'Why was there cause just ? They weren't speaking for the majority of the people. Northern Ireland was split about becoming independent, what about the NI citizens who wanted to remain part of the UK ? Why should a cause of few take precedent over the wishes of the majority ? British and American troops invade countries at will, are Al Qaeda's motives true ? Do we all believe that Bin Laden's atrocities were because of a just cause ? The IRA were terrorists, yet I thought the USA condemned all terrorism ? Obviously not, in fact they have actively supported terrorism.'
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Their cause was just because Ireland was artificially divided by Britain, with a built in majority for Unionists. In fact, there were only 4 counties out of Ulster's 9 that had a Unionist majority population, but the British government decided that 4 counties wasn't viable so they added 2 more. NI is an artificially created state, in fact, it is just an area. The 'majority' as you call them are actually the minority on the island of Ireland. When Ireland was partitioned in 1922 it was a temporary measure, to be reviewed within 5 years. Had Collins not been killed in the Civil War, I believe things would've turned out a lot different. To turn your argument around, why should the cause of a few (the Unionists, a minority in Ireland) take precedence over the wishes of the majority (the Republicans)?
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