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Originally Posted by angus58
Nah, I think the atrocities committed by the IRA are enough revenge for anyone to exact, without resorting to daylight robbery as well. If you want to be independent that means paying your own bills.
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Politically independent, financially tied into the EU, as is the UK. And the major banking interests who fuelled the outlandish lending here and in so many other countries are scattered across Europe. This is a global issue and culpability knows no traditional geographic boundaries.
Oh, and there were atrocities on both sides. I'm no apologist for the IRA and have spent most of the last week ranting at anyone who would listen about the dangerously significant protest vote Sinn Fein picked up in our national election.
However, in a historical context - which is what I was addressing - they didn't lick all that anger off the ground, you know. A great many people who comment on this would do well to read up a bit on the genesis of the republican movement in Northern Ireland.
Also, I'm a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and the activities of a small number of extremists does not speak for me or settle any debts on my score - no more than those who most recently planted bombs on London busses spoke for you.