Belfast Telegraph

Why SF’s definition of equality is everyone else’s idea of inequality

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Thomas McKinley: Hijacking legitimate causes, or just looking for equality, respect and integrity for all? Let’s be honest, if Arlene had stepped aside while an RHI investigat­ion took place, the institutio­ns would never have come down.

Paul McMorrow: ‘Hijacking’ is a good buzz word for people like Doug, though. Not that it matters, because the UUP/ DUP are the last people nationalis­ts listen to when it comes to equality.

Scott McDowell: In an era of equality and respect, is it too much to expect republican­s to extend it to loyalists? Loyal orders, bands, etc? We keep hearing these two words, but it’s high time SF practise what they preach.

Thomas McKinley: To quote George Carlin: “Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Scott McDowell is certainly one, as he’s proven above.

Jake O’Donnghaile: Scott McDowell, so tell me: when are loyalists going to show respect to nationalis­ts? It’s a twoway street, dude. Get out of that glass house before stones are thrown. Peader Gearoid O Colgain: Unionists think Catholics, nationalis­ts, republican­s, the population of LGBTQ community, people who have abortions and the Irish are lesser citizens. They don’t even believe Britain shouldn’t be as socially liberal as it is.

Stuart Kelly: By the same logic then, Doug and his chums are opposing the aforementi­oned social issues. Why? To cynically promote their own agenda.

Maitiu Ciaran Mac Riceid: And if Sinn Fein have appropriat­ed these issues, the question has to be asked why then is unionism so diametrica­lly opposed to them? Because they’re Sinn Fein’s issues? That’s not a good enough reason for being against equality and rights for all.

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