No offence intended by using "GUEST", BBS - just responding politely to your post by the name used in that post.

The historical actions of the people of England against Ireland, the people of Ireland against England, and by the people of Ireland against each other are a matter of record, and most of them are entirely regrettable. This thread is about the mindset of the Orangemen marching, often through Catholic areas, in Northern Ireland, and what such a mindset implies. Viewed in that light, I would say - with respect - that the last sentence in your last post is simplistic.