"Ireland was excluded from conscription BEFORE the rising."
And after the rising Briain attempted to introduce compulsory conscription - fact.
"Sure it was suggested in 1918, but rejected immediately."
It was rejected by the Irish politicians who would have accepted it before the Rising - the Rising saved many thousands of young Irish lives - nothing to you maybe.
Blaming the soldiers for the Bachelors Walk massacre is simple abrogation of responsibility, just as blaming tho=e soldiers on the spot during the Bloody Sunday massacre was - the officers, and overall, the Government who put the army there were responsible in both cases - The British Govenment underlined that fact when they apologised for the Derry massacre.
Your behaviour here has demonstrated beyond all doubt why The British Empire was always has hated by the Irish people as it was - describing what Ireland is celebrating at the present time as "A contemptible joke" is beyond belief - having said it, refusing either to defend it or to withdraw it is.... well - word fail.
A question; do you believe that those at present celebrating the Rising, or those who have always cherished the event are simpletons?
Jim Carroll