Good piece from Anthony McIntyre, remarking that though engaging with democratic institutions has inevitably put priniciple in the second place, he has no regrets that the armed struggle is over. However the cyclical nature of some of the arguments clearly grates:
For five full years they have foraged in and drained the public purse as they have led us down linguistic mazes only to come back to the very same point, the same issue, the same allegation and accusatory tone. The affected horror at the other camp having supposedly reneged on this or that meaningless political point has induced in us the affliction of a permanent yawn.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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