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Here's what the Irish think of Russian diplomat today! (Original Post) Grasswire2 Feb 2022 OP
K&R, uponit7771 Feb 2022 #1
Kick dalton99a Feb 2022 #2
Holy shit! The Irish were really angry. They were throwing their beers at them! Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #3
maybe a few prawns, too Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #4
Go Irish! peggysue2 Feb 2022 #5
Ireland, Sweden, Italy, Finland, and perhaps many more Countries and their residents are all SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #6
This morning I read that Russia threatened Sweeden and Finland . .. . Lovie777 Feb 2022 #7
Here's What They Think Of Pootie's Threats smb Feb 2022 #21
That's a good one! geardaddy Feb 2022 #27
That is a good one..... turbinetree Feb 2022 #35
Wow!!!! Love it!!!!! bluboid Feb 2022 #8
More Paintballs! Blue and Yellow! Captain Zero Feb 2022 #9
Basically thinking most of the world hates Putin right now. AllyCat Feb 2022 #10
Let's hope it continues to escalate. Pariah of the world. And anyone who supports this evil fuck. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #11
I'm surprised the windows didn't get smashed out. cab67 Feb 2022 #12
Yea for the Irish!!! Fla Dem Feb 2022 #13
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #14
The Irish don't fook around. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #15
YOU GO IRISH BROTHERS AND SISTERS! lefthandedskyhook Feb 2022 #16
Kicking for visability SheltieLover Feb 2022 #17
Thank You, Ireland! My Cha Feb 2022 #18
Thank you, Ireland! calimary Feb 2022 #20
Well that got a chuckle.. Cha Feb 2022 #26
my peeps brook no fuckery! bringthePaine Feb 2022 #19
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Feb 2022 #22
To quote my ancestor, King Edward the Longshanks RedSpartan Feb 2022 #23
No offense to you, but geardaddy Feb 2022 #29
No offense taken. RedSpartan Feb 2022 #31
LOL geardaddy Feb 2022 #32
oh Robert the Bruce is in my family tree. nt Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #41
Excellent! Disaffected Feb 2022 #24
IMO every NATO country should evict the Russian diplomats. Every single one of them and their Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #25
I don't agree with evicting Ambassadors FakeNoose Feb 2022 #36
My point is that Putin will not negotiate about this unless he has no other option. Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #39
Walk of Shame Nictuku Feb 2022 #28
Should be done at Murdoch residence and Fox traitors work and homes. Pepsidog Feb 2022 #30
K and R, Thanks For Posting.. Stuart G Feb 2022 #33
Seemed to me that those Irish police officers Rural_Progressive Feb 2022 #34
Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2022 #37
We Irish know what it's like when another gov't won't stop shenmue Feb 2022 #38
Ireland was probably a prized posting for Russian diplomats before this... hunter Feb 2022 #40
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Feb 2022 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #43
Thank You Ireland! blue-wave Feb 2022 #44
Erin go bragh! TomSlick Feb 2022 #45
K&R! The world is sure weighing in! But then so are the Russian people! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #46
K & R XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #47
People everywhere are outraged. BootinUp Feb 2022 #48
Ireland knows what it is to be dominated by a far more powerful neighbor. Martin68 Feb 2022 #49
Putin has really fucked up. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #50

Grasswire2

(13,565 posts)
4. maybe a few prawns, too
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:00 PM
Feb 2022

I'm still laughing at the Irish fishermen taking a gift of prawns when they went to meet with Russians.

It sound straight out of Monty Python.

"Well, first we took them prawns."

peggysue2

(10,823 posts)
5. Go Irish!
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:06 PM
Feb 2022

In Dublin, the Russian Embassy's entrance was doused in red paint.

Don't fire up the Irish; they'll come and get you. Remember the fishermen?

SWBTATTReg

(22,065 posts)
6. Ireland, Sweden, Italy, Finland, and perhaps many more Countries and their residents are all
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:13 PM
Feb 2022

protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia, I strongly suspect, has walked into a minefield, and when stories of Russian war crimes come out (as in any conflict, these types of stories are bound to come out), this unilateral move by putin is going to get far costlier to Russian interests than originally imagined.

Ukraine was formerly part of the Soviet Union, and now Russian soldiers are fighting against their former compatriots, the Ukrainians, thus the bitterness being developed as we speak is going to last a very long time.

If we thought Afghanistan was bad for the Russians, I suspect Ukraine, with a deep understanding of Russian arms, techniques and knowledge, as well as the terrain, is going to provide a heavy and long-lasting resistance in the manner of IEDs, sniper attacks, and other things that an occupying military force will face.

calimary

(81,109 posts)
20. Thank you, Ireland!
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:17 PM
Feb 2022

My adopted kin. One of my dad’s favorite sayings was “I’m as Irish as Paddy’s pig!”

Ford_Prefect

(7,870 posts)
25. IMO every NATO country should evict the Russian diplomats. Every single one of them and their
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:26 PM
Feb 2022

senior and junior and GRU staff. Close down the embassies and their satellite offices, and seal them. Same for Russian businesses associated with Putin and his pals. Do you recall how upset he was when they closed the residence on Long Island?

Putin doesn't accept the rules and niceties of diplomacy. Fine, let him drown in his own filth.

FakeNoose

(32,577 posts)
36. I don't agree with evicting Ambassadors
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 05:16 PM
Feb 2022

... however I'm more than OK with evicting all the Oligarchs that have been buying up properties and businesses in the US and in Western European countries. They can fuck right off, and lose their stolen wealth as they get the hell out.

Ford_Prefect

(7,870 posts)
39. My point is that Putin will not negotiate about this unless he has no other option.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 05:35 PM
Feb 2022

If his ambassadors are sitting in Moscow telling him what a fool he's been he won't like it but he'll know they are telling him the truth.

If everyone shows him the boot and closes his connections to the West he's got no options left. IMO we need to raise the game abruptly and seriously. Putin counts on the world playing slow pitch when he can't handle the hardball stuff.

Rural_Progressive

(1,105 posts)
34. Seemed to me that those Irish police officers
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 05:02 PM
Feb 2022

didn't seem to concerned with the well being of the vehicle or its occupants. Very nice to see as well.

hunter

(38,302 posts)
40. Ireland was probably a prized posting for Russian diplomats before this...
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 06:06 PM
Feb 2022

... like a vacation almost.

Hah, hah, all those years of kissing up to Putin leads to this.

Response to Grasswire2 (Original post)

blue-wave

(4,344 posts)
44. Thank You Ireland!
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 11:10 PM
Feb 2022

Let no war criminal, and that includes every Russian government official who supports the illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine, rest in peace.

We must have Nuremberg type trials when this is over.

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