No to English Queen Visit

No to English Queen Visit - Gerry Adams

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Sinn Féin

13 жыл бұрын

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams says No to a visit by the English Queen.

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@heliotropezzz333 13 жыл бұрын

You can't really expect Gerry Adams to welcome the the Queen's visit. He would be criticised if he did, but he did mellow a bit later and say that "Mrs Windsor can go where she wants". I am pleased about the visit because when I was growing up in England there was never any acknowledgement by the British of their history in Ireland. It was like it was taboo, and that was a thing that made it more difficult to forgive. It's good to get things acknowledged - much more healthy for relationships.

@DeirbhileM 13 жыл бұрын

Peasre had it right 'While Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace' too much has happened for any of us to truly move on

@jdfiend Жыл бұрын

Cry me a river

@cheli8538 Жыл бұрын

Pearse didn't have to live through the shit the IRA has been up to from 1982. Dirty scumbags 💥🤯🐘

@user-br3bw7wr2l 2 жыл бұрын

That phone in the background is Martin saying he’s accepted the invitation to Windsor Castle.

@habbomanish 12 жыл бұрын

Go Gerry Adams. He should be the president of Ireland. Greetings from Sweden.

@jonathanmcaleece9834 3 жыл бұрын

Shut up if u think this mans any good.

@BaronVonPenguin 13 жыл бұрын

@hexcane Yeah well were exactly did you work?

@mightymorton 13 жыл бұрын

Is there anyone alive that remembers Ireland being part of the UK? I think the British PM should this week say sorry for Ireland pre1916,in much the same way that Thatcher did to the eastern block countries that helped us in WW2 but we let them be ruled by the soviets for 40 years. Once this is done perhaps we can start to put the past behind us.

@ReformedCaledonian 11 жыл бұрын

I can't really see the Welsh leaving the union/England. They have very close bonds with the English, however they could probably manage to be independent if they wanted to.

@SlytherinBoy545 12 жыл бұрын

I had family that were in the IRA, who have since changed their view and opinions. The economic crisis in the Republic has put nationalists off a United Ireland. I am well aware of the peace walls in Northern Ireland and I know a lot about the History, having studied it in depth and getting top grades in the subject. If you have not met any Catholics who favour the Union with Britain, you are not looking hard enough.

@NowhereNone1 13 жыл бұрын

I sort of agree with the 2 comments below mine (without the cursing tho) But I was wondering if this is actually sine Fein's channel or is it sine fein supporters who made it??????

@BaronVonPenguin 13 жыл бұрын

@hexcane I'm sure they don't. I never said they did.

@robsargent4 13 жыл бұрын

He was nothing like as vehement in his opposition to the Queen's visit as I thought he would be. I suppose he's being very guarded in what he says on many issues, not just this one, just like all politicians.

@deablanque 13 жыл бұрын

I remember when the joke was "ulster says "NO", but the man from Del Monte says "YES" " Now it starts with Gerry saying "NO"..........

@Kkardemumma 13 жыл бұрын

@TomokoToyoshima What about it?

@irishrepublican756 13 жыл бұрын

@Lousypenguin wen did he say he wants the queen to come ere. first i've heard af it

@DRDFOX 11 жыл бұрын

I get your point, but James I and VI was not King of Great Britain. The two countries were as much separate a the UK and Canada today while sharing a monarch. It took another104 years for the Union to come about.

@vampireLOREN 13 жыл бұрын

100% agreement with Mr Adams....and his response with so well put together.

@borisblade564 13 жыл бұрын

@RichardElden answer the man where are you from?

@johnbowkett80 Жыл бұрын

That murderer is not wanted here . End of chat .

@BaronVonPenguin 13 жыл бұрын

@hexcane Dublin and thus the Republic is totally independent. The North of Ireland does not fall under the Republic's jurisdiction so it makes no difference what a referendum of that sort would make. As for the Native American issue you raise you can also include Dutch, German, Anglo Saxon, Scotttsh, Welsh, French.... I could go on.

