I have no doubt it is all very complicated. It's the simple way he will explain things says 'like every time they protested they were hit with tear gas'. He seems to want to take the side of the most anti-establishment side in any discussion.
With his reasoning and justification I'm surprised the impoverished n Thornhill aren't working on a few nail bombs, justifiably of course as they live in sh1t houses.
And for the record and not taking the p1ss this time I do have Irish family and they are of the opinion both sides of paramilitary are just gangsters.