LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland said Monday they were looking into an unverified statement by an Irish Republican Army splinter group claiming responsibility for the shooting of a senior police officer.
I thought the main difference, historically, between the IRA and their enemies was religion. Since Vatican 2 the official theology of the Catholic Church has liberalized and become Protestant to the point the IRA are looking at their religious allies, back at their enemies, and back and forth a few times and beginning to wonder if there's a practical difference anymore. (Or are the IRA a bunch of Latin-Mass-attending traditionalists who resist Vatican 2 as an illegitimate council? Such beliefs would probably make one a minority splinter among the IRA... and one that is more likely to go after the official Catholic Church than the English.)
It's mainly cultural where the religious ideology is merely a defining factor. The days of Bobby "starve myself to death for Auld Eireann" Sands are long gone and now those who identify as IRA are mostly low life, low intellectual, low esteem assholes. The Irish citizens call 'em gurriers and condemn them.
IRA are Catholic because that is the default faith in Ireland. "The Troubles" have far more to do with a desire to have self rule that dates back to 1169 when England initially invaded and conquered large parts of the island. The UK kept N. Ireland when the Republic was formed in 1949, thus began their current ongoing conflict. Europeans will happily kill each other over shit that happened hundreds of years ago...for reference, see the Balkan States.
Most actual IRA members are Marxist-Leninist anti-religion assholes who, back in the days, were funded from two sources, the United States thanks to all the Micks who sent them money and the KGB who used it as a way of destabilizing Great Britain.
It turns out that a criminal syndicate consisting of BOTH sides of the political divide have worked together to control the illicit drug trade in Northern Ireland and have cosied up to the dissident republicans. Current thinking is that the Detective Chief Inspector that was shot has been heading a team that have been successful in disrupting "business". Gangsters call the terrorists with a proposal, you guys shoot the cop, we pay you and you get the glory. Win win.
I thought the main difference, historically, between the IRA and their enemies was religion. Since Vatican 2 the official theology of the Catholic Church has liberalized and become Protestant to the point the IRA are looking at their religious allies, back at their enemies, and back and forth a few times and beginning to wonder if there's a practical difference anymore. (Or are the IRA a bunch of Latin-Mass-attending traditionalists who resist Vatican 2 as an illegitimate council? Such beliefs would probably make one a minority splinter among the IRA... and one that is more likely to go after the official Catholic Church than the English.)
ReplyDeleteI thought the IRA was trying to get Britain out of Ireland? Conquered peoples and all that. Religion was just along for the ride.
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ReplyDeleteOy! Paddy sobered up a bit and he's looking for a fight!
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ReplyDeleteIt's mainly cultural where the religious ideology is merely a defining factor. The days of Bobby "starve myself to death for Auld Eireann" Sands are long gone and now those who identify as IRA are mostly low life, low intellectual, low esteem assholes. The Irish citizens call 'em gurriers and condemn them.
IRA are Catholic because that is the default faith in Ireland. "The Troubles" have far more to do with a desire to have self rule that dates back to 1169 when England initially invaded and conquered large parts of the island. The UK kept N. Ireland when the Republic was formed in 1949, thus began their current ongoing conflict.
ReplyDeleteEuropeans will happily kill each other over shit that happened hundreds of years ago...for reference, see the Balkan States.
Oh, and it was a Catholic pope that issued an edict saying it was cool for the English to invade in the first place, so there is that...
ReplyDeletePrior to 1534 England was Catholic as well. Keep in mind it was an English bishop named Patrick who converted the natives of Ireland to Catholicism.
DeleteMost actual IRA members are Marxist-Leninist anti-religion assholes who, back in the days, were funded from two sources, the United States thanks to all the Micks who sent them money and the KGB who used it as a way of destabilizing Great Britain.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in time, the IRA would be better off driving out the feral sub Saharan invaders.
ReplyDeleteThey should probably shift thier attention to the Christian hating hoards invading thier country, just sayin.....
ReplyDeleteYes, they still have a police force in Northern Ireland.
ReplyDeleteNorthern Ireland is still part of Great Britain.
DeleteIt turns out that a criminal syndicate consisting of BOTH sides of the political divide have worked together to control the illicit drug trade in Northern Ireland and have cosied up to the dissident republicans. Current thinking is that the Detective Chief Inspector that was shot has been heading a team that have been successful in disrupting "business". Gangsters call the terrorists with a proposal, you guys shoot the cop, we pay you and you get the glory. Win win.
ReplyDeleteTerrorists. Should be in jail just like the plastic paddies over here that fund them.
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