@TheTootitoot 13 жыл бұрын

Please forgive my ignorance but can someone explain to me why he refers to the 'english' queen, as opposed to the 'british' queen? Does he not recognise Scotland or Wales as part of the UK?

@cephalopod7300 3 жыл бұрын

It's part of a historically dubious narrative that insinuates Scotland and Wales are somehow colonies of England instead of just being part of a union of nations alongside England. Adams is not a fan of the UK and therefore keen to undermine its legitimacy. There is more nuance here, because this narrative isn't TOTALLY dubious, but this is KZfaq and I'm replying to a nine year old comment so that'll do for now.

@Devoted_believer 13 жыл бұрын

The queen says she doesn't need to visit cork now as prince william was in middleton last night

@MrKikiore10 13 жыл бұрын

@JedwardRepublic oh sorry it was actually someone else with republic in their name apologies....

@EnglishHuscarl 13 жыл бұрын

@oiso94 He knows which Queen the interviewer meant, he was just trying to get a cheap dig in. She's referred to as "The Queen" in most of the English speaking world. No disrespect to the other royal families in the world, but they're not as well known, so people don't feel the need to call her the Queen of England or the Queen of Britain, as people know who'd being referred to.

@irishgoldstacker8018 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you're stupid. He was obviously joking. I think he knows which queen is which.

@ReformedCaledonian 11 жыл бұрын

Actually, he was. Great Britain and the United Kingdom are two separate entities. GB is the island with 3 countries on it (Scotland, England and Wales) whereas the UK is the political state of 4 countries (Scotland, England, Wales and N.Ireland). James VI of Scotland became James I of England however "James VI of Scotland and I of England" was a bloody long title so he named the island Great Britain and thus he became "James I of Great Britain". The countries were independent for 104yrs.

@ryant.hughes6823 6 жыл бұрын

William Campbell ah but you Wrong. northern Ireland is Not a country. It has No flag and it has No anthem. IRELAND & SCOTLAND & WALES do. Soon Scotland will be on it's own INDEPENDENCE from a tyrant. The vote was rigged something englanders have expericence of doing to others. Example 1 a video here on Y.T. shows a woman counting the voting papers putting Yes votes into the no pile. Cheaters. Next time the S. N.P. ( Scottish NATIONAL Party ) will have more and more support. england can not stop SCOTLAND going. Alba Abù

@DRDFOX 11 жыл бұрын

I know what the difference between the GB and UK are LOL :)..I am going to say you are correct here with some caveates. Great Britain was a much earlier term used for the island to distinguish it from Brtianny and gets official mention neasrly 2 centuries before James VI (note he was king of Scots, not Scotland). He did indeed style himself King of GB etc., but never "James I of GB", it was term dropped by his sucessors until the Union. So you are right by James' decision to use it regardless.

@totes32 12 жыл бұрын

and theirs me thinking he done a great painting of the queen,god bless you rolf.

@I.IL.4RY4N 2 жыл бұрын

Its gerry adams not rolf harris

@EnglishHuscarl 13 жыл бұрын

@oiso94 That's ridiculous, so should Mary Mcaleese not be called President when she comes to the UK?

@ReformedCaledonian 11 жыл бұрын

"Fada beò Eire agus Alba": Long live Ireland and Scotland. It truly is a shame that a small radical few cause such bad blood between our two peoples, when we should be the closest of friends and allies. I am a supporter of independence, I have signed the Yes Declaration however I am saddened that devo max is now out of the question. Polls show that most supported devo but no one was backing it and Cameron has axed it, now it's all or nothing. I just hope those who supported it vote for Yes now.

@afhjkdgf 13 жыл бұрын

Ah - glad to see there's a lot of balanced comment going on here.

@sugglew 13 жыл бұрын

@Westjetish Reading is good advice, cheers. I think custardtin1 was saying that issues of religion are becoming old news and I added that economics becomes an argument. You're saying it always has been? Point taken. My flippant use of 'crazies' obviously got you. Both sides have their reasons but I don't think it's controversial to say that people who must live in the same place who raise arms to solve a fundamental ideological disagreement are crazy. If it is controversial it's my right to be.

