Sorry to come in late, but have been away for some weeks, and this is an interesting discussion.

Quote Originally Posted by denuseri
So is Collins a good guy or a bad guy? Was he a freedom fighter? Or a terrorist?


He was a freedom fighter, quite obviously. England had no business being in Ireland.

Some points:

1: I do not see how any country can justify invading another, whether for strategic reasons or because they think said country do not behave as they should.

2: If you do invade, and call said country 'your domain', I do not see how you can complain about having to spend money and soldiers hanging on to it, or to keep it 'orderly'.

3: I do not understand how taking a country makes it yours by moral or divine right or whatever, and any uprising thereafter 'rebels' or 'treason'. It is all about violence, nothing else.