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by mtrimpe 4845 days ago
Just for the record, I was being facetious. My apologies if I misjudged the freshness of the wound.
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patrickk 4845 days ago
It's a bit like making a joke about Israel/Palestine.

In Northern Ireland at least, you had state-sponsored terrorism by the police, IRA blowing up civilians, thousands killed - the very worst sectarianism imaginable. Some of this continued into the 90s so yes, the wounds are still fresh.

That doesn't even delve into the long, brutal history between Ireland and England spanning centuries, a relationship that's only healing today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles

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ay 4844 days ago
My girlfriend is Irish, and we went for the 2-day "tour" to Belfast this Xmas.

The overall feeling was quite cautious and tense, and people looked at us as we walked around and sat in the bar.

Less than a week after we came back, there were "issues" - aka some confrontation between the opposing sides.

It felt really strange. You do not expect this in the north of Europe.

I hope it gets better and calmer and the common sense prevails. Belfast is a beautiful place to visit.

(+1 for enriching my vocabulary with a new word :)

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