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Thatcher had nothin to do with the peace process, its my opinion that both sides on the divide just got sick of the futility of it all...

 

 

No not at all.

 

There had to be a process of communication between the provos and the British government to enable things to get anywhere. Because it was such a long drawn out process which developed gradually over the years it's difficult to pinpoint who had the greatest role. My beef with Thatcher is that while she was talking tough publicly, especially after the Brighton bombing, she was still keeping those channels open with the provos behind the scenes.

 

As for the evolution of that process, never ever underestimate the role of Gerry Adams in the history of Northern Ireland over the past 40yrs or so. He's been pulling the strings of republicanism for at least that period of time, probably longer. There was violence because he orchestrated it, there was ultimately peace as he decided it had become the best option, and if he decides there should be widespread violence again then he'll have no trouble getting enough people onboard to make it happen.

 

Think modern day "Godfather" and you really won't be that far away!

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Compared to the IRA commander you mean? :blink:

 

 

Firstly a disclaimer: I see myself as British as anyone living on the big one of the British Isles, no republican sympathies here I can assure you.

 

However, Thatcher ironically probably done more harm to the UK than McGuiness could ever have dreamed of.

 

Falklands war, Miners strikes, Printshop workers dispute, Steel workers strikes, Anglo-Irish Agreement, never mind the decimation and privatisation of large chunks of British industry which we are still paying for today.

 

Anyone who looks up to her as a beacon of Britishness is either a fool or a knave!

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Firstly a disclaimer: I see myself as British as anyone living on the big one of the British Isles, no republican sympathies here I can assure you.

 

However, Thatcher ironically probably done more harm to the UK than McGuiness could ever have dreamed of.

 

Falklands war, Miners strikes, Printshop workers dispute, Steel workers strikes, Anglo-Irish Agreement, never mind the decimation and privatisation of large chunks of British industry which we are still paying for today.

 

Anyone who looks up to her as a beacon of Britishness is either a fool or a knave!

 

Stupid statement born out of ignorance and the end result of lapping up decades of leftist BS

 

 

 

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What age are you?

 

 

Old enough not to display fake outrage about Thatcher's legacy and old enough not to buy into the tsunami of leftist BS propaganda about Thatcher.

 

The left hated Thatcher because she won, time and time again she exposed the inherent weakness of the Marxists and their pisspoor miserable ideology.

 

 

 

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