Sectarianism in Taggart...

[sandyRoe]

Thinking back over all the Taggart programmes I've watched I can't remember one where the violence was fuelled by sectarianism. Is it too touchy a subject?

[mike11111]

Where did you dig that name up from? If you get a request, it's me.

[radiogaga]

hello in answer to the question, sectarianism is scotlands secret shame, however now with bomb packages and bullets being sent in the post , the issue has made the national news. This kind of NONSENCE had been going on for years.
If for example, rangers were playing celitc i would reccomend steering clear of Glasgow alltogether that day, as grown men who support one of the two fight in the street.

[Bobbisox]

such a shame too radio..

[radiogaga]

its not something you would want your kids to see, and how could you explain something like that to them? But its not confined to Glasgow, where i live 30 miles or so away we have to put up with loyalist marches and some people even errect loyalist flags, on flag poles attached their houses during marching season.
i would think by having a storyline like that in Taggart it may be seen as normalising such behaviour.

[hc4361]

The episode A Taste of Money was about sectarian violence.

[radiogaga]

Yeah well it goes on and on, the best thing to do is emigrate. no joke.

[hc4361]

And what country is this Utopia with no social ills, that welcomes immigrants with open arms?

[mike11111]

Fortunately England is largely devoid of sectarianism these days. I remember 30 years ago,when the late Pope visited England, the local Orange Lodge, which maintains a tiny insignificant presence here, decided to hold a protest march. I will never forget the sight of those bowler-hatted men, complete with neatly furled umbrellas and accompanied by a band of kids in quasi-military uniform playing the only tune they knew on wooden fifes over and over again. The tragedy was that they were deadly serious, and couldn't understand why others were wetting themselves laughing at them.

[Bobbisox]

what the hell is wrong with these people, you are born into a religion so you are indoctrinated to hate another???

[mike11111]

It used to exist in the North of England too. I can remember as a young boy being ambushed on more than one occasion by a group of kids who would demand, Are you a Katlick or a Proddysun?" The shibboleth was to recite the Lord's Prayer. The protestant reply was, "Our Father, WHICH art in heaven", whilst the catholic response was, "Our Father WHO art in heaven". If you gave the wrong answer you got a bloody nose.

[Bobbisox]

I remember that too Mike but we were kids
places like Jarrow were predominately Catholic but I had many friend from there

[radiogaga]

who's an immigrant?
preferably someware far away from your sort, hc4361.