Jude Collins notes the fear that many in Northern Ireland have for Sinn Fein. But, he asserts, it is not really the threat to go back to physical violence that inspires that fear, but the political damage the new Republican project is capable of inflicting on its political adversaries.
Collins is perhaps being a little disingenuous here considering the real fears that persist in some small rural protestant communities and those at the interface, but he may be making an important point in terms politicians themselves.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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