@jamiemcc530 3 жыл бұрын

Gerry Adams Keeping the soup warm since 98

@GavDiskin 13 жыл бұрын

@oscarwildeghost No she didn't as she had nothing to be angry with, 'the bigger man' in this case was Ireland welcoming her to the country and 'forgiving' what happened.

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

ROI was in a sticky spot and will continue to be till around 2014 (depending on the Eurozone) but its no where near Greece. Irelands National debt is 200 billion. The UK's national debt is 4.1 Trillion. Now, whos more likey to go like Greece? Thats why NI must leave the UK and rejoin the Irish Republic. And BTW, just because the UK has a large GDP doesnt mean that will benefit Northern Ireland, the english will put the english, scottish and welsh before the Irish.

@StSimonMartyr 12 жыл бұрын

" We are subverters. We have taken your natural world, your ideals, your destiny, and played havoc with them. We have been at the bottom of not merely the latest Great War, but of every other major revolution in your history." -~ Jewish writer Marclis Eli Ravage, Century Magazine Feb., 1926 “One of the finest things ever done by the mob, was the Crucifixion of Christ. Intellectually it was a splendid gesture.' -Rabbi Ben Hecht

@oiso94 13 жыл бұрын

@EnglishHuscarl You're missing the point. The president of Ireland should not be titled "the President" (and never is called "The President"). She is called "the President of Ireland". The same should go for the Queen of England.

@sinnfeinireland 13 жыл бұрын

@DetectiveDuffy Hi DetectiveDuffy - this is the official Sinn Féin youtube channel (kzfaq.info).

@bublikespain 12 жыл бұрын

@73reider ah yes..im sober now and have read it all properly without the alcoholic haze..apologies friend

@ReformedCaledonian 11 жыл бұрын

That would be a great turn of events! Why thank you, friend. I hope that one day our two countries will stand proud as independent nations with the long overdue respect we deserve! With independence for Scotland maybe NI will leave the UK and finally Ireland will be one again and the Celtic nations can thrive in our self-determination. Next on the liberation list: Wales! haha

@wicklowtownireland2110 Жыл бұрын

Gerry she has gone away now ye know

@jamesdean5677 Жыл бұрын

Aye.

@greatestXhits 13 жыл бұрын

@ddddoooogggg22 up until recently Ireland was ritcher per head than the entire UK. what were you saying about standing on our own 2 feet?

@seamusf100 13 жыл бұрын

@Dan6919h why would he say sorry...the queen is the only one who needs to say she is sorry

@stdd95 13 жыл бұрын

@Stevenstar2010 i like the english aswell, well some of them. i judge people on their personality and not what country they are from. i have english cousins that i get along with but having the queen visit ireland should not happen because she is the head of the british army. im not going into a history lesson but the fact that she is head of the british army is enough to make my point. plus having the queen come and a day after she leaves obama will be coming making this a worse nightmare for

@BlackIrish1916 13 жыл бұрын

good man gerry, fuckin well done, i'm starting to have my respect replaced for you, keep up the great job down south!!!

@ConnbineHarvester 13 жыл бұрын

@ECDL4 She probably didn't do it in fairness

@irishroverX 12 жыл бұрын

@Gdyear1916 Ill finish on this note to u; Undisputed fact: The queens visit here by all accounts was welcomed by the "vast majority" of Irish people. Every record, document, reference backs that up. Doesnt make us west brits, just means that we have grown up an moved on unlike some people who refuse to, ie. Sinn Fein! Another example: Martin McGuinness(presumably u know who he is) ran for president recently, he got 13.7% of the vote. Not even close. Doesnt exactly back up your point does it??

@DeirbhileM 13 жыл бұрын

@mity15 thats easy to say when you dont have to live the history of it all

@tommyboomboom 13 жыл бұрын

@Seanmcdhuibhne Yep, that's right. All the major cities and roads in the UK were built only by Irishmen.

@stdd95 13 жыл бұрын

@Stevenstar2010 ...security. one word away from having it fit in.

