http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/07/14/parade-season-reflections/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 05 May 2026 00:20:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/07/14/parade-season-reflections/#comment-5427 Osborne Ink Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:18:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/07/14/parade-season-reflections/#comment-5427 Ireland is a land haunted by its history. The south is also haunted that way -- October brings out Civil War reenactors here, waving confederate battle flags. In a sense, the Real IRA and other "splinter groups" are the KKK of Ireland. Yet Americans are unaware of any history but their own. Ireland is a land haunted by its history. The south is also haunted that way -- October brings out Civil War reenactors here, waving confederate battle flags. In a sense, the Real IRA and other "splinter groups" are the KKK of Ireland. Yet Americans are unaware of any history but their own.

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