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Incidentally... I served Brian Shivers in our shop last year (massarene barracks murders). Whether or not he was connected to the getaway car is another story but I felt odd dealing with him. While it is safe here there are constant reminders of the past.
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When I was home last it was odd to see people still painted kerb stones and flew flags, I moved away just before the ceasefire and somehow thought that as peace came the norm flag flying and kerb stone painting would somehow become a thing of the past. Do people still march for no apparent reason other than to wind up the opposition?
Let's not forget too that the 'political violence' was also set against the same organisations practising 'general organised crime violence'.
And the suggestion that it was all 6 and 2 threes is naive.
That said, is is true that his personal involvement carried a significant part of the peace process - by that point it being HIM was important (because he was a bit of a hero to other bloodthirsty murderers, so could persuade them), whereas back in the day, any old tom dick or harry could have filled his roles.
So it's complicated.
I think if the Queen can bury her own emotions and shake his hand, then those of us less directly affected should probably be able to do something similar.
I hate the kerbs and flags. It's only part of a certain social mindset though. Thankfully we have no painted kerbstones near us
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because of the hyde park bomb.
we were living in London.
the hatred was everywhere.
bloody sunday and the hunger strikes severly escalated the troubles.
Read the IRA by Tim Pat Cougan for a in depth knolage of the IRA from 1916 to the 90's
The Irish were subjected to horrendous crimes at the hand of the Brits when they were continuously invaded over the centuries. The only difference here, in modern times, is that bombing became the main method of attack. The brutality of war was on our doorsteps. Thankfully, those days have gone. But both sides have a lot of innocent lives to answer for.
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1973 - "I'm a member of (the IRA) and very, very proud of it"
1993 - "I have never been in the IRA. I don't have any sway over the IRA"
2005 - "I was no longer a member of the IRA at that time" (talking about Enniskillen)
Let's not also forget that even Gerry Adams wanted a ceasefire after Enniskillen because of the political fallout, and McGuinness was against it (from what I recall).
His later efforts are laudable but they don't make up for his prior actions, in the same way that a murderer isn't forgiven just because he had a change of heart later on.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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But they were terrorists, and not very nice terrorists at that.