Jim:

It's not that you're totally wrong about your statements and logic, it's that you seize upon your chosen subset of beliefs and then repeat yourself ad infinitum and show no adaptibility to the complexities of the real history. Irish/ British history is long and involved, and Irish Republicanism is likewise. Likewise the influence/dominance of the Irish Catholic church for both good and ill. You're like that as well in Jewish/ Israeli issues as you've also shown in this venue. And any arguments that pass outside of your chosen context you simply ignore. And then there's this weird tolerance of Stalinism that lies beneath the surface and informs your thoughts even when you do not bring that out explicitly. And when folks get tired of your restatements of your prejudices you declare victory.

So, hey, congrats!