Clifton - people in the USA just have no idea what is going on in Ireland so they do not react as a native would.

For the record, the NI conflict is not as it apprears about religion - there is no basis in the Bible for killing innocent people! - it is a tribal war. Pure and simple - they dress it up as religion but it ain't.

Singing the songs is part of the problem - my 10 cents I do not sing them, I used way back but quit after the early violence. Think it was in the late 60's.