[Geoff R]

There’s no easy answer to your question. Fundamentally, it’s the old ‘one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom-fighter’ problem. It’s very easy to turn around and point out the Oklahoma bombing, one of the few domestic U.S. acts of terrorism that is on the same scale, but it does seem to play on sympathies and is also unrelated. My suggestion would be to try and subtly enter into conversation about The Troubles. If the person shows no knowledge of the history and background, then you can either try to set them right or tell them in no uncertain terms that they don’t know what they’re talking about. If they do know the background, then, hey, you’ll have to respect it and agree to differ.

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Name : Geoff R, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Edinburgh, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : Bartender, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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