other words, more than a decade ago, this place was the biggest powder keg in Western Europe. The division between the Anglophile (Protestant) and the Irish Nationalist (Catholic) community was obvious, and conflicts were staged from time to time. The radical nationalist Northern Irish Republican Army (IRA) even believed in communism, trained in Libya, and was listed as a terrorist organization by international public opinion at the time. The opposite of the IRA is the Ulsta Defense Organization (UDA), and the two factions have frequent gunfights. The conflict was so intense that in a certain community in Northern Ireland there was even a four-to-five-meter-high separation wall to isolate the two groups of people to reduce conflicts.
The reason for the complicated situation in Northern Ireland is as follows: Britain invaded the entire island of Ireland hundreds of years ago. Since the island of Ireland believes in Catholicism, after the British ruled, they introduced Protestantism and brought in Protestants. Most of these Protestants live in what is now the northern part of the country. Ireland. At that time Protestants controlled most of the social resources, and Catholics, the majority of the population, were not treated fairly. Until the whole island of Ireland became independent a hundred years ago, the Protestant forces in the northern part of the island were immediately retaliated by Catholics, and conflicts were frequently staged. Under the uncontrollable situation, the British had to regain control of Northern Ireland. The ultra-nationalist forces in Ireland were dissatisfied with the status quo of the division of the country, so they confronted the British forces in the north in a more violent way (IRA forces), and the pro-British Protestants in the north also organized to fight back violently (such as the UDA forces). , causing chaos in Northern Ireland.
Even after the peace deal was signed, ethnic divisions in the north were severe. The obvious phenomenon is that there are two stations at the same location and in the same direction, one for Protestants and one for Catholics. At that time, a postcard sent by a friend from Northern Ireland had a cross on the Queen's stamp. Even for the same place, the two factions have different ways of calling them. For example, for the city of Derry, Protestants call it Londonderry, while Catholics call it Derry. At that time, a taxi buddy reminded that these places should be called carefully, otherwise they will Get in trouble. -_-
PS Ireland is a nation full of tragedies. It has been oppressed by the British in history. There is also an immigration wave caused by the potato famine in history, so that there are more Irish people in the United States than their own island population. It seems that this kind of The phenomenon is not only in Fujian, ah, huh.
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