Northern Ireland has demanded independence from Britain since the 17th century. Religion has been a major cause of this conflict. The conflict is over rule by different religions, catholic and protestant. Nothern Ireland should not fight and rebel against Britain because of religious leadership. Religion should not play such a major role in a countries leadership where non believers rebel and cause unrest throughout the country. The rebellion has no good cause as it only causes problems throughout the country especially in Northern Ireland. If the Northern Ireland rebellion would try to compromise instead of having to have their certain way things would be better for both Britain and Ireland as a whole. Peace talks should be able to be done and the rebels should stop and come upon a common agreement with us, the British Team!
Derek McCrea
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The Civil rights movement by the Nationalist became a threat to the country and had it not been for British intervention, the breakdown and destabilization of the government would have occurred. The Nationalist claims that they were being discriminated upon and under-represented were completely false and were just a ploy to challenge the British law and rule. The nationalist sought unification of Ireland without British influence but the majority of Northern Ireland wanted to remain part of the British Country.
Additionally, instead of engaging in productive bilateral talks within the existing parliament and the British government, The IRA sought and accepted support from terroristic groups such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defense Association (UDF). Acts of terrorism against the innocent in Ireland became a problem and instead of resolving the issues peacefully, the IRA reverted to violence supported by non-legitimate groups.
The position of the the citizenry and "militia" of Northern Ireland might be more palatable as a justified struggle if they had behavde as more than gang members in an ever increasingly violent conflict with their own people. If the IRA was supposed to represent the true will of the Irish people to be free, why did they often destroy property and lives of Irish civillians. Most notably civilians?
They cannot even claim that their supposed stance on moral highground stems from the conflict between Catholic Cathcetism and the Church of England.
In 1979 Pope John Paul II asked the IRA to lay down thier arms and seek peaceful resolution of greivances. The IRA rejected his advice and declared that it had widespread support and that Britain would only withdraw from Northern Ireland if forced to do so: "force is by far the only means of removing the evil of the British presence in Ireland ... we know also that upon victory the Church would have no difficulty in recognising us".
27 February 2005 IRA members in a bar claim another bar patron made a lewd comment to a female companion. The bar patron and one of his friends were then drug into the streets by the IRA members and and stabbed. McCartney was fataly wounded. McCartney was a civilian, a fiance, a father an Irishman and most notably a Catholic. The IRA members then threatened all the bar patrons and staff with further violence should anyone call for police, testify to police or in court, or administer aid. Female members of the IRA were then called to clean the crime scene with bleach to destroy forensic evidence. Are those the actions of civic minded patriots, who mean to bring greater good to their people or rough shod hooligans with violent tendencies?
Team Britain:
I believe your side has a better argument than Team Northern Ireland. However, I don't believe Britain is without blame. Britain was wrong to have committed the offenses of several hundred years ago. But I believe that to be in the past. It is over. You are both civilized countries, in civilized times. You should both resume peace talks aimed at guaranteeing equal rights for Irish and Britain and guaranteeing religious rights.
Jenny Halquist
It is funny how Britain all of the sudden wants to act like they are all about peace and compromise. Whatever.... We don't believe it. Remember the saying those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it... Well we have learned. Let us remember that it is our land and belonged to our ancestors long before. Are you going to give us back our land? If not, then we do not have an agreement. Even the United States at one point realized their wrongful ways of seizing the land from the native Indians and has returned at least some of it to them. Why not return some of our land? Everyone wants to just forget the past and that really offends us who have been the victims. We will never forget the horrors that our families have experienced. So you propose that we just get over it! Are you mad! What would you do if someone came over and took over Britain - would you give up fighting for your rights and freedoms? Would you consider yourself a part of another country or culture and "just get along"? I seriously doubt it.
Jasmine Craig
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