| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... 13:44 - May 24 with 11514 views | RoyKeanesDog |
IRA members committing acts of terrorism in name of their religion, and ISIS members committing acts of terrorism in the name of their religion?
Thankfully I am too young to remember the IRA attacks, but I have grown up with ISIS and other Muslim extremists, and I am able to appreciate that they do not represent the religion.
It may help me that I have grown up with Muslims, and lived in cosmopolitan cities so I can see how the Muslim community live their life in peace, and accommodate to our community. |  |
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| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 09:36 - May 25 with 537 views | Radlett_blue |
| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 00:21 - May 25 by Lamp |
I would agree with that. But I would also say the IRA was nothing more than a fringe group until Bloody Sunday. That still doesn't justify what happened afterwards but was probably a cause in the shift from Catholics welcoming the British Army.
(Not Callis just an interested observer) [Post edited 25 May 2017 0:23]
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Correct. The troops were initially sent to Northern Ireland to protect the Catholic minority form Protestants, who in some cases were burning them out of their homes. They were initially welcomed by the Catholics. By 1969, the IRA had become a shadow of its former self, with the leadership veering towards Communism. |  |
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| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 09:38 - May 25 with 534 views | No9 |
| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 09:34 - May 25 by unbelievablue |
That does point to a more political causation than religious. |
Although I lean toward that thinking I am not entirely sure.
It is very complex |  | | |
| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 09:39 - May 25 with 532 views | unbelievablue |
| Does anybody genuinely see any real difference between... on 09:38 - May 25 by No9 |
Although I lean toward that thinking I am not entirely sure.
It is very complex |
Agreed.
Conflicts also morph over time. |  |
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