History question - Did we call the Irish Republican Army "Roman Catholic Terrorists"?

[sabrina 1]

62. I object to the rewriting of history. I have zero objection to either 'Catholic or Portestant' or

'terrorist' or 'religious' so long as they are used accurately with the proper historical context.

History is what it is, and all of those words are a part of it. Why would I object to them?

Why do YOU object to putting them in proper historical context?

The British Empire invaded and occupied many countries, Ireland was one of the first before they became an Empire.

Throughout the history of that brutal occupation, half the population of Ireland was eliminated.

Such words as 'savages' and 'terrorists' were the names given to Irish Rebels by the Empire.

Most of them failed in their bid for Independence throughout the centuries.

But because of the treatment of the Native Irish over the centuries, they never gave up trying to restore their rights.

Most of them were hung, slaughtered, tortured their homes burned to the ground, their lands stolen etc.

Same thing ANYWHERE an Empire invades a country.

After 800 years of Freedom Fighting, in 1916 things changed after the latest rebellion. But not before the British, once again, murdered the 'terrorists' in the middle of Dublin.

See they thought they had a RIGHT to other people's land.

The people/terrorists disagreed.

By 1922 with the Empire embroiled in another war, the opportunity finally came for Ireland to get its Independence.

It was a glorious time for a people who had struggled for so long to gain their freedom.

However, they did not get ALL of Ireland, there was one Province not included in the final deal.

The native people in that province continued to be treated as lesser human beings. That was a mistake as had they been given the same rights as the Loyalists, the 'troubles' might never have happened.

But such was not the case and in the '60s, the Native Irish again began yet another struggle for their rights, again led by the IRA.

Naturally the Loyalists called them 'terrroists' and 'savages' etc AGAIN.

I've explained the reason for the words 'Catholic/Protestant' causing confusion regarding that struggle. It was not a religious war, it was a fight for Independence and today's 'terrorists' just like yesterday's, will be called 'heroes' once Ireland is completely reunited with this time, will probably happen peacefully.