Noted with interest a comment by a poster stating that after 1973 nationalists could vote in the Six Counties! By that time it was too late. Nationalists and Catholics had been mistreated for far too long. And just a point of information. In 1969 when nationalist/catholic areas were being attacked by loyalists backed up by the RUC and B Specials the IRA did not exist. They grew as a result of the setarianism directed phyisically against them.
So don't take your starting point Five years after the start of the violence as if what happened before didn't matter.
Nelson Mandella was using violence against the racist rulers in South Africa. Are you going to start after his release when the black South African could now vote. GET A BOOK and read the facts.
Would anyone on this mb allow themselves to treated as a second class citizen? Not be allowed to vote in their own country and attacked because of their religion because they dared ask for equality?
2006-10-28 23:27:47 · 4 answers · asked by Firbolg 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Is this a question or a Rant?
2006-10-28 23:37:22 · answer #1 · answered by MP US Army 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a valid point, i served in the armed forces in NI for at least two years during the 'troubles'. It always struck me that it could well have been prevented IF the British gov had intervened earlier and kicked the bigots out of power. There are two sides to the story however, the prods always felt threatened by complete take over from the South where the shoe was most definitely on the other foot.
NI is a story full of IFS and opinions, it is a very complicated situation with no quick fix or easy solution as many well meaning politicians and pundits have found in the past
2006-10-29 06:37:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a small point 'Firbolg' I am sure you know your Irish history and are aware that the IRA came into existence as such in 1916 and followed on from the Irish Volunteers and never ceased to exist and were active in Britain before and after W.W.2. As for Nelson Mandela and South Africa perhaps you should take your own advice and read a book!.
2006-10-29 06:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree with andrew m. to many ifs, buts and maybe's the politicians should stop talking about talking and get it together and do the job they have been elected for and stop waiting and hoping that it will go away. because it just wont
2006-10-29 06:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by species8472 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