Mick, (uh-oh, I'm gonna get into trouble here) you said:

"I would ask that those of you who take the self righteous position of trying to tell others to not express their opinions because you find them offensive to stop. It is not wrong to have and express an opinion. It is wrong to be intolerant of others opinions because you don't agree."

You just did it.

It's important to know if something offends someone else. We may decide what we have to say is more important than the risk of hurting or offending someone. We may all be a little more sensitive. An opinion about what one does or doesn't think is appropriate is just as valid as any other opinion.

I wouldn't sing the song. OTOH, collectors who make judgments on songs' worth end up censoring, bowlderizing, and revising history. Someday far in the peaceful future, someone may wish to sing this song for historical perspective. There are many Scots and American songs about fighting I can think of that have lost their ability to provoke strong reactions. Right now, songs about violence in Ireland dig at an open wound. It won't always be that way.

Respectfully,
Jeri