already posted this, but in wrong spot. I would love it if you would help me out against this guy. i know plenty about the history, but i bet you guys know more! And some actual Irish citizens would help. here is some of the crap he is spewing:
"A bit of Irish histroy:
Saint Patrick - the patron saint of Ireland was an English aristocrat who was kidnapped by an Irish pagan clan from Romano Britain... he usurped the pagan rituals and brought the 'civilised' religion to the people of the region; the celts.
The 'troubles' today ostensibly date back to the mass protestantisation of the six counties of Northern Ireland by James VI of Scotland 500 years ago. Because;
The Church of Rome led by French and Spanish Monarchs used Ireland as a client state to stage attempted invasions of England to re-install Catholicism to the throne and populace following the reformation. The Sottich prebetyrian immigrants were in truth returning to the land from whence they came (the Piks) but with a view to convert the hordes. Genocide was committed against the protestant Irish and Scottish, and later the catholic Irish - in a tit for tat process by either side for generations.
e.g. Sunni and Shiite wars over the heir to
Mohammad that started in 680 AD.
Today the antipathy felt by the pro IRA Catholic Irish to the British Government is due to our military presence in the provence; whose original mandate was to protect the Catholic minority from marauding 'Nationalists' - they were were welcomed with open arms by the catholic community. This mandate became squewd when the IRA turned it's guns onto the British - and the resultant struggle has resulted in attrocities on both sides.
The IRA are marxist terrorists. They have always seen the democratically elected government of Ireland with equal hatred as that of the British Government. Both elected houses have worked long and hard to remove the gun from Irish politics. It should also be noted that Sinn Fein; the IRA political wing have come along way to peace but still have far to go.
The protestant Nationalists on the other hand seem content to just slaughter each other.
Millions of Irish live happily and prosperously in England, Wales and Scotland as many 'British' people have lived in Ireland for more than 1000 years. The NE troubles are sectarian and perpetrated by criminal gangs on both sides with a view to maintain control over their respective communities come what may. Their motivation is greed and power... not peace and prosperity for all."
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