@Seanmcdhuibhne 13 жыл бұрын

It was the Paddies who built all ur major cities and railways. That "bailout" money is only part of their overtime they were due

@IndictTonyBlair 13 жыл бұрын

Waffle waffle waffle. Thing is Gerry, it's not the Queen who appears an anachronism, an old relic from a past we have all agreed to put behind us! Try looking at Ireland as though you were a democrat who actually believed that the future of the six counties belongs to the people who live there.

@phoenix1916 13 жыл бұрын

@padraic2001eire They are reaching out to the unionists on this Island, however A foreign british monarchy than still claims part of our land should in no way be welcome, even leaving aside the historical nature, we are NOT monarchists, she has protests all over the world and in Commonwealth countries!!

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

Because the Vast majority of Irish Republicans, including myself, would rather be ruled from London than be part of an independent Ulster. An Independent Northern Ireland cannot exist anyway due to economic reasons, thats already been stated, even the UDA, who proposed such an idea said that in economic terms, for the state to survive an economic policy called "Distrubutism" would have to be enforced. NI can only survive by being part of the UK or the Irish republic.

@jeffoliver2298 4 жыл бұрын

His ancestry is British, Adams is a Scottish name - does anyone know when his family emigrated from Britain and settled in Ireland?

@stallthedigger2599 3 жыл бұрын

"His ancestry is British" Is it? His father was a republican, his grandfather was in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and his Great grandfather was also in the IRB. You can't always tell a persons heritage by their surname and besides who cares? Wolfe Tone was a protestant and a staunch republican.

@heliotropezzz333 13 жыл бұрын

The visit poses difficulties for Sinn Fein - understood - but from all the bile and hatred in many of the comments on this site, it's a wonder those people can get on with anyone at all.

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

Northern Ireland, for example, 80% of people are employed by the state. Thats why most english people often are annoyed that NI is still part of the UK, its being carried by the english taxpayer. It was different decades ago in the late 1800's and early 1900's, Belfast was a powerhouse of shipbuilding, rope making, etc it MADE the british goverment money, now it costs the british money, Billions to just police the place alone.

@slantyrock 13 жыл бұрын

Well, he is a polititian afterall, it's hardly suprising.

@mwillis1000 13 жыл бұрын

We did bail Ireland out, the least they can do is show respect to a head of state. Im half Irish btw.

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

The Irish Republic have alread laid out a plan for accept NI back into the Irish republic. It statedd the first thing its going to do is cut the public secter MASSIVELY, it will not pay to employ people. To make jobs for the people, its going to move the head quarters of many of its Technologly corporations North to provide thousands of jobs for people, made by the private secter. Due to the republics low corporation tax, thousands of companies are based in the Irish Republic which provide jobs

@paddykav103 13 жыл бұрын

fair play gerry... i think the like/dislike bar says it all really.

@libertycaps666 13 жыл бұрын

@oscarwildeghost tell that to the familys of the 33 civilians killed in the dublin and monaghan bombings which the british security forces were directly involved, which happened on this very day 17th of may in 1974, and the victims familys have still not received any sort of apology from the british government, if you ask me the queen has some nerve even showing her face in dublin on this date

@ReformedCaledonian 11 жыл бұрын

....Cont. The Scots in question were probably Protestant Rangers supporters (nasty bunch haha) I don't think there would be enough support for a Republic but there is for Devo Max however as of The Edinburgh Agreement (signed today by Alex Salmond and David Cameron) devo max is not an option unfortunately. David Cameron said we can have 16 and 17 year olds to vote on the referendum but it has to be a single question.

@gerard1965able 2 жыл бұрын

yep, true republican, onward, onevoicve, one vote,unity.

@SlytherinBoy545 12 жыл бұрын

Well, as I said I have an entire family over there and they seem pretty content with the Status quo. I've also met other Catholic families from Northern Ireland who have shown support for NI remaining in the UK. I'm also Catholic and raised in an Irish Catholic community in England. It would cost too much money to have a referendum on something that is going to give a clear answer. It's pointless.

@robsargent4 13 жыл бұрын

@1994breeno7 ye ken guiness is just an English-style beer (a stout) made in Ireland? Admittedly it's been made in Ireland for a long time. If you want to have a Gaelic drink, then whiskey's the answer. Of course there must have been traditional Gaelic beers, seeing as whiskey is in a way just distilled beer but without the hops, but I've never heard of anyone today making such a beer. Maybe all of the recipes were lost. Who knows?

@kieferstar 13 жыл бұрын

Uncle Gerry :D

@bublikespain 12 жыл бұрын

@bublikespain ..SUPERIOR

@Thegreenandwhitearmy 12 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the problem. The majority of people in Ireland are catholic and want to remain Irish, the majority of people in Northern ireland are Protestant and want to remain British. Why should the minority impose their aims on the majority. Even Sin Fein have accepted that now and backed the Assembly and policing.

@kmfw72 13 жыл бұрын

The 'republican' Plunkett and Pearse were considering having Prince Joachim of Germany as King of Ireland Bit ironic that this was supposedly anti-British, given that the British royal house was not called Windsor, but Saxe Coburg Gotha If it were a British Republic that still had jurisdiction over the Six Counties, would you oppose a visit by its President to Dublin? Sinn Féin MPs at Westminister still wouldn't take their seats, because they would have to take an oath to a British Republic!

@elamite66 13 жыл бұрын

@ChrisMcHugh got ya he sounded a little extreme also

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

wont bbe gauranteed? In the 1970s the population prediction for the fast growth of Irish Republicans was correct then, what makes you think the prediction for an Irish republican majority will be wrong now?

@BaronVonPenguin 13 жыл бұрын

@hexcane Thats horseshit. I Lived in England for five years and never once drew welfare. In my experience it was the English themselves that pissed and moaned about immigrants whilst the large majority of them that were on the dole were white English yokels who had no interest in working. The same is true in Ireland now with native Irish yokels. You should migrate here and spend your money it would do wonders for the economy.

@JohnAdams198805 12 жыл бұрын

i am sure he get the money out of the northern bank

@amysands8925 6 жыл бұрын

And suck hands with Prince Charles.

@SlytherinBoy545 12 жыл бұрын

To correct you, the latest poll has shown that 73% of the Northern Ireland population want to remain a part of the United kingdom. Also, 52% of the traditionally nationalist catholic population of Northern Ireland also wish to remain a part of the United Kingdom. I have family in Northern Ireland and my Grandad is from there. They seem pretty content as they are.

@grahamfleming8139 2 жыл бұрын

The latest actual 🗳 voting in ULSTER showed that 7 of the 9counties plus Belfast, going for European or Irish parties.

@dd4re323 8 жыл бұрын

i dont understand why protestants are shouting and shouting in a Sinn Fein youtube video? Get out!

@jackiemoon04 13 жыл бұрын

@queenleavesinabox very true

@slantyrock 13 жыл бұрын

@inisboy1 What the hell are you on about? Countries run by trading with each other, about 40% of Ireland's import goods come from the UK, which means you are supporting the UK in probably more ways than you even know of. Sure we could produce far more of our own natural resources, but trade with the UK is still necessary.

@seancampbell9740 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't long changing the protocol now. Ahh ffs

@mcadam75 13 жыл бұрын

Gerry - her majesty wore her crown and showed who is boss - u and ur croanies are members of a devolved British Governement and thank God we are still under Her Majesty - how many people did u actually kill and how much heartache did u ever cause to achieve that? U could have had it at the beginning!!

@mightymorton 13 жыл бұрын

@queenleavesinabox,sorry meant Southern Ireland.I dont agree with your opinion re an "independence" vote.I,ve just voted for the SNP and we got a majority in Edinburgh (something that was never meant to happen),we,ve got our Independence vote to look forward around 2014. NI,s population mix could easily change which would change a vote result,It will happen but perhaps not in our lifetime.

@irishroverX 12 жыл бұрын

@MarkyMarkReturns Well guess what, his "political position" doesnt matter and never will mehhhhhhhh!

