced collateral damage.  My family never supported bombings, but it didn't seem to strike home for the British until then.

It makes me less judgmental of other cultures that resort to terrorism.  As much as I don't support those type of means to an end, I always ask myself why does this person feel they must? 

I have spoken to a couple of Irishmen in the past and the majority or Irish folk, according to them, do not support the IRA at all and many would rather not remember the days of the Army. But support for the Unification of Ireland still has strong support.

Woah so your kin were IRA? Is that what inspired you to join the military? And well it hit home for the British because they did nearly off the PM at the time. She was, and is, despised by many Brits.

With the exception of islamic terrorism, the word in itself must be used in context. Today it's used liberally to simply malign a cause which interferes with an agenda. Any act of violence is labeled terrorism without any consideration of the intentions.

[GurjantGnostic]

12 minutes ago, MrDoaba said:

I have spoken to a couple of Irishmen in the past and the majority or Irish folk, according to them, do not support the IRA at all and many would rather not remember the days of the Army. But support for the Unification of Ireland still has strong support.

Woah so your kin were IRA? Is that what inspired you to join the military? And well it hit home for the British because they did nearly off the PM at the time. She was, and is, despised by many Brits.

With the exception of islamic terrorism, the word in itself must be used in context. Today it's used liberally to simply malign a cause which interferes with an agenda. Any act of violence is labeled terrorism without any consideration of the intentions.

As the purity of the IRA movement declined the support for it declined as well.  Also, since protestants and catholics have made peace under the Republics flag it makes it unsavory to talk about. 

I use the term IRA loosely, which isn't really the most accurate way to speak about the various forms of resistance, but it's the easiest way to get the idea across to people.

My kin have a history of fighting against the British that goes back 700+ years, my family's involvement ended in about 1900, so we actually never were involved the IRA, but it's historical predecessors.