tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post4222450214251727338..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: A ClarificationCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-51828980151850710202011-01-19T12:25:00.892-08:002011-01-19T12:25:00.892-08:00You did a nice job, I thought, in articulating why...You did a nice job, I thought, in articulating why you thought what you thought without expressing much opinion. It was very careful.SarcastiCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256830838017211858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-1057946912546062902011-01-17T05:04:40.163-08:002011-01-17T05:04:40.163-08:00I love your aside about the IRA. My family is, am...I love your aside about the IRA. My family is, among other things, Irish Catholic, and I grew up listening to really fabulous Irish music (which I still love). Now, as a grad student studying Northern Ireland, I understand that the situation is more nuanced than that. If push came to shove, I'd admit that my sympathies are with the Republicans, but their methods are horrifying. And yet...you can't write Irish history without recognizing the role the IRB/IRA played in creating an independent, self-sufficient Irish state. Their role in the maintenance of that state in the 21st century is problematic, especially since nearly no one in the Republic or the North was born before Partition.Sonianoreply@blogger.com