Comments on: Terminal Decline http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/terminal-decline/ Campaigning Journalist | Literary Dissident Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/terminal-decline/#comment-293 Ryan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:13:14 +0000 http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/?p=49#comment-293 In relation to the above, there was (and probably still is) another cracker doing the rounds. This one alleged that Celtic left the floodlights on at Parkhead during WWII in order to aid Der Hun defeat the British and Allied 'enemy' (which incidentally contained thousands of Irishmen). This conveniently forgets the fact that floodlights were not installed at Celtic Park until around 1959! These propaganda wars are utterly priceless and provide great amusement. The only downside is that some naive souls might start beleiving it in order to justify there own supremacy and hatred. In relation to the above, there was (and probably still is) another cracker doing the rounds. This one alleged that Celtic left the floodlights on at Parkhead during WWII in order to aid Der Hun defeat the British and Allied ‘enemy’ (which incidentally contained thousands of Irishmen). This conveniently forgets the fact that floodlights were not installed at Celtic Park until around 1959!

These propaganda wars are utterly priceless and provide great amusement. The only downside is that some naive souls might start beleiving it in order to justify there own supremacy and hatred.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/terminal-decline/#comment-292 Ryan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:50:08 +0000 http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/?p=49#comment-292 'Urban myths that we will keep repeating to ourselves so that eventually some mud may stick and we will beleive it to be true' #1690 - See above ‘Urban myths that we will keep repeating to ourselves so that eventually some mud may stick and we will beleive it to be true’ #1690 –

See above

]]> By: PNO Ferry http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/terminal-decline/#comment-287 PNO Ferry Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:35:50 +0000 http://www.philmacgiollabhain.com/?p=49#comment-287 Britain over stretched itself in defeating the threat of Germany in the first half of the 20th century. if the provos in the south had not left the lights on many lives would have been saved Britain over stretched itself in defeating the threat of Germany in the first half of the 20th century.

if the provos in the south had not left the lights on many lives would have been saved

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