Toronto Sun editorial today credits the bravery of the Queen for shaking hands, literally with the devil, in the form of Martin McGuiness. The editorial goes on to blame all the violence in Northern Ireland on Catholic forces. They even ask what the Catholic's were complaining about? As they lived in Britain, one of the freest nations on earth.
That has to be one of the most ignorant, one-sided editorials I have ever read. I doubt even pro-British newspapers in Belfast would claim the troubles in N.I. were caused by one side. Of course the piece misses the whole point of the handshake, which was to move past the history of violence.
This article will provide aide and comfort to the Orange bigots, that will march through downtown Toronto in 2-weeks. Interestingly the St. Patrick's Day parade was banned in Toronto until the mid-1960's. At the same time Catholics couldn't get work at Eaton's stores. It is ironic that the Toronto St. Patrick's Day parade is witnessed by hundreds of thousands, while the Orange Parade attracts a few hundred aging bigots. No politician would dare show up at an Orange parade in Toronto. The Orange Lodge actually publishes a photo of their parade permit, as if they are surprised they are still allowed to march. The KKK would not be granted a permit.
The Toronto Sun wasn't created until the 1970's but the pro-British, anti-immigrant writers of the trash rag want to drag us back to an all-white Protestant utopia where Irish Catholics knew their place. They must take strength in the policies of the Harper government
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