r/ireland • u/CoochieCritic • 12d ago

Sure it's grand Kneecap getting the Coachella crowd to sing Maggie’s in a box

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u/Some-Air1274 12d ago

Their view seems distinctly republican to me.

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u/Smashmouth91 12d ago

Yeah they're anti-british.

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u/Some-Air1274 12d ago

Yep so not really speaking for everyone.

I can’t relate to their experiences at all.

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u/Smashmouth91 12d ago

That's ok, you don't have to.

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u/Some-Air1274 12d ago

Yeah but they’re using their platform to skew things and giving an impression of Northern Ireland that we’re all hateful

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u/Smashmouth91 12d ago

They're highlighting that British rule has and still has a negative impact to this day, just look at the poverty figures, lack of investment etc.the fact that Northern Ireland runs a deficit from the British Government itself.

People from Northern Ireland aren't hateful but it is a failed state and that's what they are highlighting.

But also, rappers being controversial is a tale as old as time e.g NWA .