The ‘New IRA’ Are Terrorists
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A bomb went off in Londonderry, Ireland, yesterday and the people responsible are calling themselves the ‘New IRA.’ Some people have already been arrested and, fortunately, nobody was hurt. Reports say that a warning telephone call was made by this ‘New IRA’ mob but, the device was so rudimentary, it could have gone off at anytime.
I can only assume that the ‘New IRA’ have failed to grasp a very simple point. Their cause becomes irrelevant because they are terrorists who will blow up and maim innocent civilians. Much like their predecessors, the IRA.
Now the original IRA, for want of a better description, were equally dangerous and equally stupid. Most terrorist organisations are stupid actually. Not that they may be lacking in intelligence per se but, said intelligence fails to warn them that, while they may indeed cause terror and mayhem, they will never win for that very reason.
Yes, we can be terrorized. Yes, we can be frightened of terrorists and yes, they may wreak havoc but, ultimately, nobody apart from themselves or like minded numb nuts will ever support them.
The USA, with all due respect, contained and, probably still contains, some numb nuts who supported the original IRA. Mostly, as far as I know, Americans with Irish lineage who, somewhat romantically, thought the IRA were fighting for ‘the homeland’. Yes, precisely, numb nuts.
It has to be said, in an ideal world, Ireland would be Ireland and there wouldn’t be a Northern Ireland, but that is hardly Britain’s fault now. It was that crazy Dutchman, William of Orange, who, having ascended the British throne back in whenever it was moved a load of Protestants over into the north.
Being Protestants, they were not enamored of the Pope and Catholicism – clearly they had no interest in young choir boys – and, as we find today, Northern Ireland became what it is.
By the 1970’s, the IRA decided that blowing up pubs, possibly due to the poor quality of the Guinness, and innocent women and children would reunite Ireland. Not entirely surprisingly to the majority ‘none numb nut’ fraternity, it didn’t.
It was, to put it mildly, a somewhat problematic situation and, it has to be said, arranging the ‘Good Friday Agreement’ was a masterstroke. It didn’t unite Ireland but it stopped the mad bastards from blowing pubs, women and children up at least.
It now appears that the old mad bastards have been replaced by some young mad bastards. Being young they have called themselves the ‘New IRA’. It also appears that they are going to start blowing things up again. No doubt this will go on until somebody comes up with a new ‘Good Friday Agreement’. Possibly on a Tuesday or a Wednesday to make sure it is distinguishable from the current one.
I spent a very enjoyable evening in a pub in Northern Ireland in the early 1980’s. Long story concerning a Catholic girlfriend, who wasn’t very Catholic when it came to sex before marriage to be frank, who’s family took me with them to see relatives in Fermanagh who owned a pub.
As the pub in question had not, at that point, been blown up – the Guinness was excellent which could explain that—we stayed overnight.
The bar began to fill out and, I noticed, several people arrived with musical instruments. After a while much singing ensued and I listened appreciatively.
A chap said to me, in a thick Northern Irish accent, “Why aren’t you singing?” I replied that I didn’t know the words.
“You’re a Brit!” he said slightly accusingly. Then he smiled and gave me a song sheet.
I spent the evening in Fermanagh in the company of active IRA men, drinking excellent Guinness and singing ‘rebel’ songs. It could only happen to me.
Now I have to admit, the Irish method of settling disputes is somewhat of a mystery to me but, the ‘New IRA’ need to realize the danger they are actually in.
I might go back over and sing to them. Trust me. That will put the fear of God into them.
I’ll just avoid Friday so there is no confusion.
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Quite true…but I doubt he’d blow up pubs in Blighty. Well, not unless he starts nuking us anyway!
We lived with IRA terror for years. I lost an acquaintance in the big Manchester bomb.
This idea they were fighting for a United Ireland was bunkem. They moved on from that into murdering indiscriminately…which actually damaged what was, otherwise, a cause with merit.
That’s the problem with terrorists. They take a cause and screw it up…if it originally has any merit in the first place.
The US has a terrorist in the WH. A big fat, ugly, piece of shit that can potentially do more harm to the world than any number of “new IRA.”