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thanks for the straight to the point explanation Much appreciated
Comment from : MrHello6999

The British are not neutral You start from the position that Britain somehow has a right to be in Ireland Britain has no right to be in Ireland, it never did, So according to your narrative, when did Britain gain the right to be in any part of Ireland? The British have always cultivated and maintained its settler entity and they have never accepted Ireland's right to self-determination Instead they carved out an area in which they could maintain what they believed would always have a settler majority They pretended it is a natural and legitimate territory, which it is not Now they do not even have that settler majority in the six-county colony As a matter of fact, only two of the six counties actually have a settler majority, and it is declining But regardless of that, the British will never acknowledge Ireland's right as a sovereign nation to unify its national terrritory and its people And unfortunately this video is premised on the falsehoods of the British narrative of its colonial role in Ireland ; they will never acknowledge Irish national sovereignty, they will continue to falsify, obfuacate and pretend it is the Irish who are to blame for British empire sectarianism, which belongs to them and their maintained settler entity,and continue to attribute their own poisonous empire racist sectarianism to the Irish people There will never be any kind of lasting peace in the north of Ireland so long Britain continues to occupy it and justify it will a monumnetally false narrative The video is based on the British falsehood narrative of its colonialism and empire, but coming from the Imperial War Museums I would expect nothing less The British started the last militaryl conflict, not the Irish people or rhe republican movement, and they are most likely to start the next one, which some of us who are conscious of our history will be determined to finsish by removing British colonialism and its sectarianism for good
Comment from : mikki3562

When we overcomplicate History, we merely muddy the waterbrTheft of Ireland by force by the British, is Theft, care which way you try dress it upbrbrThe same venture is happening today in Ukraine by Russia brbrThe Truth remains the Truth forever
Comment from : George Browne

Majority rules, British made up the state of the north so it could control the industrial north and make a Protestant state for Protestant people!Belfast pogroms! 1920-1922…they created the cancer and until they leave( cancer cut out) than you will have real peace!
Comment from : ohno2112

this motherfucker really has a tony blair book way to devalue EVERYTHING you just said🤣
Comment from : Pyg

This video goes nowhere near explaining how a protestant majority came to exist in Northern Ireland, and also the collusion of the British government in denying the minority nationalist community their basic civil rights
Comment from : Michael McCarthy

'Protestant settlers'brbrThe irish gaels were kicked off their land and scottish and english were planted there to displace the native population
Comment from : Haatchii

The Scottish "settlers" may well have arrived in the 17th century, BUT: They were planted and they stole the locals' land There is MUCH more history to "Northern" Ireland than "The Troubles" (as terrible as they were)brbr"The less well-off' ? The Catholics did not just "have less access" to services - they were actively denied them: like local housing
Comment from : Peter Graves

Reunification of Ireland 🇮🇪
Comment from : shamrockgerry

Great video explaining what happened But I still think it should have been called a civil war and not the "troubles" as that made it sound like a minor ailment and not the tragedy that was (on both sides) ❤ I have visited Ireland a few time's and I could never understand how a genuinely loving and kind people were capable of the violence 😢
Comment from : Stevie Neilson

It is good to see a balanced overview of the Troubles from a UK perspective
Comment from : Bike Man

The trouble with both Irelands is what the British royalty and others like the Viking Kings did to both Irelands in ancient times from the earliest times It is time for both our islands to become trading republics in peace and prosperity What remains of the British Commonwealth, Britain and both Irelands together In this modern era of our World of 2023, I thought our world would have known we could not go into the future as we are with corrupt politics or a dysfunctional monarchy Any fool should know that In the end, our world will come together in peace or perish John Eric Hoare, British and Australian citizen, and Commonwealth citizen
Comment from : John Eric Hoare

If you want to know about Northern Ireland go and ask the people who lived in it because people make up stories especially when they don't have a clue what went on
Comment from : Mary Kelly

