tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post957744910983133577..comments2023-11-03T08:40:03.424+00:00Comments on Jude Collins: Seamus Heaney: political seer?Jude Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-72414385870014256582013-06-09T14:08:05.494+01:002013-06-09T14:08:05.494+01:00What's up everyone, it's my first pay a qu...What's up everyone, it's my first pay a quick visit at this web site, and piece of writing is genuinely fruitful in favor of <br />me, keep up posting these types of posts.<br /><br />Visit my website :: <a href="http://www.crctz.com/index.php/member/44579/" rel="nofollow">home cellulite treatment</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-10923085694752935282013-05-11T00:14:53.572+01:002013-05-11T00:14:53.572+01:00Hey! I know this is kinda off topic however I'...Hey! I know this is kinda off topic however I'd figured I'd ask.<br />Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest writing a blog article or vice-versa?<br />My blog discusses a lot of the same subjects as yours and <br />I think we could greatly benefit from each other. If <br />you happen to be interested feel free to shoot me an email.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you! Awesome blog by <br />the way!<br /><br />My weblog: <a href="http://www.wheelhousebikes.com/cheapjerseys.cfm" rel="nofollow">Cheap NFL Jerseys</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-90566586750317944002013-01-31T09:18:54.782+00:002013-01-31T09:18:54.782+00:00I wonder though, was he talking about the constitu...I wonder though, was he talking about the constitutional question or the more metaphorical as he is accustomed to dealing with? Will the island ever truly be 'united'. I've read his comments and I do wonder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-27678510613499413102013-01-30T22:02:02.492+00:002013-01-30T22:02:02.492+00:00Ah you know poets, they never explain anythingAh you know poets, they never explain anythingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-23860177136782951042013-01-30T19:07:27.839+00:002013-01-30T19:07:27.839+00:00Jude
You neglected to mention which chapter of you...Jude<br />You neglected to mention which chapter of your book this piece is from!giordanobrunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-6467807932502076662013-01-30T15:11:01.450+00:002013-01-30T15:11:01.450+00:00Hey Jude,
re Seamus Heaney's Bellaghy Handshak...Hey Jude,<br />re Seamus Heaney's Bellaghy Handshake, his "how's it goin'?" headbutt.<br />I think what he was really saying (whatever you say, say nothin') was that flags are idiotic. He could/should have added that the 'south' should take down all tricolours too ... for good, not only because it would give the loyalists something to think about but because it would be honest, since the Republic has already handed over its sovereignty to the EU anyway (thanks to gombeen cute hoors bankrupting the place) and does not deserve a national flag.Frank Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-25370530764926583482013-01-30T06:42:17.605+00:002013-01-30T06:42:17.605+00:00There will come a day when the people care not so ...There will come a day when the people care not so much for flags and pageants but are united as one in hearts and minds towards a better society for everyone,until then there will undoubtedly be push and pull but one thing's for sure the starting point is with equality ,parity of esteem and mutual respect for each others' cultural identity,there's no disputing Seamus Heaney is a brilliant poet/writer and as such he should clarify his words or explain his thoughts and context for he is also one of the more revered of his tribe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-13578173490801352652013-01-29T23:05:08.227+00:002013-01-29T23:05:08.227+00:00I'm sure in response to the furore over the Ti...I'm sure in response to the furore over the Times interview,Seamus will clarify whether the reported comments were fully accurate.In the meantime,we should give him credit for being "his own man"and not parroting the latest Sinn Fein wish list.Anyone who has read his poetry over the decades ,will be be in little doubt about his attitude to aspects of the "North".One doubts whether he will be overly worried about criticism in the Jude Collins blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-5380366769022466082013-01-29T20:59:16.456+00:002013-01-29T20:59:16.456+00:00Jude, Heaney appears to be implying that loyalists...Jude, Heaney appears to be implying that loyalists/unionists are positively primal and follows on by suggestring we should do anything to rile them lest a civil war starts, which says a lot for SH's view of democracy. Also, it's a bold statement to predict that even in the 22nd century there's noo chance of a UI, and follows that by saying ' so, let them have the flag' a curious logic runs therein. Poet's certainly aren't automatically seers.[madraj55] Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-40031285168799527962013-01-29T16:49:28.017+00:002013-01-29T16:49:28.017+00:00It was a daft statement and I find it funny that h...It was a daft statement and I find it funny that he can comment on a Belfast issue and yet I dont remember him having similar concerns about the whereabouts of the Union flag in his native Derry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-8017196604020919462013-01-29T16:21:24.436+00:002013-01-29T16:21:24.436+00:00Jude, how come young Ó hÉanaí
Never got into Raine...Jude, how come young Ó hÉanaí<br />Never got into Rainey?<br />Hume may yet lose his rag,<br />Choked on a Union Flag.<br /><br />-from The Boys of St Columb'sEddie Finnegannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-67146668501434112792013-01-29T15:19:53.260+00:002013-01-29T15:19:53.260+00:00Should the possession of an "entitlement fact...Should the possession of an "entitlement factor" necessarily justify the conservation of a status quo? I shouldn't think so. Plenty of hegemonies have possessed notions of entitlement down through history, but it didn't necessitate or justify the maintenance of their power or structures. The slave-trade was founded on the notion of entitlement, for example, but the existence of a sense of entitlement was no reason to maintain it in light of better reasons to get rid of it. Of course, I'm not implying that unionism enjoys some *outright* hegemony in the north, nor am I comparing unionist power to the slave-trade; just using a fairly light analogy for the sake of argument in the sense that unionist identity symbolism is undoubtedly the more dominant in terms of visual culture in the north.<br /><br />Besides, loyalists *are* being let fly the flag on designated days. The flag's display has been restricted rather than prohibited. Heaney may quote Eddie McAteer in relation to both sides being entitled to their pageantry (and I don't disagree with the sentiment), but there'll be no tricolour appearing next to the Union flag on Belfast City Hall. Surely the logical conclusion of endorsing such sentiment would be to support the flying of both flags? And if a united Ireland is never going to happen anyway, according to Heaney, then shouldn't the emphasis be on ensuring cross-community cultural comfort for everyone in the north rather than appeasing simply unionism/loyalism on this issue?Danielhttps://twitter.com/DanielCollins85noreply@blogger.com