02 Oct 2011 00:54:51
so a fun, entertaining and interesting site gets hijacked by a load of ignorant people. I can understand people get offended. I'm offended by the person who said the ira aren't terrorists and still seems to be holding a grudge over events that happened long before they were born. I can understand people getting offended by the original poster. But in his cack handed way he raised a question that a lot of people have. We are becoming a divided society and this does not help. It just breeds mistrust and hatred. Instead of retreating off complaining about being offended have a discourse. People's mistrust stems from the perception that you are a closed community. We were all created equal so lets treat each other as equal. Thank the maker and peace brothers. {Ed001's Note - that was exactly why I posted it rather than just deleted it. People are far too happy to get offended about things, rather than attempting to put their side of things over. How can they expect someone to understand if no one explains to them?}
Irish Red {Ed001's Note - you could equally say they caused as much harm as they did good. You are defending something that is indefensible. If you want to defend their cause, that is all well and good, but their methods did as much to prolong the struggle as anything. But then they shouldn't have been put in a position where they were forced into making a choice in the first place. Still doesn't change the fact that they were terrorists (def: someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes), and so prove that not all terrorists are Muslim. In fact most, if not all, Governments around the world are guilty of terrorism too.}
Irish Red {Ed001's Note - I am British, I have a British passport, not English. My great-grandad was involved in the Dublin uprising mate, my great uncles were put in concentration camps by the English. I just don't think that shooting people or planting bombs is the answer. Violence begets violence, hatred breeds more hatred. It just makes things worse in my opinion.}
I wonder which governments that could be?
Russians don't do Ghandi style events
Stalin let the nazis come within 14 miles of moscow and beat the CR** out of the nazis all the back back to Germany!
You do understand it was a russian general can't think of his name now off the top of my head that finished WWII
Its always a bad idea to underestimate the russians they are Warriors and very tough people with a spirit that is not seen in western countries.
By the way Stalin was not Russian but Georgian
Want to talk about conspiracy??
How about the deputy leader (mcguinness) being directly involved in murder. How about the leader (robinson) having a wife who committed fraud. Never mind that he was involved in terrorism in the 70's and 80's. How about PSNI accepting that there are entire estates where they daren't go?? How can Great Britain have a war against terrorism half way around the world but happily accept these thugs running an integral part of the UK? Irish Red you need to take off your geen tinted specs!