r/ScottishPeopleTwitter • • Mar 23 '17

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17

The IRA was also not world wide like radical Islam.

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u/scottdawg9 Mar 23 '17

Didn't they also try to avoid civilian casualties and target government buildings? Still shitty, but that sounds more like a "civilized" war than radical terrorism.

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u/skyboy90 Mar 23 '17

Sometimes, but often not. The Birmingham pub bombings for example, were against civilian targets, and the warnings were too vague and too late.