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Date Posted: 01:48:47 03/24/04 Wed
Author: Englishman
Subject: Re: im confused about all this stuff about ulster freedom fighters, and the IRA
In reply to: Englishman 's message, "Re: im confused about all this stuff about ulster freedom fighters, and the IRA" on 01:47:17 03/24/04 Wed

>>>im 2nd genertaion irish american, and im confused
>>>about all this stuff going on in ulster with the
>>>ulster freedom fighters, and the IRA. who stands for
>>>what? i would like to know the kind of stuff going on
>>>in my homeland...and its all kinda confusing
>>Ok, well this is a one-sided version of things, but if
>>the Brits can do it so can I. You have the loyalists
>>and the unionist, most, not all of which are scum.
>>They don't want Ireland to be united for whatever
>>reason they'll conjur up at the moment. Then you have
>>the PIRa (Sinn Fein), the CIRA (Continuity), the INLA
>>(Irish National Liberation Army), the RIRA (Real) and
>>a few other "splinter groups". These people, although
>>differing widely on opinion and strategy are the good
>>republicans who wish Ireland to be free. Ok, so there
>>is a one-sided account from a person who at fourteen
>>was shot in the face by a unionist.
>
>Why should Northern Ireland be united when the people
>of Northern Ireland want to be British?

I meant, why should Northern Ireland be a part of the Republic? Most of therm want to be a part of the UK, so the British are right and the Irish are wrong, because the British are doing what the majority of a nation wants us to do.

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