The big deal is there’s no shame. They couldn’t sing about any other violent group, from the Ku Klux Klan to Al-Qa’ida, because their acts are rightly seen as grotesque and their cause entirely illegitimate and immoral. But there’s no shame in the IRA. Why?
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I'm not British (small mercies, I guess?) but I'm assuming that children still get taught the national anthem over there so this argument doesn't hold water.