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In reply to the discussion: Gerry Adams says Thatcher caused "great suffering" in Ireland [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)76. And I'll bet
... her relatives were BA (British Army). She certainly shows that British arrogance and hubris.
They can't stand getting whipped by the great unwashed to the south, otherwise known as Free Ireland.
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Then you can go back to merrye olde England and kiss THEIR arses all you like
IrishAyes
Apr 2013
#36
The world forever lost the right to expect ANYONE in Northern Ireland to be Gandhi or MLK
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#24
Gandhi was a wonderfully moral man, and I admire his commitment to nonviolence.
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#63
Do you honestly think that anything close to the Good Friday Agreement could ever have happened
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#64
"This guy was an ass" and "this other guy was an ass" are never mutually exclusive. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2013
#31
What the IRA did was often horrible(there was no excuse for the "soft targets" campaign in England)
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#66
Wait, wait. Being in favor of that's somehow a conservative thing now? (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2013
#33
Ah; I parsed that as your thinking it was entirely conservative and got confused. (nt)
Posteritatis
Apr 2013
#37
Would you say the same thing if the Taliban assassinated Obama in response to drone strikes? (nt)
Nye Bevan
Apr 2013
#26
Not the Taliban...but the IRA were never anywhere near as evil as the 'Ban were.
Ken Burch
Apr 2013
#67
This Irishwoman says good riddance! She contributed her share to making the situation far worse
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#61
She fanned the flames in Ireland to try and divert attention from the harm she was doing the working
dflprincess
Apr 2013
#88