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In reply to the discussion: Gerry Adams says Thatcher caused "great suffering" in Ireland [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)108. I'll save you a spot.
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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