tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post7302135053358524490..comments2024-03-29T13:37:11.174+00:00Comments on TPQ: Statistics of the Conflict and Conflict of StatisticsAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-9466393967166765432018-02-14T16:10:35.417+00:002018-02-14T16:10:35.417+00:00Thank you for your most interesting letter Mr Rile...Thank you for your most interesting letter Mr Riley. As a teen born and raised in NE England we held a view of ancient feuding families in both Scotland and Ireland where hatreds went on for decades after their origin had been forgotten. In Northern Ireland the troubles spread more aggressively as a result of a political policy of 'enlarging the British empire' by sending our farmers and teknihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426266001349519312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-90439511750954672282014-07-08T14:05:59.426+01:002014-07-08T14:05:59.426+01:00More Catholics killed by Republicans than by the s...More Catholics killed by Republicans than by the security forces, I see.<br /><br />But I'm not buying any attempt to simply paint Irish nationalists as the principal victims. They suffered horribly, as everyone caught up in the terrorist campaigns did, but your way of presenting British loss shows the dehumanisation of Ulster Protestants and British people generally that is sadly common in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094863404168630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43005228616683982472012-01-18T21:17:05.883+00:002012-01-18T21:17:05.883+00:00an excelent Authoritve piece.
I was enlighteded wi...an excelent Authoritve piece.<br />I was enlighteded with all the facts, makes good reading to compare the facts within, i would say this piece is a must for Historians,as well as all those affected by the conflict, and, Myself of course.itsjustmackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443285690765886118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42662305578459453332011-11-29T18:31:15.281+00:002011-11-29T18:31:15.281+00:00Slugger, I don't believe the media is lazy at ...Slugger, I don't believe the media is lazy at all when it comes to 'victims', if anything they invest a great deal of time & energy in selling their spin. Its simply journalism in the service of the great powers, to label it as lazy undermines the sinister & controlled nature of it.Belfast Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788284349622223129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78218321629234291202011-11-28T09:20:39.354+00:002011-11-28T09:20:39.354+00:00Liam,
You know what they say about statistics.
...Liam,<br /><br />You know what they say about statistics. <br /><br />A unionist friend recently suggested to me that the numbers of Loyalist paramilitaries times actually killed Republican paramilitaries was barely in the twenties, and the figure the other way was similar.<br /><br />Given these two groups were responsible for most fatalities: one can you confirm, deny that its true; what do youSluggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950522598337835766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-50554088073199316402011-11-24T18:00:37.161+00:002011-11-24T18:00:37.161+00:00Laim's research is always impressive and convi...Laim's research is always impressive and convincing. I really enjoyed reading this piece.Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666926156148775042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-36846001921119750862011-11-24T14:43:45.677+00:002011-11-24T14:43:45.677+00:00agh...the oul troubles. Who the hell wants that ba...agh...the oul troubles. Who the hell wants that back?<br /><br />great reading though.larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-8129859921533310132011-11-24T09:06:17.859+00:002011-11-24T09:06:17.859+00:00What Belfast Bookworm and Blackwatertown said!
Li...What Belfast Bookworm and Blackwatertown said!<br /><br />Liam,<br /><br />as always you come in with a well researched piece which will become a resource for many others.AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-11390949616453277012011-11-23T22:38:14.045+00:002011-11-23T22:38:14.045+00:00What Bookworm said.What Bookworm said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-89974310922689071602011-11-23T20:41:37.285+00:002011-11-23T20:41:37.285+00:00Brilliant piece.Brilliant piece.Belfast Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788284349622223129noreply@blogger.com