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To: Irish_Thatcherite
I don't dispute then Thatcher is a fine lady and was one of the great leaders of the free world.

You can't deny, however, that the Orangemen knew there would be a disturbance just like there is every July 12 when they march through Catholic areas looking for trouble. I am not trying to justify the actions of either side. But, when you go looking for trouble, you usually find it.

The Irish Republic is and has always been more tolerant than Northern Ireland, much of which was seeded to riffraff the English wanted to get rid of.

I'm glad the members of the original IRA didn't share your views or they would be singing "God Save the Queen" and bowing to Prince Floppy Ears in Dublin.
18 posted on 02/25/2006 1:21:17 PM PST by BW2221
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To: BW2221
I don't dispute then Thatcher is a fine lady and was one of the great leaders of the free world.

We agree there so.

You can't deny, however, that the Orangemen knew there would be a disturbance just like there is every July 12 when they march through Catholic areas looking for trouble.

I'm sure Danish cartoonists had an idea there was going to be trouble over the publications of cartoons of Mohammad, but they aren't to blame for it, either.

The Irish Republic is and has always been more tolerant than Northern Ireland, much of which was seeded to riffraff the English wanted to get rid of.

The southern Protestant population has fallen from 10% to less than 2% since Independence - Ireland has it's skeletons too!!

I'm glad the members of the original IRA didn't share your views or they would be singing "God Save the Queen" and bowing to Prince Floppy Ears in Dublin.

What some people don't seem to realize is, the old IRA are not the moral equals of the modern IRA - the men of the old IRA were ordinary decent men, the IRA of today are scumbags.

And my opinions are the opinions of most Irish people - they don't like IRA violence being carried out in their name.

21 posted on 02/25/2006 1:34:35 PM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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