The idea that the IRA were jolly people who were just going to leave alone anyone who identified as British and wished to remain in the United Kingdom is laugha

The idea that the IRA were jolly people who were just going to leave alone anyone who identified as British and wished to remain in the United Kingdom is laughable. I've seen "Brits out" and I know what it means. I've known innocent businessmen have their livelihoods ruined and their lives taken, all by the hands of various republican factions, just for being "collaborators". I'll never forget Enniskillen, Omagh, Bloody Friday, the attempt at Tullyhommon, or the various other atrocities and the party in Stormount that lauds them. Look up Barry McElduff and his shameless mocking of the Kingsmill atrocity. This happened as recently as 2018 and he is already back in Sinn Fein. Not something anyone does in the spirit of reconciliation. I'm glad someone at least had the nerve to defend us from clear intimidation and death wishes.