A Question For Americans?

Question

Have you heard of Northern Ireland (Ulster)? I ask this because I see too many claims on this site like "All terrorists are Muslims" and "if Chrsitians did this all the Christians leaders in the world would be condemning it"

dear Debra, therefore the Iraqi 'insurgents' are legitimate are they?

The IRA has bombed mainland UK, so your claims are wrong. USA does around bombing other countries

John S. my point?? HELLO. NORTHERN IREALAND, terrorism from the IRA and the loyalists and other paramilitary groups. You are a little silly John S

Answer 1

well Smiddy's first rule is to ignore ALL statements that use the word "all"...

Answer 2

Sorry but can you call peole terrorists who just want to live in a free country not controlled by another? The IRA doesn't go around bombing other countries they are just fighting for their country and if England would stay out of Ireland and mind their on business well think about it.

Answer 3

I think you ask a very good question.

terrorist
adj : characteristic of someone who employs terrorism (especially as a political weapon); "terrorist activity"; "terrorist state" n : a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities

I think many Americans only see the terrorism that directly impacts them. They don't see beyond it to what has been going on in Ireland for so many years.

Answer 4

The americans probably don't consider them terrorists, most of the money funding the IRA came from the US

Answer 5

I don't think I've ever heard one American say "all terrorists are muslims" or even "all muslims are terrorists".
And yes, as an American Christian, I am very often shocked and appalled at what Christians can be capable of. Maybe they slept through that lesson Jesus gave about love?

Answer 6

Ulster 'is race hate capital of Europe'
26/06/2006 - 08:12:41

Northern Ireland was today branded the race hate capital of Europe.

Human rights campaigner Doreen Lawrence, mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence, was in Belfast for the launch of a new report on racist violence in the North.

The report from the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM), identified institutionalised racism in the criminal justice system and asked how it should be addressed.

Racist violence has been growing at an alarming rate in Northern Ireland in recent years, not just against blacks and Asians, but almost anyone considered an outsider.

On Saturday a Latvian was taken to hospital with serious eye injuries after being attacked in a racially motivated assault in Lisburn, Co Antrim.

Yesterday a house lived in by a number of Poles was damaged in an arson attack which police suspected was also racially motivated.

The report: “The Next Stephen Lawrence? – Racist Violence and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland” was written by Dr Robbie McVeigh and details the stories of 162 victims and survivors of racist violence across the North.

Dr McVeigh said: “The scale of the violence is frightening enough but the failure of different elements in criminal justice to deal effectively with that violence is just as problematic.

“It is, we believe, unambiguous evidence of institutional racism right across the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.”

He said, in effect, the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland was in a pre-Stephen Lawrence Inquiry situation.

“We need a MacPherson-style review into racism and criminal justice to put this right – piecemeal changes will not be enough,” he added.

Patrick Yu of the NICEM, said they had commissioned the report because they had so many people approaching them with terrible stories of racist violence.

“The report illustrates just how widespread the problem has become in Northern Ireland. Time and again people make reference to how they don’t want to become the next Stephen Lawrence,” added Mr Yu.

He said it was fitting that Doreen Lawrence and Imran Khan, the Lawrence family lawyer, were present for the launch of the report.

“Their campaign for justice for Stephen should have put an end to institutional racism. Their presence reminds us how far we have come and how far we have to go – especially here in Northern Ireland which has become known as the ’race hate capital of Europe’.”

Mrs Lawrence said in some respects people were beginning to become a little complacent again about racism.

“People think that we have had the inquiry into Stephen’s murder and so everything’s fine, but its not. There are a lot of people still complaining about racism attacks.

“In Britain things have improved since the MacPherson report but there is still a long way to go. It is important the people of Northern Ireland look to learn the lesson of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry.”

Mr Khan said in the past victims of race crime would never go to a lawyer.

“Now people expect justice from the law. But you also need a criminal justice system that is prepared to acknowledge and address institutional racism.

“From the evidence of this report, you haven’t got that yet in Northern Ireland. I think the lessons of MacPherson should be implemented here in full,” he said.




terrorists and racists come in all colors,and religions, the christians have had the holy wars, and much more,and not all muslims agree with the actions of terrorists
just have to remember, there are good and bad people
in all religions and races




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Answer 7

I always wondered that. The US and Britain should have invaded Ireland too.

Answer 8

So, you are saying that the term terrorist should include the Catholics?
Make your point.

Answer 9

BELIEVE NOTHING YOU HEAR,
AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE