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Oh no, i never thought you were for a moment - no, no, I was underlining what you had said. Sorry if there was any confusion.

I often see your posts and know you are a man of integrity.

On the Irish troubles there are many more knowledgeable than me. Irish Thatcherite for one and Irish Mike for another..

But it is essentially as left / right thing. The right wing want the six counties to remain in the UK and the left wing want them to go to a united Ireland (IRAland?). The history is virtually incomprehensible to outsiders with its arcane symbolisms, loyalties and counter loyalties. There is an Irish ping where some good stuff is posted. It is not high volume.

Thank you for your vote of confidence. I wasn't sure exactly of what your post was getting at, and I did not wish to be offensive. Thanks for the info as well. I haven't been on FreeRepublic very long, and I don't know all that much about many aspects of this website. For instance, what is a "ping"? And, how do you do a "ping", and what do you do with a "ping"? I also see acronyms which don't make sense. Is there a page with explanations? Any help is greatly appreciated.