While I was in Dublin on Friday, I saw a poster up for the new Sinn Fein campaign. The poster showed a woman carrying a flag with two vertical stripes: one green and the other white. This is the Irish flag.

The flag represents Catholic (green) and Protestant (orange) Ireland and the hopes of peace between them (white).

So I suppose there are two ways of interpreting Sinn Fein's campaign. One way is that Sinn Fein's United Ireland means out with the Protestants. The other way is note that their green and white flag represents green Ireland's peace with, well, no one at all.

"So I suppose there are two ways of interpreting Sinn Fein's campaign. One way is that Sinn Fein's United Ireland means out with the Protestants. The other way is note that their green and white flag represents green Ireland's peace with, well, no one at all."

Just how did you come to those conclusions, based on the composition of the Irish Tricolour?

Yeah, its pretty pedantic alright.

Fantastic! Always happy to see openness about bigotry, best argument for free speech. Do you know where there are any pictures? The party site didn't seem to have anything from after the UK elections.

"The flag represents Catholic (green) and Protestant (orange)"

I think we should send the ACLU over there to investigate.

Wow.....intolerance is unbelieveable.....I feel so left out since I am a buddist with a jewish wife with arab cousins. Sinn Fein is about the worst, but not by much.

"One way is that Sinn Fein's United Ireland means out with the Protestants. The other way is note that their green and white flag represents green Ireland's peace with, well, no one at all."

I still don't see how he came to this conclusion, based on the Tricolour. What's next, he spots a Shinner eating Jaffa cakes at a rally, and decides that it's a warning of impending genocide?

! The banner over the front of their dublin office has the orange looking decidedly red. is that a code for some sort of pan catholic solidarity against protestants or is it just cheap printing or poor photographic conditions?

EWI needs to reread William's post. The flag waved by the woman in the Sinn Fein ad was *not* the Irish tricolor. William brings up the tricolor by way of contrast with the *bicolor* (green & white) flag in the Sinn Fein ad.

So, over into your court: why does the Sinn Fein ad omit the orange bar?

Sorry, it's benign and bland. It should be a Harp against a green background. Not a compromise.

'...out with the Protestants'

Can someone please explain to me how they can be carrying on this argument when not a one of them believes in God anymore?

I've always thought the tricolor sucked as a flag. The jack is much more FUN!!

Could you provide a photo of or link to this new Sinn Fein poster.

I hope you're not referring to this poster

http://www.info-nordirland.de/new_481_e.htm

in the which the orange portion of the flag is slightly in shadow but has more text coloured orange than green.

Were you looking at the poster from a distance? If you looked closer you would have seen three (3) colours on the flag! The poster shows the flag flying, the orange section is slightly wrapped around the back but it's still the standard Irish tricolour.

*snigger*

"EWI needs to reread William's post. The flag waved by the woman in the Sinn Fein ad was *not* the Irish tricolor. William brings up the tricolor by way of contrast with the *bicolor* (green & white) flag in the Sinn Fein ad.

So, over into your court: why does the Sinn Fein ad omit the orange bar?"

I have read Bill's post. I presume that this is what he's referring to. It seems that the photo had the contrast turned up in Photoshop (or whatever), making the orange now appear to be red.

Game set and match, I think.

Were you looking at the poster from a distance? If you looked closer you would have seen three (3) colours on the flag! The poster shows the flag flying, the orange section is slightly wrapped around the back but it's still the standard Irish tricolour.

*snigger*