Originally Posted By Kilroy ***Kilroy - do you live in the UK or Ireland?*** I will assume, again, that your question is loaded with rhetoric. And that since I liver in neither UK nor Ireland(I live in San Jose CA) that I have no standing to comment. It looks to me like that is what you were after. I told you the very basics of IRA already. Am I wrong? IRA seeks political reallignemt through violence if necessary and its memebrship is almost all Catholic. But the organization's point is not to spread its version of Christianity. IRA memebers are still hung over from potato famine and English rule(which happened to be more protestant than not). Now, am I wrong?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo No, I just wondered if you might be Kilroy Silk, a politico over here in the UK and an old advisary. You both have similar turns of phrase. Of course it is possible for someone living abroad tohave knowledge, perspective and opinions. However, the main root of the troubles is the repression of the Catholics by the Protestant English, but it actually lasts about 400 years, going back much further than the famine. The IRA did of course spring from that and the famine was a focal point, but it was Bloody Sunday in the 70's where it took it's toll. When working in Belfast, we were briefed frequently on no go areas if you were protestant or catholic. It really did boil down to that. Sure, there is now the politics, the organised crime, the drugs and everything else, plus charitable contributions from the US (though this has been clamped down on). But having lived on alert of terrorism here in Europe, it has been interesting to see the American perspective. My Terrorism classes at college were always facinating. Heck, there was even a part where there was a discussion on whether the Boston Tea party was a form of terrorism.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Heck, there was even a part where there was a discussion on whether the Boston Tea party was a form of terrorism.*** One mans "terrorism" HAS ALWAYS BEEN another mans "patriotism" (or, more correctly these days "" (I just made up a word...a very poignant one at that!). The Founding Fathers were ruthless terrorists, a fact that nobody can deny.
Originally Posted By Mr X Wow...my word disappeared. It seems that "admin" had more powers than we ever thought they did. Kudos! For the record, My word was "", in case anyone was interested.
