> It seems that the author is using historical events to justify political resentments that are very current and very local. There have also been very real con

> It seems that the author is using historical events to justify political resentments that are very current and very local. There have also been very real consequences of that lingering political resentment. For years, Irish Americans from Boston and NY were the primary source of funding for the Irish Republican bombing campaign in Britain. [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/02/AR2005080201943.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08...