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WillowTheWhisp · 30-09-2004, 09:10

I also have Irish roots and have opinions on the IRA which I won't go into here beyond saying that anything which calls itself the IRA these days is far removed from what that organisation originally was.

It's not so much about the subjugation of Ireland by England as the retention of the six northern counties when partition took place. The "Irish question" as it used to be known is a very complex one and isn't helped by people constantly reliving the past. We live in the present and the only place we can go from here is the future.

30-09-2004, 09:10	#44
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Execution in Iraq I also have Irish roots and have opinions on the IRA which I won't go into here beyond saying that anything which calls itself the IRA these days is far removed from what that organisation originally was. It's not so much about the subjugation of Ireland by England as the retention of the six northern counties when partition took place. The "Irish question" as it used to be known is a very complex one and isn't helped by people constantly reliving the past. We live in the present and the only place we can go from here is the future. __________________