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the IRA is based on cells, and not as disciplined as you might imagine
In my opinion, they are the perfect example of "ends and means"
They started using organised crime (especially drug dealing) to fund a political struggle and they ended up as a bunch of drug dealers and criminals who use political rhetoric to recruit. Oh, I am sure there are still some believers left, but most of them by now are simply violent career criminals, and Republicanism is just a banner they tie to their gangsterism.
And the same could be said for a lot of the Unionist terrorists as well.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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