++ [ originally posted by Shadowfax ] ++
For fvcks sake river... Go back to school and learn how to read and interpret.
I can read and interpret. You like every other British person who dosent really give a shit about NI 'hate' the IRA because they took a few bombs to London. Yet you as a British citizen can 'respect' the IRA for fighting for their cause. A cause which isnt really a cause and only a murder campaign over past vengence. The majority of NI dont want to be united with the south. The south dont even want NI. And neither do we, or seem to want to help them it seems.
This being the same nothern ireland that pay they're taxes like everyone of us, the same Northern Ireland that have fought and died in every war with us and the same NI that most protestants are more loyal to the crown that 80% of all English men.
Yes i know you didnt mean you respect them. But I find it unacceptable to put any positive word near the word IRA. Right now im discusted how we have dealt with the issue. We know what NI have done for us. Now heres what we have done for them:
Negotiated to release hundreds of IRA prisoners, most murderers in return for the IRA to stop bombing London, attacking Politicans and British Military. Thats suits London just fine.
However the IRA have not given up their control over Belfast enforced by violence. NI working class are still subject to the brutal 'justice' of the IRA including punishment beatings and kneecaping.
We fly of to Iraq to fight war on terrorism, yet we sit down with Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in Westminster, we let other terrorists out of jail to run the streets. We put muderders in charge of Education. We turned Sinn Fein from a small party into the biggest nationalist party in Ulster.
We are given a chance to finally help. 1998 the Real IRA bomb Omagh killed 32 innocent. All we are asked to do is bring the bombers to justice. Hell even one bomber would have been fine. What did we do? Nothing, like we always do. We dont give a shit. Gerry Adams just happens to know the name of every single person involved, but doesnt 'help' because it will affect the 'peace process'. It isnt a peace process. Its a nationalist takeover which we are helping.
So dont get me wrong, I wasnt posting attacking you or saying you back them or something. Its simply annoying that the English loyal like you come off as dont care.
We sold out Northern Ireland.