[Theoden]

Don't take it personal. Always seeing IRA threads puts me in a bad mood. Post some positive stuff on Ireland, I like to see whats going on there, not who is blowing up who. It's depressing.

Anyway, I know you are not a troll. As it were, I usually only see a lot of the Brits and Irish pop up only on IRA related threads, usually post nothing positive, and then disappear. I view that as trolling. I usually don't get involved in IRA threads, this is the first time I have in well over a year. I hope you see where I am coming from here, more positive, less negative, and everyone would be much happier, lol.

Also, I don't believe most of the IRA supporters here support the actual methods the splinter groups like PIRA and The Real IRA use, they more or less support "the cause", or better yet, the ends, not the means. I think everyone would prefer no more bloodshed. I quite frankly am sick of the whole thing. You also have to remember, the reason why so many Americans are of Irish descent, and why they still hold so much animosity, is because they are raised to think like that, and are here because of the famine, so the anger is likely to be stronger here than in the Republic.

Just my thoughts.

Regards,

Theoden

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I'll say no more, I have bigger axes to grind than this, just a couple of things though:

I usually only see a lot of the Brits and Irish pop up only on IRA related threads, usually post nothing positive, and then disappear. I view that as trolling.

Maybe that's because it's one of the most pressing issues in this part of the world, in any case, a lot of people here just post to certain types of threads, that's just who they are - it isn't trolling. Also, a lot here on FR are not on-line here very often - so they prioritize certain threads.

Also, I don't believe most of the IRA supporters here support the actual methods the splinter groups like PIRA and The Real IRA use...

It's difficult to tell whether they do support those methods or not, if they do, they know better than to come out and say it on a conservative forum - but, the bottom line is, the moral compass clearly needs calibrating if they make moral equivalents of the IRA and the British.

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The main reason I use the label 'troll', and the main reason I flame those individuals a lot, is basically because I could never get a reasoned response from the majority in the beginning - to tell them a few truths about the true nature of the IRA would incur labels like 'Orangeman' or 'Brit-apologist' - I figure that 'troll' is a well earned label when they refuse to listen to someone who's actually living in Ireland.

My apologies if I sounded a bit harsh before,

I_T.