Can we stop calling these protests now. Throwing petrol bombs isn’t a firm of protest. It’s violent thuggery. The headline should read, Violence Continues in Belfast as 33 Petrol Bombs Thrown at Police. These thugs shouldn’t be engaged with or listened to until these nights of violence stop. Disgraceful.

“I refuse to allow my identity be taken away from me” , said the man in the balaclava.

Meanwhile, the majority of people in Belfast absolutely ignored these louts and had a Friday night in.

They have held up the city and have cost the state they are so loyal to millions in policing costs.
These bastards stopped an elderly man Visiting his sick wife and abused him.
They are lower than Vermin

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_VhAEwB0k

Loyalism =Fascism

Whichever side this is approached from, throwing petrol bombs at policemen with wives and children, is just plain despicable.

Protesting = peaceful
throwing petrol bombs = Rioting

Why don’t we hear complete condemnation from Unionist leaders on the rioting / petrol bombing?

Some members of my Family visited Stormont Parliament in October of 2012 , to present some of The Diaries of Austin Stack to The Parliament Library.
We remarked actually that day, that the Union Jack was not flying over the building .
What was explained by our MLA Host was that as part of The Good Friday Agreement , the flag only now flew on designated days of the year,18, I recall in total, days , in the year , which ironically includes St. Patricks Day.

All of the Political Parties are party to that Agreement, which has now operated in unison, for nearly 15 years.
It is identical to the Belfast Council democratic decision re flags , recently passed.

Where is the argument ?
These only several hundred thugs, need surely to be advised by their Loyalist/Unionist Leaders , how well the Agreement has worked in The Parliament Building .
Unfortunately , leadership on The Loyalist side appears to be non-existent presently !
What is their motive I ask ? Is it so as to undermine The Belfast Agreement altogether and return to the days of daily killings?

Exactly Ryan – They say they want the “protesters” to revert to a peaceful way of venting their anger. We all know if it was nationalists doing this, the same unionist leaders would be calling for the full scale return of British troops to the streets.

how about this: every day they ‘protest’ the number of official flag days is reduced by one. that way they only hurt their own cause the more they riot.

Forty days of protest/riots and a total of half a dozen plastic bullets fired. The same restraint would not be exercised in Ardoyne.

Valid point made earlier about the flag over stormont. I believe its the same in the uk as it is here, the flag flies only over westminster when government sits as the tricolour only flies when Tithe na hOireachtas are in session.
Where are the loyalist politicians coming out on the side of peace and reconcilliation when tricolours are burned 12th July?
Loyalism/Unionism is in crisis. The demise of traditional jobs in linen flax and ship building has left their section of society with high unemployment and emigration. Traditionally members of the unionist population left school early to enter employment whilst nationalist remained in education and had larger families.
The realisation that an ever increasing better educated population on the whole is closing the gap is now starting to dawn on the loyalist population.
Fear is driving a lot of this

What makes me laugh at the unionists even.more is that the majority of.those protesting more than likely didn’t get of their arses to vote when city council elections where on.

So sad to see that great city going back into the dark ages over a flag. These bigots are opening a big can of worms.

Loyalist thugs treated by local BBC media with kid gloves. Someone should ask them what exactly they don’t have that their catholic neighbours do. We are not going back to a time when catholics were treated as second class citizens they better get used to it.

I’d love to see how these guys would actually get on if they were landed in the middle of Syria or Afghanistan

Well for some throwing petrol away!! Kids these days……

This really shows that unionism has a genuine fear of Irish culture and the catholic religion ( even though most people are not bothered with religion) If a united Ireland ever happens which I don’t think it will,a war or loyalist terrorist campaign on par with the ira campaign will no doubt happen. I’d love to see a united Ireland but not at the cost of even one more life. lets hope this doesn’t get worse than it already is.

It wont ever change…tbh there is not much to do if u got no money….there will always be young scangers to riot in Belfast….sad but true.

Whats the solution here? Cant obviously turn back on the flag thing. Police as well as local business can hardly cope with the rioting? Whats the answer? Maybe as a gesture of goodwill they agree to fly the flag an extra 15 days a year to help stem the thuggery. Maybe not. 2021 will be interesting when the census comes out and shows theres now more nationalists living there.

Its interesting how the North still does not quite understand that us the south really do not care what happens. If they want to go berserk over a flag then let them they are their own nation and it is not our problem. The same as the riots in London not our problem.

Damn westbrits wasting all that precious fossil fuels,no wonder it costs so much down here

So much for politicians – what did they expect would happen after years of some elements defending flags???
Common sense is not very common up there. I feel for the police going to work. Can’t imagine what would happen if the police started throwing bombs at the rioters. Bring back the army and protect the police.