Let's get one thing straight, Keith A...

We had a legitimate Armed Struggle against your Establishment that gained in popular support from 1969 onwards.

What's this 'Irish Terrorism' nonesense?

To gain a certain perspective of who the 'bad guy' actually is in any given situation, you have to be open to the grieviences of the parties involved.

One can disapprove of one's own Governments' actions, without actually feeling any sympathy for the cause of the aggrieved.

Violence then becomes a resort where only our leaders are allowed to visit.
Nowadays it doesn't even have to be the last one.

But if you are on the receiving end of State Sponsored Terrorism, your definition of 'murdering thugs' doesn't automatically skip a step

The British Army are murdering thugs; always have been, always will be, (unless things change... which I doubt...)
Dresden, Belfast, Derry, Craigavon...

You name it, they've been murdering thugs there.

That was the reason to take the war to the British

Those that support the actions of 'their boys' (... and let's not forget that they shoot the women first...) are 'anti' whatever it is their 'boys & girls' are fighting; Sunni insurgency, Shia extremists, IRA terrorists.

You say you are against the IRA and not the Irish
But that's exactly like saying that you like us... as long as we don't complain about our situation.

There could be a lot more to my original contention that the average Brit is anti-Irish Dave.

Interesting how the mice play, though, isn't it