Opinion of the Irish government during WWII

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

[Јas]

Ireland officially observed strict neutrality during WWII (though unofficially exampled strong bias in favour of the Allies). The status of Anglo-Irish relations up to the beginning of the war must be borne in mind.

I'm not a fan of a great many of deValera's activities (including his offer of condolences - though that was consistent with official neutrality), but the decision to stay neutral during WWII (a decision supported by the vast majority of the Irish people) was correct and his post-war response to Churchill is, IMO, one of the great Irish political speeches.

I vote FF.

[12th Doctor]

I'm wondering why BRTD has not made similar threads about Sweden and Switzerland.  I wonder why, indeed.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

[afleitch]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

On the plus side, they wouldn't sink as fast as your economy.

j/k

[Tetro Kornbluth]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

On the plus side, they wouldn't sink as fast as your economy.

j/k

It's funny because it's True.

[afleitch]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

On the plus side, they wouldn't sink as fast as your economy.

j/k

It's funny because it's True.

In my head I had the haunting image of a Daily Telegraph style cartoon of a sinking ship representing Ireland and I realised cheap attempts at satire should remain where they belong - The Telegraph

[Brittain33]

I think the Germans bombed Dublin by mistake at least once. Since Belfast was fair game...

[Јas]

I think the Germans bombed Dublin by mistake at least once. 

It has never been certain whether the bombing of Dublin was accidental or purposeful.

[patrick1]

epic fail.

For the love of God make it stop.  I beg you.  The next time I see or read this phrase I may  snap.    I was going to make a thread but did not want to clutter the boards.  I don't mean to single you out because there are plenty of 4chan kids on hear putting it in every post too. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The use of that phrase on this forum was pretty much non-existant until it's introduction by Straha.

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

And how about Norway?

[Јas]

The use of that phrase on this forum was pretty much non-existant until it's introduction by Straha.

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

And how about Norway?

How about Norway?

[GMantis]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany, far outside of the range of German bombers or invasion forces and when are you several times bigger than Germany. And yet the US didn't join the allies until they were attacked themselves. And if Hitler hadn't been stupid enough to declare war on them, they probably wouldn't have joined the war against Germany either.
So perhaps you shouldn't speak so boldly.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

epic fail.

For the love of God make it stop.  I beg you.  The next time I see or read this phrase I may  snap.    I was going to make a thread but did not want to clutter the boards.  I don't mean to single you out because there are plenty of 4chan kids on hear putting it in every post too. 

Epic Fail

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[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany, far outside of the range of German bombers or invasion forces and when are you several times bigger than Germany. And yet the US didn't join the allies until they were attacked themselves. And if Hitler hadn't been stupid enough to declare war on them, they probably wouldn't have joined the war against Germany either.
So perhaps you shouldn't speak so boldly.

But was the US full of German collaberators like all that IRA trash?

[Tetro Kornbluth]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany, far outside of the range of German bombers or invasion forces and when are you several times bigger than Germany. And yet the US didn't join the allies until they were attacked themselves. And if Hitler hadn't been stupid enough to declare war on them, they probably wouldn't have joined the war against Germany either.
So perhaps you shouldn't speak so boldly.

But was the US full of German collaberators like all that IRA trash?

... Which contained something like a whole 70* members at the time, many of whom were in prison due to that very same Irish State you hate to so much.

* Obviously not exact, but the IRA was not a significant force in Irish politics from the 1930s onwards till their reformation at the end of the 60s.

Many of those IRA collaberators funnily enough considered themselves as communists btw.

[k-onmmunist]

HP, which it gets automatically seeing as De Valera was leader.

[12th Doctor]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany, far outside of the range of German bombers or invasion forces and when are you several times bigger than Germany. And yet the US didn't join the allies until they were attacked themselves. And if Hitler hadn't been stupid enough to declare war on them, they probably wouldn't have joined the war against Germany either.
So perhaps you shouldn't speak so boldly.

But was the US full of German collaberators like all that IRA trash?

... Which contained something like a whole 70* members at the time, many of whom were in prison due to that very same Irish State you hate to so much.

* Obviously not exact, but the IRA was not a significant force in Irish politics from the 1930s onwards till their reformation at the end of the 60s.

Many of those IRA collaberators funnily enough considered themselves as communists btw.

This is one of those times that arguing with BRTD feels like kicking a baby.  He is just so tragically uninformed that I almost feel sorry for him.

[12th Doctor]

The use of that phrase on this forum was pretty much non-existant until it's introduction by Straha.

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

And how about Norway?

How about Norway?

Yeah.  Norway was neutral.  The Nazis simply invaded.  He has no point.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany, far outside of the range of German bombers or invasion forces and when are you several times bigger than Germany. And yet the US didn't join the allies until they were attacked themselves. And if Hitler hadn't been stupid enough to declare war on them, they probably wouldn't have joined the war against Germany either.
So perhaps you shouldn't speak so boldly.

But was the US full of German collaberators like all that IRA trash?

... Which contained something like a whole 70* members at the time, many of whom were in prison due to that very same Irish State you hate to so much.

* Obviously not exact, but the IRA was not a significant force in Irish politics from the 1930s onwards till their reformation at the end of the 60s.

Many of those IRA collaberators funnily enough considered themselves as communists btw.

This is one of those times that arguing with BRTD feels like kicking a baby.  He is just so tragically uninformed that I almost feel sorry for him.

But refuting his stupendous blather by posts half in jest is quite amusing, methinks.

[Lunar]

The use of that phrase on this forum was pretty much non-existant until it's introduction by Straha.

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

And how about Norway?

Norway declared war on Germany?

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

It was very easy to be brave thousands of kilometers away from Germany

And what is still far more easy is to judge people who lived a time of war when we don't.

[12th Doctor]

The use of that phrase on this forum was pretty much non-existant until it's introduction by Straha.

HP and miserable, worthless cowards. Furthermore their Prime Minister (or whatever word they use for that) actually sent some message of condolene after Hitler's death!

Ireland in WWII = epic fail.

Hmmm.. I believe our navy at the time consisted our precisely five dinghies, two rowing boats (but with only one oar between them) and a rubber duck... which would have been an interesting match for Die Kriegsmarine.

And how about Norway?

Norway declared war on Germany?

The only two countries that actually declared war on Germany in the entire war were England and France, IIRC, and at the time of the declaration, neither had any intention of following through on it.

[RosettaStoned]

Cowards.

[12th Doctor]

Cowards.

Wasn't Russia sending supply trains to Germany up until the very moment Hitler invaded?