British political party Sinn Fein have become increasingly pro Unionist in their outlook in recent years, so much as recently accepting Westminster rule in order to deliver abortion into Northern Ireland.
The party, who are led in the South of Ireland by South Dublin’s Mary Lou McDonald, have even suggested rejoining the Commonwealth in recent years. They have simultaneously become increasingly anti Catholic, even trying to ban Catholics from praying near abortion clinics.
Now, Mary Lou McDonald has doubled down on a previously professed openness to making anti Catholic holiday the 12th of July a national holiday.
Speaking on the topic of a United Ireland today, pro Commonwealth McDonald actually stated that Sinn Fein would consider binning the Irish anthem, binning the flag and making the anti Catholic day a public holiday to appease the Orange Order:
“What about the anthem? What about the flag? What about a public holiday for the Twelfth of July, which I think is a good idea.”
On the 12th of July each year, anti Catholic and psuedo Masonic group the Orange Order march to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne, when Protestant King William of Orange’s men were successful against Catholic King James. The 12th of July each year sees Protestants march with the Orange Order through Catholic areas in a move designed to confront and intimidate them in their places of residence, continuing the tradition that has celebrated anti Catholicism since the 1600s and which glorifies not just the penal laws, but also the life and work of genocidal leader Oliver Cromwell and his various massacres.
Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond drew controversy earlier this year after an historic photo emerged of him at an Orange Order parade where Oliver Cromwell was being commemorated only yards away. Richmond has not apologised for the deeply offensive photograph.
Sinn Fein are currently riding high in the polls in Ireland, with many naive ‘Catholics’ and ‘Nationalists’ convinced that the party, who now have more in common with the Orange Order than with their own voters, are going to deliver some Irish Catholic utopia.
It is quite clear from Ms. McDonald’s recent behaviour that Sinn Fein have absolutely no such intention.
In fact, they would rather enshrine a holiday where hatred of the Catholic faith and celebration of their persecution is widespread. At some point the Celtic fan portion of Catholicism has to wake up realise that they have bought into a political party that reviles them deeply.
