Very unpleasant experience at Connolly's Books Spoiler
Don't know if you guys know this spot but it's a boutique book shop in Temple Bar. I came in to point out that one of the Palestine support posters in the window displayed the phrase "from the River to the sea," which is used by some to support the genocide of Jews, and suggested to the manager that maybe the poster shouldn't be up with the others.
The manager disagreed, and when I asked him why, he started yelling at me: "Who do you think you are!?", "How could you be so arrogant!?", and "I'm trying to eat my breakfast, why would I discuss this? Get out!" I wished him a good day and left.
I'm a tourist from the US whose mom's from Cavan (she helped invent copper wire I know). This experience just really caught me off guard as it just did not match the friendly Irish hospitality I've experienced everywhere else. Posting here as I'm hoping if one of y'all know the management or owner and can maybe talk to them about how to talk to people.
Aaaaaaand were back to disliking yanks again.
Pissing myself laughing here, the Communist party of Ireland owns the shop, check their socials if you'd like to know what they'll think of the poster on the wall, next to, if I'm not mistaken, a poster of lenin.
Edit: lol he posted a Google Maps review
OP in the comments saying “if the Irish are allowed to say ‘from the river to the sea’ i should be allowed to use the n-word”
amerikkkans will try use anything as an excuse to use the n-word. the angloid brainpan is just wired towards racism
Just desperate for the first excuse to clearly identifiy himself as being a vile pig fuck on the wrong side of everything.
I feel like people in Dublin are much more pro-Palestine that in Anglo countries. But ya, the mods closed comments before any coordinated actions took place.
There are plenty of well educated Jews unoffended by the phrase, because they know that there is no exterminatory intent implied within it. It means exactly what we’ve been recommending for decades: a discontinuation of the apartheid régime. There’s no super secret document anywhere planning a reverse ethnic cleansing, otherwise Herzlians would not have to constantly make up crap.
You want examples of somebody openly calling for extermination? Look at Zionists.
My god the Google Maps review :
"Wanted to nip in and buy a book that they had as been going there for years - However saw a massive Palestinian flag in the window. I go there for books not to have their political views thrown in my face. This is not Palestine, this is IRELAND. "
i just cant ..? .. is there no limit..?
I realize that Americans are stupid and arrogant, but that OP takes it to another level.
jokes on this loser, they ship to the US so I'm gonna put in a huge fuckin order, they have quite the selection of great pins
I got my copies of Connolly's collected works from them. Highly recommend
Connolly Books are lovely. I hope this fucker gets thrown into the sea