Tiocfaidh ar la
Comment from : Patrick Vleugels

Thanks for providing us with great and comprehensive information about the Troubles
Comment from : English with Zia

You mean what ARE the troubles? Do try and keep up 🙄
Comment from : Puppy 1975

Jamie Oliver
Comment from : XRP Dynamite🎆

everyone in ireland saw danger of brexituk did notas they really dont care about the north
Comment from : Kevin Bury

lol "the troubles"
Comment from : a cat

Everywhere the British go Chaos Results
Comment from : D C

So west Ireland doesn’t have conflict just north of Ireland
Comment from : Jasmine j

By 'settlers' I think it's more accurate and appropriate to say 'planters' as it was as a result of a policy of plantation they settled
Comment from : Kevin Nolan

Ah good I know nothing about the northern island problems People talk about a lot of it I never understand
Comment from : Ant

Conflict is a watered down word It was a war brbrThe genesis was civil rights or more to the point a legal, political and labour systems that amounted to apartheid brbrEvery general election in NI was guaranteed to deliver the same result Which means that every democratic election in the UK since 1922 was contaminated with NI votes that were not democratic, by law brbrThat was never a consideration in the past and Brexit holds up a mirror to that legacy
Comment from : Iguazu65

"Protestant settlers came"colonized more like
Comment from : CALLIT ASITIS

This is brilliantly done, and also helps put a human layer on this difficult chapter in history I am reading a biography of Churchill The issues of Home Rule and separation of Ireland are recurring topics in the book Being Canadian, I had only a vague understanding of this part of Irish history This video helped shed much light on it for mebrbrWar is Stupid brGive Peace a Chance
Comment from : Gaston Deveaux

A united Ireland is the only way
Comment from : Thomas Ryan

British Colonisation ?
Comment from : The Cutting Sark

At the start there was a definite and probably valid reason for a united Ireland However this cause was highjacked by criminals who made a fortune by using the cause as a rallying call for young men and women to do their dirty work The criminals are the only people who gained anything from the troubles
Comment from : Keith Goodrick-Meech

The speaker omitted the mention the first fifty years of Ulster, the Catholic population suffered discrimination in work, housing, voting, basically they were second class citizens he did not mention this at all
Comment from : robert kelly

Sounds like the usa should have come and brought them some freedomsno oil tho
Comment from : Harlan Mcdiarmid

When you say the troubles, do you mean the terrorist ira murdering innocent people at home and abroad ?
Comment from : mark W s

Very informative video, thanks! I watched Derry Girls and realised I don't know much about Irish history at all As an Afrikaans speaking South African, I know can appreciate how deep hurt and anger between communities can be and how if affects many generations
Comment from : Marilet Brink

What services did they not have They had their aphreid faith schools groomed for ira sinn fein catchment vote We taxpayers forced to pay for this Loyal is the word loyal to UK it is not a crime It was ever collusion They had NHS They didn't have 2-4,kids but grew poverty by up to 16yet never accept blame for own toe stump All ppl OK but school indoctrination needs in 2022 to end Only state and no special funding to intergrate This is what STATE school is IN any case the intergrate carry on 3months confirmation study in NI schools but don't do coI/coe Rc republicans believe they only ones to have hardship Famine Hunger Jobless Ness Where to hell is government we not even 2022 got infrastructure to create travel n jobs n industry outside city
Comment from : Jo Procter

Settlers were there since ice age the tue invaders were from Spain n Mediterranean pirates and traders now named Irish
Comment from : Jo Procter

Belfast man born and bred here Good explanation but I think you really understated the way Catholics were treated before the Civil Rights movement They were second class citizens to say the least brbrA sectarian Protestant police force and government kept them oppressed for centuries in all forms, voting, jobs, housing, justice, education etc Very similar to how black Americans were treated Great video though 👍
Comment from : KB_Onh