@73reider 12 жыл бұрын

@BrandonWatson19 the queens visit proved how out of touch Sinn Fein are with the mindset of the people of the republic. We were delighted to have this great woman here and we welcomed her with open arms. Sinn Fein didnt open there mouths during the visit because they are clever enough not to be seen to be going against the wishes of the vast majority of the people.

@kmarx7517 Жыл бұрын

Now

@seamusf100 13 жыл бұрын

it all very good him saying that,but him and sinn fein did nothing to stop this horrible event from happening.Thty didnt protest at all..they instead released a few ballons,way to show your opposition.

@Deadeye012011 12 жыл бұрын

the national debt isnt 4.1 trillion its 1.6 trillion which isnt even the size of our total GDP the British economy generates around 1.5 trillion a year we could pay our debt off really quick if we cut everything but we dont have to as we can manage our debt over time the biggest risk to the British economy is inflation but even that hasnt risen to the levels that were first predicted infact over the last 2 months inflation has dropped as has the number of unemployed .

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

Well, i AM in Northern Ireland right now and i can assure you that i have not met one, not ONE, Catholic that wants to remain apart of the UK. Im a Catholic too btw. When this latest poll came out, Sinn Fein dismissed it and even went as far as saying "lets have a referendum then" but the Unionists declined. So it shows the Unionists are not that confident. Well your granda is the only one content here mate. Theres been more peace walls set up since 1998 than in the 1970s. Research it.

@teamblitz1990 Жыл бұрын

Abolish the monarchy

@damienholden2132 Жыл бұрын

L O L ❤ ur a dancer 🎉 they are behind U mi5😅

@StSimonMartyr 12 жыл бұрын

Army paper says IRA Not defeated BBC News July 6, 2007 An Internal British Army document examining 37 years of deployment in Northern Ireland contains the claim by one expert that it Failed to defeat the IRA. It describes the IRA as "a Professional, Dedicated, highly skilled and resilient force", While loyalist paramilitaries are described as "Little more than a collection of gangsters". It concedes for the first time that it did Not win the battle against the IRA."

@hughg405 Жыл бұрын

And now LIZZIES IN A BOX

@micamccarthy5 13 жыл бұрын

Think the Queen's visit is wonderful, she is a great lady, dignified and why shouldn't she come. The majority welcome her visit, there are always people filled with hate, move on from the past, the English monarchy is also part of our history

@BaronVonPenguin 13 жыл бұрын

@hexcane Thats great and I'm delighted for you but I don't and never have supported Terrorism of any sort. Don't forget that on the island of Ireland as a whole (or shithole as some may say) catholics and nationalists far far outway the unionist loyalist contingency. Scotland and Wales both have had struggles to gain independence in the past too but obviously that has not come to fruition and the status has to some extent remained quo.

@johnquick1 2 жыл бұрын

God bless ye, Gerry. tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪 ⚒️ 🇮🇪 Ó É

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

Sorry, no i have modern warfare 3! not 2, but i do have 2 but i dont play it as much.

@BingleFlimp 9 жыл бұрын

Who is Gerry Adams?

@conorfields506 3 жыл бұрын

Gerry for president of ireland

@cheli8538 Жыл бұрын

Yeah a known murderer responsible for many many deaths 💥 .. president of hell more like. (🙏)

@elamite66 13 жыл бұрын

@ChrisMcHugh OMG this is the ultimate in petty pedantics I'm from NY and I refer to the Queen just because she's more well known and everybody knows who I mean unless they're stupid but if this little faux pas means so much to you by all means shun anyone who doesn't speak polictically correctly Good Luck By the way this visit doesn't sound like a good idea to me who came up with it anyway?

@CrazyIrishDrunk1 12 жыл бұрын

lol whats wrong? are you upset or worried? If we're just "corner boys" then why should you have reason to worry? In 50 years time Northern Ireland wont exist, so get use to it. Im not one tto argue in a war of words, all i say to you is to sit back and watch.

@NC-zy7mo 5 жыл бұрын

Hypocrisy

@weneverstop.4640 Жыл бұрын

Gerry loves the king

@scott053 13 жыл бұрын

the catholics would be alot better off without gerry. he has served his purpose but these are new times and having such a controvercial man hurts the cause!