Oh, how noble of the DUP to clutch their pearls over a jury decision involving Gerry Adams, as if they’re the ultimate arbiters of justice and morality! Gavin Robinson’s sanctimonious rant about IRA victims would almost be touching—if it weren’t so laughably hypocritical. Let’s not forget, shall we, that the DUP happily sits in Stormont’s power-sharing government with Sinn Féin, the very party they love to demonize as IRA apologists. What’s that I hear? The sound of DUP ministers collaborating daily with those they call “victim-makers”? How convenient to ignore that while grandstanding on X.
And while we’re on the topic of selective outrage, let’s talk about the DUP’s cozy relationship with loyalist paramilitaries. The Guardian’s 2020 exposé laid it bare—DUP leaders like Arlene Foster have been questioned for their ties to groups like the UDA, whose murals still glorify violence in places like Carrickfergus. The Loyalist Communities Council even endorsed DUP candidates like Robinson himself in past elections. Yet here they are, crying foul over a libel case payout, while their own hands are far from clean. The DUP’s moral high ground is looking more like a swamp, darling. Maybe sit this one out before you lecture anyone on “justice.” 🙄