gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) (12/20/84)
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Just for the record, it's not "THE" IRA. There's two of 'em.
The Provisional wing broke with the Official IRA about 15 years
ago. The Provisionals alone are responsible for the terrorism
and religious violence. The Official IRA has as its goal a
united socialist Irish republic, and condemns religious violence
as yet another tool of capitalism to keep the working class
from uniting to overthrow the bosses. In 1976, the Official IRA
actually came out in support of the then popular peace campaign that
was started by two mothers (one Catholic, one Protestant) who had both
lost children to terrorism. The politics of the Official IRA are
certainly impeachable, especially their friendliness with Moscow,
but they understand the deeper roots of the trouble in Ulster,
and are otherwise fairly benign.
One can support the struggle of the Irish against their colonial
oppressors and still condemn terrorism. If you think that the
Irish have ever gotten a fair shake from the British, you know
nothing of Irish history.
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..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***bermes@ihu1m.UUCP (Terry Bermes) (12/21/84)
Ken Perlow writes: > One can support the struggle of the Irish against their colonial > oppressors and still condemn terrorism. If you think that the > Irish have ever gotten a fair shake from the British, you know > nothing of Irish history. The context of the retraction article that you are replying to should have made it clear that I was referring to the Provisionals. As stated, I still support the cause but not the terrorism that is the way of the Provisional IRA. If your last paragraph was directed towards me then you didn't read or completely understand my article that made my retraction necessary. Of course the Irish have been screwed by the British. I was retracting my support of the Provisional IRA not a united Ireland. Terry Bermes