Longley on identity

[Seamus616]

great man, great Northerner.

true giant of Irish literature

[kbcmighty]

this crap is pushed on Irish kids to serve a political agenda , a British one .

[Redemptist]

Of course his opinion is as valid as the next man. He's of British ascendancy in Northern Ireland..Irish or British...its a struggle as strenuous as any other for a valid identity. In fairness...

[wheredoducksgo]

Aw come on! I think everyone who is from NI knows about the struggle for identity!! We are in it together - what is your point about places he has studied and "class"?? I really do not get what you are trying to say - perhaps that the working-class or uneducated people or even people with non-english parents are the only ones that "know about struggle for identity in NI'?? Is that what you are saying??

[kbcmighty]

oh shut up fatso , have a shave and get some exercise beofre you bore us all to death. Its not a clash of cultures thats responsible for the conflict in British occupied Ireland , its the fact that it is occupied by the British governemnt . The denial of democracy and the sponsorship of governemnt death squads .

Of course if he pointed that out he wouldnt have a governemnt job .

I bet he wears sandals too .

[Ceolteor]

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Yes, sandals... you're hilarious!