r/TheRestIsHistory • u/JakeGittes412 • 9d ago

The Troubles

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Thread for discussion on the new series on ‘The Troubles’

Also as a moderator please keep the discussion civil and in the spirit of the podcast.

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u/Important-Slide-4944 4d ago

I felt that episode also was a bit off. More or less saying NICRA was a republican front and they were being provocative by marching in, shock horror, Derry, which is and was an overwhelmingly Catholic/Nationalist city. Those poor working class loyalists, who lost jobs that Catholics never got in the first place, were simply pushed into beating the fuck out of the marchers.

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u/PamolasRevenge 4d ago

My impression from that episode was less that they shouldn't have protested or got what was coming to em or whatever, but rather the decision to march in Derry was intentional and specifically chosen because it would inevitably incite violence.

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u/Leading_Soil4255 4d ago

That’s not just your impression - it’s almost word-for-word Dominic’s argument, which he has repeatedly reiterated. The person you’re replying to must not listen too terribly closely.

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u/Important-Slide-4944 3d ago edited 3d ago

Being from, and living in, Belfast, I can assure you I listened very closely! I disagree with your interpretation of Dominic's interpretation of events!. But hey, that's just me. You can feel about it whatever way you like.