Sinn Féin bashing is always in season
Many people, mostly supporters of the main political parties, as well as journalists and writers, are judgmental and arrogant when it comes to discussing Sinn Féin. For whatever reason, they feel threatened by the rise of the party.
They speak about and write about Sinn Féin representatives as if they were unfit for political life. They accuse Sinn Féin of being engaged in violence and benefiting from criminal activity but never produce any evidence. They will say that everybody knows that Sinn Féin and the IRA is the same thing. They refer to Martin McGuinness' admission to being in the IRA more than 30 years ago. They do not accept that he has moved on as did Nelson Mandela.
