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Originally Posted by Damien
We don't make a point of brutalising the Catholics of Northern Ireland. What's more it's hardly a far comparison as the issue of the future of the territory is contested amongst it's inhabitants. There is not a full scale demand for breaking away from the Union and joining Ireland otherwise it would have been done already. Nope, significant numbers of it's population wish to remain residents of the United Kingdom and we work to find a way to accommodate both camps as best we can.
Your comparison is moronic.
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Not anymore at any rate
Due to the ferocity of the Tans' behaviour in Ireland and the atrocities committed, feelings continue to run high regarding their actions. "Black and Tan" or "Tan" remains a pejorative term for British in Ireland, and they are still despised by many in Ireland. One of the most famous Irish Republican songs is Dominic Behan's "Come out Ye Black and Tans". The Irish War of Independence is sometimes referred to as the "Tan War" or "Black-and-Tan War." This term was preferred by those who fought on the Anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War. The "Cogadh na Saoirse" medal, which was awarded to IRA Volunteers after 1941, bears a ribbon with two vertical stripes in black and tan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans
and some say we continued such brutalising right up until Bloody Sunday and beyond...