Sinn Fein had the IRA. The Republican Party has their own "IRA" (militias, ProudBoys, Boogalloo, etc.)

@Really it's almost like I'm Irish descended and my family survived the Famine...might be a reason for my reaction, might it not?

@Really Yeah, I own that! I probably know more about this than most Americans, but my Irish friends speak from emotion and a history of repression, so I respect that.

@basilfawlty89
Might be, night not. But why would you just ignore Ted's main subject; the aims of Donald Trump and his supporters?

By the way I'm not Irish descended but I'm extremely happy to be rid of the angry Catholic/Protestant bickering and violence (it isn't always physical) where I grew up. As an adult I was supposed to become a devout (Protestant) Christian but I got rid of that notion too.

A pox on both those houses.

@Really I've railed against Trump supporters on this site many times, so has Pictures. In fact, it's a regular thing. But I do find the comparison between the colonialism and oppression Irish Catholics faced and some WASPs on a power trip where they just want to continue exploiting people just a bit offensive.

@Really What hasn't been addressed, and the purpose of my post, is the teaming of a legal political party with an illegal militia. So far, that has not been met with disagreement, just more of a "but the Irish Republican cause was righteous." I agree it was, but I do not agree with the use of violence.

@Fukfacewillie sure, but you could also have drawn a much more apt comparison. Unionist paramilitaries were also supported by political parties and politicians, I mean, just witness Ian Paisley.

@basilfawlty89 Basil - :) - Apologies if I misunderstand the intent of your post, apparently addressed to me. I don't think I've been doing what you call "comparing between the colonialism and oppression Irish Catholics faced and some WASPs on a power trip where they just want to continue exploiting people"

I'm sorry and sad if you thought you saw that in my comments. Finding them offensive would be your own choice to make or reject. I have no reason to try & offend you. But I would like to point out that not all Protestants, or even most, are out to exploit (Catholic?) people. I doubt that more of them per capita are power trippers than others. And they're not even all White, Anglo or Saxon.

I do believe that deliberate attempts at reconciliation while seeking to understand the human roots of past wrongs is best.