Yes, please explain the Irish Republican Army to me.
Are they the same as the Iraqi Republican Guard?
Yes, that is a sarcastic answer.
Just what part of my post would ANY reasonably intelligent person think is serious?
Or am I just downright mistaken thinking YOU may be reasonably intelligent?
The IRA was and is (in its current, more quiet form under other names) a leftist organization from the U.S. point of view. The IRA supported the terrorists of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) and other baddies. The IRA was also supported by university administrators and other leftists in the U.S.A., mostly in locales with more public corruption than others (see Mafia, religious affiliation, etc.).
The IRA is evil.