Anyone willing to admit that they supported the IRA at any point?

Taytoland wrote: »

Some of them had the best job in the whole world, beating the sh*t out of IRA terrorists in prison. Well done to them.

That'd be like the other side of this saying that at least the IRA killed 1,000 security force members. A bit twisted?

_CreeD_

flookdgates wrote: »

The PIRA had my passive support until the Enniskillen bombing. T

"Anyone willing to admit that they supported the IRA at any point? "

Apparently not you Captain Anonymous....

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

It was a war??

There was collusion, the British government used whatever means it thought to protect itself.

Which is utterly disgraceful but the other side were at it too.

It’s not that hard to understand, I don’t get why people think it’s a shock.

it was a war indeed. a war started by the security forces beating innocent people out of it when they protested against being second class citizens. Its no wonder the IRA existed and people supported them.

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

The British colluded in deaths, what’s the shock here???

That people can defend one side but not the other!

DONTMATTER wrote: »

That people can defend one side but not the other!

im glad wheeliebin has seen the light

DONTMATTER wrote: »

Why are you defending the security forces who have blood on their hands?

And now.... strawmanning...

Taytoland

DONTMATTER wrote: »

Taytoland wrote: »

Some of them had the best job in the whole world, beating the sh*t out of IRA terrorists in prison. Well done to them.

That'd be like the other side of this saying that at least the IRA killed 1,000 security force members. A bit twisted?

The collusion to get the leadership of the IRA should have been much better, it was rather weak and sloppy as it turns out.

umop episdn wrote: »

And now.... strawmanning...

You have all the internet phrases down but you have no argument.

umop episdn wrote: »

And now.... strawmanning...

and all the while you avoid any questions put to you

Taytoland wrote: »

The collusion to get the leadership of the IRA should have been much better, it was rather weak and sloppy as it turns out.

So you're admitting that you're ok with murder?

Taytoland

DONTMATTER wrote: »

Taytoland wrote: »

The collusion to get the leadership of the IRA should have been much better, it was rather weak and sloppy as it turns out.

So you're admitting that you're ok with murder?

Of terrorists, yes.

Taytoland wrote: »

Of terrorists, yes.

terrorist
ˈtɛrərɪst/Submit
noun
1.
a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Every army in the world then, plus the RUC

Zebra3

archer22 wrote: »

At the end of the day the security forces are the real unsung heroes...by the latter stages of the conflict they had both the republicans and loyalists so infiltrated that either side could rarely carry out a successful attack and even if they did they were quickly arrested.
The amount of lives and property those brave men and women saved is incalculable ...and it is work they quietly continue doing to this day.
Total anarchy and chaos would have been the order of the day without them...its thanks to them that civilisation now prevails.

Pity they didn’t stop Michael Stone murdering people burying their dead.

Turned up on time to save him though.

Real heroes, all right.

weldoninhio

Taytoland wrote: »

Of terrorists, yes.

Finally, an admission that the British Arny were legitimate targets.

Taytoland wrote: »

Of terrorists, yes.

But the security forces murdered numerous civilians!

maccored wrote: »

and all the while you avoid any questions put to you

I'm asking questions of no-one, why would I want to to answer any?

corner of hells

I'm nearly fifty now and grew up the Republic and would've have read and been I suppose very aware from the media from a young age of Northern Ireland .
A couple of things early formed my mindset , reading 10 Men Deaad was really disturbing along with the Shankill Butchers .Ten Men Dead if you read it , you might think about the charisma of the leadership of these protests and then the sense of loss.

Anyways what swings me completely away from any violence was the deaths of my friends grandmother in a no warning bomb blast and the death of another friends cousin .She was a serving soldier but what her family did after her death is astounding , they were a family of Northern protestants who forgave there daughters killers and move to Dublin.

James Brown

Taytoland wrote: »

A well established lie from Republicans.

Yes the British are known for fair play and good sportsmanship. If we all just sat around and let them treat Catholics like second class citizens, sure we'd be grand now.

FrancieBrady

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

The British colluded in deaths, what’s the shock here???

None whatsoever. Nor in the opinions of those who still support the idea.

umop episdn wrote: »

I'm asking questions of no-one, why would I want to to answer any?

you seem to have a lot of remarks to share all the same - remarks that you don't seem to be able to support. Sometimes that could be called waffle.

maccored wrote: »

you seem to have a lot of remarks to share all the same - remarks that you don't seem to be able to support. Sometimes that could be called waffle.

They are called opinions....

umop episdn wrote: »

They are called opinions....

Yeah, 'opinions' that when someone asks you to define or outline you are silent about. Grand I say - if you prefer to waffle thats your decision. Have fun!

maccored wrote: »

Yeah, 'opinions' that when someone asks you to define or outline you are silent about. Grand I say - if you prefer to waffle thats your decision. Have fun!

My opinions are there in black and white for you to digest, instead you resort to ad hominems

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umop episdn wrote: »

My opinions are there in black and white for you to digest, instead you resort to ad hominems

I thought they were a bit upside-down in fairness.

bobbysands81

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

It was a war??

There was collusion, the British government used whatever means it thought to protect itself.

Which is utterly disgraceful but the other side were at it too.

It’s not that hard to understand, I don’t get why people think it’s a shock.

The British are utterly dishonest about their role in the 06, they won’t participate in any truth forum as they understand how much they have to lose. Although Britain is responsible for the war in this country, and has the blood of (literally) countless Irish people on their hands through murder and intent for some incredible reason they are not to the same standards that Republicans are.

Public opinion in Ireland towards the British Army and British atrocities in Ireland is generally somewhere between rolling eyes and “get over it, it’s in the past why don’t you grow up” whereas the IRA are murdering bastards.