Re: After 35 years of bombs and blood a quiet voice ends the IRA's war
I can understand both parties' struggle, and I admire both British and Irish for their commitment to fight for their country's glory (in the case of the Brits) or liberty (in the case of the Irish).
No British politician has the right to willingly abandon a province for which British men have given their lives. Just as no Irishman should accept that a portion of his land is under foreign occupation.
There will be no peace in Ireland, not while there are two peoples there. It may seem more peaceful now, but it will all come back. There was never peace in Ireland. If you want peace, you have to exterminate the other side. It won't happen. It shouldn't. This war saw many great men on both sides, it is a sane war, a constructive war, a war in which each side gets better. Both are now under siege from non-europeans, and it is this decadence that brought us the apparent peace. It will not last. The only peace Ireland shall see is the peace of Islam, and I believe both Catholics and Protestants would rather have the old ways.
This said, I can only despise Blair and Hain (both communists). They have no right to renounce Ulster. They are nothing but leftist upstarts and a shame for Britain and Europe.
As for who is right... both, of course. Whom does Ulster belong to ? To the strongest. Both Celts and Anglo-Saxons are invaders, not only in Ireland, but in Britain too, in Western Europe even. None has a moral right greater than the other. It is absurd to talk about Ireland being Irish by right, since it is Irish by right of conquest, and it was British by right of conquest. It is ultimately the only right that matters.
If you are British, fight for your side. If your are Irish, fight for yours. If you are anything else, either stay out of it or pick a side, according to your heritage and values. But do not talk about divine right or justice or non-violence. If our ancestors had thought like this, we would still be living in caves.
Last edited by Dirkhrod; Friday, July 29th, 2005 at 21:54.
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