20-10-2015, 22:24
(This post was last modified: 21-10-2015, 07:09 by Squirrel Regis.)
Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
My dad is from Eire and is appalled by Mcleans stance.
I'm a born and bred Englishman and proud to wear a poppy but respect anybody who doesn't including McLean.
Problem for me wasn't McLean not singing the national anthem, why should he he is not British ? But by turning away from the Union Jack he was deliberately disrespecting it and in my opinion should have just bowed his head.
But that's water under the bridge now and I just hope the media doesn't make a big deal out of it.
G-Mac and Brunty are from Northern Ireland but I haven't got a clue what their religious or political beliefs are and don't really care. That's something private for them. Unfortunately McLean is not allowed to keep his beliefs to himself because such a big deal is made of it.
His statement is enough for me I think he should be left alone. Maybe time will heal that rift and from my experience in Belfast most are moving on and trying to put the troubles behind them. Maybe we should all do the same.
My dad is from Eire and is appalled by Mcleans stance.
I'm a born and bred Englishman and proud to wear a poppy but respect anybody who doesn't including McLean.
Problem for me wasn't McLean not singing the national anthem, why should he he is not British ? But by turning away from the Union Jack he was deliberately disrespecting it and in my opinion should have just bowed his head.
But that's water under the bridge now and I just hope the media doesn't make a big deal out of it.
G-Mac and Brunty are from Northern Ireland but I haven't got a clue what their religious or political beliefs are and don't really care. That's something private for them. Unfortunately McLean is not allowed to keep his beliefs to himself because such a big deal is made of it.
His statement is enough for me I think he should be left alone. Maybe time will heal that rift and from my experience in Belfast most are moving on and trying to put the troubles behind them. Maybe we should all do the same.