Jan_Aage_Fjortoft
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Riyad Mahrez.
Carrying a Palestinian flag in a Premier League match to show his support for the Palestinian people against Israeli Colonisation and Occupation of their land.
Is he a "terrorist", "stoking the fire", "not very bright".....?
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If you are really trying to compare the image of him holding a flag with McClean then you’re really missing the point.
McClean sings songs about the IRA, poses with a balaclava mask which has IRA connotations, has IRA tattoos, defending the singing of Irish womens team singing IRA related songs and has made several questionable statements. It’s quite clear that what he thinks.
There would be nothing wrong with him having the opinion that Ireland should be reunited. Or his belief that he shouldn’t wear a poppy. It’s the other opinions and beliefs that he has that are very questionable.
Trying to compare with that picture isn’t quite the gotcha you think it is.
And if Mahrez was doing this in Israel then he wouldn’t be very bright either. As he would be stroking the flames and looking to get a reaction.
My dads family are catholics and their ancestry can be traced back to Ireland. But there should be no doubt that McClean is a pr*ck and while some of the abuse he receives is out of line - how people cannot see how he brings it all on his sell. I just don’t see why people bother trying to defend him like he has done nothing wrong when there is so much evidence against him. It’s not about the poppy, it’s about all the other crap so stop trying to justify him.
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