[Twosugars]

Well-informed does not mean right or the only right pov. Especially when the issue is emotive.
I'm gay and I know how it feels to be gay, but don't claim to have universal overview of the issue.
In court of law for example, one side doesn't judge the issue, it's the judge and a panel of strangers. It's for a reason.
In this case, imo, yes there was terrorism, on both sides. IRA's brutal activities are the latest in a long struggle of the Irish for independence. Britain inflicted more than enough neglect and exploitation of Ireland throughout centuries of occupation. Countless Irish died in famine and struggle, countless emigrated.