tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post4239466918045102220..comments2024-03-28T17:49:01.125+00:00Comments on Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness: On facilitating remembranceOwen Polleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-56951888908690706542013-01-24T17:32:57.886+00:002013-01-24T17:32:57.886+00:00 It??s actually a great and helpful piece of info ... It??s actually a great and helpful piece of info [url=http://www.saclongchamppliagefr.eu/petite-maroquinerie-trousse-de-toilette-longchamp-pliage-c-8_10.html]Trousse De Toilette Longchamp Pliage[/url] . I am satisfied that you simply shared this helpful information with us. Sac à Dos Longchamp Pliage [url=http://www.saclongchamppliagefr.eu/petite-maroquinerie-trousse-de-toilette-longchamp-pliage-c-8_10.html]Trousse De Toilette Longchamp Pliage[/url] , Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-5076690959808201302008-03-07T13:43:00.000+00:002008-03-07T13:43:00.000+00:00LOL! true!LOL! true!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087432030267860575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-53167470737766740132008-03-06T16:56:00.000+00:002008-03-06T16:56:00.000+00:00Whilst I take your point Michael, the last thing I...Whilst I take your point Michael, the last thing I would wish on Belfast is another block of apartments! ;-)Owen Polleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567787385096905811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-91454733582222449832008-03-06T14:50:00.000+00:002008-03-06T14:50:00.000+00:00I study architecture at Queen's university, my fin...I study architecture at Queen's university, my final (3rd year) project was to design a 'Museum of Conflict in Ulster'.<BR/><BR/>The points you made were widely echoed by myself. I.e. the problems with conflicting narratives of the last eight centuries of our past render any meaningful museum impossible. As such, i suggested that you forget the museum and put apartments up in the site we were provided with. As you can imagine, that didnt go down too well with my tutor.<BR/><BR/>But to add insult to injury, i had to sit through hours of my fellow students explaining to the class how; if only we could educate people(plebs) about the past, nationalists would become unionists or unionists would become nationalists (depending on your tribe of course) and there would be no more fighting.<BR/><BR/>so if you think that what these people are suggesting is drivel, visit queen's next month. Im pretty sure that the same project will be run this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087432030267860575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-47098766628731659542008-02-29T18:02:00.000+00:002008-02-29T18:02:00.000+00:00I've also visited the Museum of Occupation in Riga...I've also visited the Museum of Occupation in Riga - a fascinating place when you consider not so long ago how bad the Latvians had it first under the Nazis, then the Soviets, then contrast it with the relative peace and stability of the present.CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352092020697710430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-84308632602765335242008-02-29T13:25:00.000+00:002008-02-29T13:25:00.000+00:00The problem with Northern Ireland is that we are a...The problem with Northern Ireland is that we are a tremendously self conscious nation. We are desperate for the world to recognise our troubles, when in fact the rest of the world doesn't care all that much. It's almost as if we are 'proud' of our recent history.<BR/><BR/>I would advocate a simple, tasteful garden of rememberence on the site of the Maze. Much more appropriate than a white elephant!Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844966313800305064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2623721153002721356.post-10068733973775814082008-02-29T11:15:00.000+00:002008-02-29T11:15:00.000+00:00"“It’s just like Cromwell” she proclaimed. "I reme...<EM>"“It’s just like Cromwell” she proclaimed. "</EM><BR/><BR/>I remember that well - I almost wet myself laughing at the stupendously blatant exaggerated self-pity. I do feel for the people being told to lose their homes, but Christ she really has a knack for melodrama.<BR/><BR/>I also had a similar experience to your Latvian one when I was in Budapest at the start of last year, visiting their "Terror House". The evils of both the Nazis and the Soviets are extolled at great length with very little attention given to Hungary's home grown Fascists.<BR/><BR/>I think given the fact that our problems were internal and still the subject of dispute your idea about some kind of abstract monument or testament to what went on could be the best route to follow. Good call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com