tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post5566874950671735236..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Who Are The IRA?AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-24124723238806421602023-03-21T09:31:06.097+00:002023-03-21T09:31:06.097+00:00In private some might but given the risks of prose...In private some might but given the risks of prosecution for advocating it, I doubt any would endorse it publicly. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-57076866373796107092023-03-21T03:46:37.304+00:002023-03-21T03:46:37.304+00:00The Provisionals are still on the pitch, albeit wi...The Provisionals are still on the pitch, albeit with a change of tactics, the opposition are down a couple of players and the game is entering the final phase. Open your eyes.alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273168734677960470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-796458288276525952023-03-20T14:34:16.574+00:002023-03-20T14:34:16.574+00:00Are there any respected republican thinkers or gra...Are there any respected republican thinkers or grandees that still argue for armed struggle? I know Dalton advocated for a ceasefire. Any left?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-76727048433542280552023-03-20T10:58:16.559+00:002023-03-20T10:58:16.559+00:00The origins of all the uprisings were borne out of...The origins of all the uprisings were borne out of the sense of resistance and desire for freedom. There have been outside influences --like the French Revolution, the American Consitution, American Civil Rights Movement etc. The late 20th century IRA then took their moral ligitamacy from the pre-amble from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly "Whereas it is essential, ifChristy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285159252818207266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-17321538153681159332023-03-19T20:50:23.471+00:002023-03-19T20:50:23.471+00:00"The Irish Republican Army is the national ar..."The Irish Republican Army is the national army; the notion of there being more than one is a contradiction in terms. And being the national army its sole function is the defence of Irish sovereignty. "<br /><br />So how do you view the legitimacy of the Irish Defense Forces?Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51651494259790503262023-03-19T11:46:47.852+00:002023-03-19T11:46:47.852+00:00The IRA is maybe best viewed as a tradition. How p...The IRA is maybe best viewed as a tradition. How people can decommission IRA weaponry and then claim some fidelity to the IRA tradition beggars belief. <br />It is a tradition best put to bed, the shelf life long since reached. <br />What is happening now in the world of physical force republicanism is embarrassing. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com