I mean, the claim of "home rule is rome rule" was justified in the sense of the Catholic Church dictating much social policy until the 80s, but at the same time, the Irish government did not set up the voting system to disadvantage one religious or ethnic grouping, yet the Northern Irish government did. Your comment comes across as whataboutism.
Re:Inside the Irish Republican Army (1994)
by lostlogin on Monday July 25, 2022 @03:21AM
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> have you considered how other European countries behaved during the 1000 years of history you referred to?
I this this is whataboutism and unhelpful. They were all terrible and not being the worst is not a badge of honour.
Rather than leaning in to what looks like nationalist anti-English racism, have you considered how other European countries behaved during the 1000 years of history you referred to?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wars_of_religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_nationalism_in_Europe
More recently:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Ukraine