British fascist leader Nick Griffin defends inflammatory anti-Irish tweet

Mainland Britain??? What a throwback, Neanderthal jerk!

wouldn't expect an A- hole to do any different

When Griffin speaks disparagingly of the Fenisns he probpbly doesn't know that the Fenians were largerly a U.S. organization, many of whose members were veterans of the American Civil War- and had strong Protestant support. Their president was Congressman Wm. Roberts, a Protestant form Cork, and his minister for war was Tom Sweeney, also a Cork Protestant. In one of the their incursions into Canada, the Fenians had several Protestants in their ranks, includinmg an Episcopalian priest, Rev. Davis Lumsden.

Do any of the loyalists understand the derviation of the word fenian? It's really dumb to use as an insult. At least Nick Griffin is honest about what being british really means.

I hope the fascist idiot clears off back to England and takes his Republican stalkers with him!

Some still don't get it,this man is mentally unstable,this kind of rhetoric is meant to stir up ethnic hatred and bigotry this is what they do and thrive on, they have a ready audience in places like Belfast,where racial tensions are just below the surface,it don't do the economy of NI any good when people south of the border being enticed northwards by NI Tourism see the head loon of the BNP strolling around Belfast.

.... playing the Lambeg like a Bodhran ... might be a good start to reconciliation. ~ That's if anybody's interested in that idea!

A Fascist! What do you expect. They know no boundaries , only requirement they need, a Big Loud Mouth . He delivered. I rest my case

Will this supidity ever end. If the people would only listen to people like JessNleacai and Seanmor two different people but in my opinion are on the right track. This idiot is only out to cause trouble and should be banned from coming to Ireland period. He looks like a nazi. My father was born and raised in the south of Ireland as a Protestant and he had many child hood friends who were Catholic and he said that they got along brilliantly. To this day my relatives welcome Catholics as well as other denomanations into there homes. I wish that people would understand that we are all worshipping the same God whether you are Catholic, Protestant, hindu etc. God wants us all to get along together on this earth and if you are a real christian or other wise you should see that. I am sure that God is up there shaking his head at what is going on. Get over your differences and love God and each other.

It looks like instead of beating on the lambeg drum, they instead, beat on his face.

My comment as to "this island" is because I live in Northern Ireland, which is apart of the UK though I spent most of my life in the Republican. To assume and again I will relate back to my reference to divide and conquer- calling me a Partitionist because I actually have no rose coloured glasses on or care for a United Ireland, Republicanism nor Loyalist idealism as I live in a society that chooses to highlight these things and make bigotry out of it. Perhaps if you, Seanmor lived happily among people in a Loyalist neighbourhood who did not cause you any harm for being Southern Irish, you would understand why I do not insult or inflict a term that they would not agree with, by calling the entire island Ireland. I allow people to do as they wish as long as they do not insult, impose or imply things that are wrongful. It does not matter than I was once a Protestant, the Loyalist paramilitaries and ignorant people will see me as an Irish or Fenian person and that was what my previous comment was about. Yet the Westies or West Belfast people choose to see Irish Protestants as not Irish. It's hatred on both sides and it disgusts me.

nothing better than a limey nazi in the morning.

Nick Griffin and the Orange Order, perfect match.....Both Ignorant Bigots.

JessNi makes some very good points and I agree with most of his comment. Having been raised a Catholic in the SW corner of Ireland, I attended Protestant church services in the U.S. naval base in the early '60s and practised ecumenism before Vatical 11 approved of it. In recent years I often addend Methodist services with my wife, who is a member of that church. My close association with Protestants, whom I greatly respect, does not in any way diminish my Irishness - which applies to the whole Irish nation and all its parts. By the way, I never refer to the Irish nation as "the island". Only Partitionist make such a reference.

This has nothing to do with being Catholic and to associate religion with actual Irishness is not only ignorant but insulting to the non Catholic people of this island. I was brought up a Protestant like many other Irish people were. It does not make me any less Irish than my Catholic counterparts. I am not a fan of any political or religious association that says that they speak for me or anyone else. I have no time for Pope, the Catholic nor Protestant churches because of their actions so do not assume that my detest or anyone else's comes from hatred, it comes from actual and factual debauchery and their abuse of power. When people finally realise that we are all the same despite our religion or political affiliation, then maybe we can leave all these Evangelical wankers in the past. Until then such rants by all sides will continue and this island will remain 50 years or more behind because of the control and mindset of such idiots!