What to you think of the IRA?

Question

I am talking about the Irish Republican Army

Answer 1

They are terrorists like ETA,PKK,RAF and BR/Brigade Rosse/

Answer 2

The terrorism is the war of the poor men. He is sad and bloody via that they own the sectors pressed before the impotence of an enemy, superior in force and political coercion, economic and the social one. It is not dealt with this to justify nothing, except the excessive violence. What happens is that violence in both sides exists and the methods are very different from a side and the other. At the same time, the nationalistic terrorism is due to differentiate from the Islamic fundamentalist terrorism of this time. The nationalistic terrorism, mainly in Europe, case of the WRATH and the ETA (armed movement separatist Basoue) in Spain, usually is a phenomenon long play maintained by a stable and consistent popular support, and that stays thanks to the existence of one long tradition of individual and collective violence. The warlike grouping becomes the arm armed of the nationalistic movement thus that represents, and that usually mixes patriotic and religious slogans. To this culture of the revolt, in the Irish and translated case in an ample cycle of antiBritish rebellions, the religious phobia between the minorities of the Ulster is added, where terrorism, secrecy and paramilitarización continue being habitual factors of the political life.  

Answer 3

one man's terrorist could be another man's freedom fighter.  

Answer 4

Ha Ha. I was wondering abut the last answer.

I can understand how the provisional IRA came to be in that the catholic community in northern ireland were subjugated in almost every walk of life.

But intentionally killing civilians to achieve an end i think is disgusting.

I mean what is intended by shooting an innocent taxi driver in the back of the head or throwing a petrol bomb into a restaurant?

Answer 5

Now, or then?  There is not a political organisation in history that doesn't have blood on its hands; usually because sitting back and keeping quiet never changes the status quo.  The IRA's (Sinn Fein's) blood is pretty recent, but even so, it now advocates peace and should be treated with dignity and respect.

Answer 6

I am happy to be investing money for my retirement...

Answer 7

there's nothing to think about

Answer 8

Hasn't the IRA has now disbanded as part of the Northern Ireland peace process? There is the "real" IRA which is an illegal organisation and if you are convicted of being a member of this organisation you go to prison for a long time.  

Answer 9

if i can be honest not a lot,yesterdays terrorist's are now today's politicians,lets hope they can sleep at night with the blood of innocent women and children on their hands