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A quotation from Horace

But like a general, a host displays
his genius best under disaster.
 
[Sed convivatoris uti ducis ingenium res
Adversae nudare solent, celare secundae.]

Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 2, # 8, “Ut Nasidieni,” l. 73ff (2.8.73-74) (30 BC) [tr. Matthews (2002)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/horace/1956/

"...footage of protests evolving to riots in LA, political rallies turned battlegrounds, culture war skirmishes escalating into real harm, and neighborhoods bracing for unrest. There’s a rising cadence of rage in the United States, one that echoes the decades-long Troubles ... can’t unsee the parallels... Northern Ireland wasn’t simply a “religious conflict” .... suspicion became survival, and the other side’s dehumanization became a necessary logic."
redletterchristians.org/2025/0
#Troubles #USA

Red Letter Christians · When History Rhymes: Northern Ireland and the U.S.I write these words from Belfast, Northern Ireland, standing shoulder to shoulder with a delegation of U.S. faith leaders and our kin in this land. We’re here listening to the stories of peacebuilders…

The 1973 film "Streets of Ulster" available for the first time in 50 years and free to watch. h/t @BeebsyMcA

It does not sugar-coat the conflict so necessarily contains scenes of violence and discussion of injury and death. Video quality is not great as it has been recovered from sources such as VHS tape.

mediaburn.org/video/streets-of

Media Burn ArchiveStreets of Ulster - Media Burn ArchiveShot in the midst of street battles in Northern Ireland, "Streets of Ulster" provides a look at the people whose lives have been affected by this conflict. (Description from the catalog for the 1976 Women's Video Festival.)