In the dirty gang war in Northern Ireland, between the IRA terrorists and "loyalist" terrorists, UK thugs used threats and blackmail to force people to become informers.

I am unable to reach a moral conclusion about these informers, because of the imponderable consequences described in the article.

Many Americans in the 70s and 80s supported the IRA's goal of separating Ulster from the UK and incorporating it into Ireland. I never saw anything desirable about this. What good is there in satisfying a certain number of Catholics by disappointing a larger number of Protestants? In any case, Ireland was a repressive Catholic theocracy, banning abortion, contraception, even divorce. I could hardly wish a government like that on anyone.

Ireland has almost eliminated its previous theocracy. Soon it will probably legalize abortion. Perhaps soon there will be no substantive reason for Ulster Protestants to oppose uniting Ulster with Ireland.