Its very good to hear a British person taking the time to understand the relationship between Ireland and the UKbrI have many UK friends, whom I love dearly, who have told me that they are taught revisionists history in school and Uni, and are bombarded with anti-Irish media through their lives brAsk any Indian, Kenyan, Caribbean et al, how the occupation of their land by Britain was and it will be the same story Alas, Ireland is the nearest island to the UK and we endured hundreds of years of colonial rule Slaughter, famine, outlawing the language, the religion, ownership of land, it was horrific brHaving said that I do have a fondness for British people, fantastic sense of humour, great inventors, engineers and amazing artists however British - mainly English - governments have been, and still are, brutal beyond imagination
Comment from : Paddy le Blanc

Northern Ireland is slowly but surelyon a downward spiral to the old days mark my word the protestant comunity are gonna fight back at some stage
Comment from : in out

Yeah but what the nationalists seem to forget that 60 of the soldiers who signed up in the war in europe were from the south ofireland an 80 of the ww2 medals went to irish men and yet and all the so called united irish people see the poppyas a loyalist propaganda ploy
Comment from : in out

Can someone explain how the British were involved in this? I found out about the troubles when reading that the irish were celebrating the queen's death because she and the british 'greatly contributed' to them From what I can tell through this and other sources, the troubles were a civil war between two groups of irish
Comment from : JC

Given that this video is by a British institution, & the UK is one of the two parties in an almost millenia old conflict, it's admirable that it's much more impartial than 90 of summaries
Comment from : Good Game

This adds a whole new perspective to Derry Girls for me
Comment from : Super35

Completely glosses over the deliberate State discrimination against the Nationalist community in the 6 counties
Comment from : Michael Burgess

Answer me this How does a murder weapon that was supposedly destroyed by the security services or RUC, end up as one of your troubles exhibits in London It was still part of an active investigation into the Ormeau road bookmakers shooting by the UFF It has now been pulled from the said exhibit (sometime ago) but where has it gone (VZ50 Assault rifle)
Comment from : Rassa Whelan

Good explanation i live here and theres not much shootings and bombs and stuff nowadays and the main thing is both sides are not shooting each other though i must say never ever will both sides trust other much, infact it doesn't take much to kick a riot off between both sides and it still happens often And i can't see any of the walls coming down but life in NI is alot better and hopefully one day they will be full peace But its funny that both sides wouldn't never feel fully safe to wonder into one anothers areas Also its funny because if u meet new work mates you always have to figure out which religion incase you say the wrong things and im sure everyone will agree with me on that one lol
Comment from : DavidMcC

To be fair everybody in Ireland knew Brexit would be a shit show But the reality was most of the UK political establishment didn't care And not for the first time Britain wasn't a referee in the conflict but an antagonist and participant
Comment from : Peter Hughes

The Larne gun running in 1912 and the Curragh mutney set the stage ,Irish nationalist had enough ,the tail wagged the dog long enough,
Comment from : Francis Mcenerney

Northern 'Ireland' is Ireland What is so difficult about that The name and place says it all Down with colonialism Free Ireland and Free Palestine
Comment from : Ilias Hornung

As someone from there from omagh of all places as an atheist I find the whole thing laughable
Comment from : Ry O

feel like the information of what the british actively did against the irish people over the past 100 years was overlooked
Comment from : Term Niko

One day, we humans will realize, in the endwith any issue, conflict (with one exception) it comes down to just sitting down and talking So many people have died for the simple reason that someone in power did not want to "look weak" by talking All problems can be solvedwith just talking Understanding
Comment from : Ron Harris

Always cast as a religious conflict whilst in reality it was no such thing
Comment from : SawZaag

I wonder how many people over there are intellectually honest enough to say I don’t know if there’s a god as a matter of fact there probably isn’t I mean what’s wrong with these people? They are completely out of hand just like the rest of the world over something there’s absolutely no proof for It’s middle ages stuff Damn, that’s plain stupid
Comment from : Iggy

Shoud talk about "where" when it comes to talking about catholic/porastant A far higher proportion of NI are practicing Catholics than the Republic
Comment from : Ric Morris

