Richard Knox

Irishman and Brit from Co. Antrim. Advocate for common sense and scientific argument in response to the latest, trendy ‘culture war’ themes.

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@DC_claxton @CatharineHoey I think you will find that alternative photo ID such as a driving licence is fine

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@rorymallo @BelTel @malodoherty But there was always an alternative to violence. Political violence was a death spiral leading to atrocities, hate and enmity. The original aims of the civil rights movement were largely achieved by the early 70s

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@CharlieCurrie12 i wouldn’t compare or contrast. Loyalist and Republican terrorists were a vile, murderous reflection of each other. Some were psychopaths. Others perhaps naive and misguided - but who crossed the rubicon into political violence that fed a spiral of hatred and scarred a generation

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@smccarthynire Grim indeed. New Year is typically a time for optimism. But the bleak and troubling news in this bulletin is just incessant 😢

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@IrishUnity This was carried out by Irishman Major General Robert Ross of Rostrevor, Co Down, and carried out in retaliation for American actions in Upper Canada.

The man who torched the White House https://t.co/MeB3GDzL7Z

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@CharlieCurrie12 Change the record, Charlie! You’re always droning on about the same thing and spouting a narrow, partisan perspective. The rest of us are "trying to reach the future through the past”. Stop trying to drag us backwards.

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@MrRCain2 👍 Just make the font size proportional to the number of native speakers

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@MidiaPetronilla How about this comparison?

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@MidiaPetronilla Totally false dichotomy. There’s a vibrant local bluegrass and roots scene closely tied to Ulster-Scots heritage. And I’m quite sure these musicians would get on well with each other. Personally, I’m more into progressive rock 😜

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@CharlieCurrie12 @BartLad69 @Udlah The 1973 border poll was not undemocratic but was boycotted by nationalists + republicans who realised that the numbers were not in their favour. The same contempt for democracy that agitated for census boycotts and led to the IRA murdering 29-year census collector Joanne Mathers

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@CharlieCurrie12 @Jebbyjustme1 Wait. A minute ago you mentioned the words inclusive, harmonious. What’s this bit about ‘pissing off back to Scotland’? By the way, there are hundreds of thousands of Irish descent in Scotland. Are you suggesting a population swap?Or should we instead strive for harmonious living

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@repnews It depends on the context. If draped over a coffin, with black leather gloves on top, then no. The late occupant wasn’t likely one to have had goodwill towards unionists.

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@irish_news Collins must have ‘I hate Brits’ written right through him like a bar of rock. What a pathetic take that only reveals the extent of his bitterness. As for unfinished business of The Falklands, that was settled after the aggressor (descendant of Spanish colonialists) was defeated

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@sharrond62 Even when you have previously downloaded the app, it invariably asks to be updated the next time you want to use it. And I don’t always have data to do so. 😡

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@HearnsOfficial @BHibburd Are they so? I say there’s a lot more Irish in England than there are English in Ireland!

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@jrgtrrzz @cbunting24 @EatThePoors Ah give it a rest. Being Welsh is part of the story - in fact the Welsh nation could claim descent from the original Britons. But if you’re born and raised in this island, you’re British. Move past the small-mindedness and tired, exclusionary arguments.

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@michaelbuck1990 @smccarthynire And isn’t Argentina and all of Spanish America a legacy of colonialism?

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@ThePosieParker @cmdrhazard We deserve to know if Farage is in some else’s pocket. £5 million can buy a lot of influence so it’s not unreasonable to expect an MP to declare such a gift. Instead of letting parliamentary scrutiny run its course, he seems to rather misjudgingly resigned to stand against a bin

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@jongaunt @Nigel_Farage Is Farage brave enough to take on Count Binface in a televised debate?

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@RoismairedSF Fair play to you 👏