Teribus,
My God, when it comes to rants....!
I have never read such twisted logic in my life.
Your determined argument however, becomes quite understandable when one reads such self-righteous slaverings of Imperialistic wrath.
Wake up lad and smell the shamrock, your Empire is long gone . We put a little hole in it in 1922 and it has been unravelling ever since.
I do not believe that your (now apparent) racism is in any way typical of the more modern thinking Britisher, in fact, your latest post might more suitably have been added to that earlier one about "Anti-Irishness among Mudcatters"
Insulting remarks are not an argument as far as I am concerned and , in fact, only go to demonstrate your inherent attitude towards all things Irish. I could throw insults around too if I so wished, but, to what end?
Your opinion on the various points raised is just that, an opinion. We are all convinced of the validity of our own and so will never allow ourselves to be persuaded otherwise.
There is plenty of proof throughout history to back up just about any theory , just be open minded about it.
Now, good lad , go and look at those matters from our perspective for a change.
The only emotion I feel Teribus is one of pity , you really must (in the study of history sense) get out more.