A very fair assessment
Comment from : WTO Rules

Plenty you are missing out! When you talk of collusion you fail to mention the Guards in the south and their collusion
Comment from : MrFermanaghman

I was actually serving there in 69 when the troubles began, it was a confusing time for soldiers on the ground I was for a time on the Falls road (republican area) and initially felt welcome, we were not taking sides, we felt we were protecting groups from each other But unfortunately politicians found no middle ground and quickly the militants from each side took over and things from the soldiers point of view deteriorated quickly Being posted there and not on a short tour, my wife and I were in a hiring (although I saw her rarely) and my daughter was born in Lisburn I thankfully left in 71, a totally different place to the peaceful friendly place I arrived at in the Autumn of 67
Comment from : Derek Franks

I can sum it up even easier for ye, The troubles were caused by the British invading another peoples Country
Comment from : HomelessIreland

Quite a lot missing from this 'broad brush' explanation - Perfidious Albion still has a lot of hidden secrets to tell!
Comment from : Robert Doyle

What the ira terrorists did in those times was disgusting
Comment from : Jake H

I served in northern Ireland in 70s and and the impression I came away with was the protestants would never except morjitory Catholic rule witch would happen with in a United island
Comment from : Pete w1

Check playing the orange card
Comment from : mick mac gonigle

The Troubles started from a civil rights movement because Northern Ireland was an Apartheid State discrimnating against the Irish and Catholic population it had nothing to do with staying in the UK or Uniting with Ireland 20 seconds in and already very misinformed
Comment from : James Hussey

Simply! An Apartheid state! Set up by the British Government With sanctioned gerrymandering of boundaries regarding voting and civil rights and to maintain a false majority of the orange planter The false narrative of the British army coming to help the indegenous Irish nationalist community? Entire nonsense! Kitson was bought in to maintain the status quo, whose experience was steeped in the view of the Inglorious British Empire, regarding how you treat the local indigenous population an utter failure Just like the apartheid state of N Ireland Hopefully Not for much longer
Comment from : William Wallace

Imperial War Museum's videos are always so clear and easy to understand, which make learning history even more enjoyable
Comment from : Rahel Leul

Once again, religion causing hell for people When you boil it down to it's core, it comes down to religion This is one of the many reasons I despise the idea of religion Please note, I said the idea of religion Not the people who are religious themselves Most of the time, religious people are just normal, caring, well meaning people
Comment from : Darth Donkulous

So the Irish held there uprising when the British were away fighting for world peace?
Comment from : Craig 87

everyone got their side, everyone got what they wanted, but one side wasn't making as much money as the other side, and problems started hey that sounds familiar
Comment from : Lets Go Flying

WHY is REPUBLIC of IRELAND not IN NATO?brIF Russia invade Ukraine how STOP THEM??????????????
Comment from : Geoff White

Protestants always consider themselves to be elite They are the most intolerant extremists and they discriminate without hesitation
Comment from : Purple Drain

Having served in Northern Ireland, as outlined in my previous comment, I really do hope that the peace lasts and gets even stronger and better for all those who live in Northern Ireland, I know what it was like to be a soldier there from 1974 onwards and I sincerely hope that those days are gone forever and never return
Comment from : Sean Dobson

Politicians and the media might have used that term but during my tours of Northern Ireland, I was shot at, petrol bombed, had just about everything possible thrown at me or the vehicle I was in, was spat at in the face and called everything imaginable, was involved in riots and had friends killed and wounded, as far as I am concerned, it was a war and death could come very swiftly in Northern Ireland for any soldier
Comment from : Sean Dobson

🇨🇦💎🇨🇦💎🇨🇦 The problem is the Irish Republic Have Met British Towns such as Bedworth and Nuneaton, Coventry and Birmingham , derby etc etc etc so that’s the end of Northern Ireland’s chances in the Republic Of Ireland So nothing left but war
Comment from : Richard-Anthony Gilbey