This thread shows the ongoing ignorance of British people regarding the role of the British state in Ireland, particularly in the north.
Maybe don't make rude and ignorant comments about things you clearly know nothing about.
I know that your media has always presented a completely one-sided view of these matters, and the BBC continues to do that in many instances, and I gather that your education system ignores the matter, but maybe read a book or watch the documentary or do something to educate yourself on a matter before you talk absolute nonsense about it.
If civilians were murdered by British soldiers in the streets, with the media carrying stories fed to them by the British army that all those killed were in the IRA which was an absolute lie, then the matter isn't ever investigated and those who carried out the murders never face any accountability whatsoever, you know, it's hard to "move on" from that.
The British army was actively involved in the murders of civilians through Loyalist paramilitaries too. It's hard to move on from that.
I'm not sure why some British people, including some on this thread don't think that Irish people deserve the same basic rights as British people. In some cases, including some responses to this thread, it's clear that you don't seem to view us as quite human. It may be time to have a look at yourselves in that regard too.
If someone stands in your driveway, or cuts down a tree near your house, Mumsnetters are furiously posting threads about the injustice of it, but the British army murdering women and children in the street in the north of Ireland is fine. Madness.