A lot of Brendan OConnor about at the moment, and of course Margaretta Darcy is in Limerick gaol for protesting against Irelands support for the US war effort. Heres a little missive the Indo printed 11 years ago just before it kicked off. In fairness he was bang on in the last sentence about the Labour flipflop...The Irish Independent ^ | February 16, 2003 | Brendan OConnor . And you know what? If there is a war we want to survive, we want to be protected, we want air cover. And who do you reckon is our best bet? Do you think Saddam will protect us for our principled stance on neutrality? Or perhaps we should look to the French, who handed over Jews to the Nazis, who handed over their own capital city without firing a shot, whose tanks are said to have only one gear and thats reverse. The most the French have ever done to deter foreigners is to be ignorant to tourists in Paris. Interesting to see that theyve hooked up with their old friends the Germans on this occasion. But then again, unlike us and the Americans, continental Europe doesnt really have much of a democratic heritage. We support America and what it stands for. We are much closer to Boston than to Berlin. Of course, we usually like to play our cards close to our chests until its all over and then enjoy living the American dream. America might not agree with our peace protesters, but Americans have fought to the death for their right to protest. Look, weve indulged the protesters hippy fantasies for long enough. Things are getting real now and honking for peace isnt going to help anyone. The silent majority in this country, who benefit in all kinds of ways from our special relationship with America, have been cowed into submission by a bunch of ill-informed but highly vocal anarchists and left-wing public intellectuals who have attempted to claim the moral high ground for themselves and anyone who is anti-American. The ordinary decent people of Ireland, who are overwhelmingly pro-American and pro-democracy, need a bit of leadership, so they can speak out and break cover. And they will thank Bertie if he has the courage to offer this leadership. And if 20,000 people marched for peace yesterday, so what? Think of the other four million. Look at Labour subtly shifting its position to become more pro-American, a sure sign of where public opinion lies.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:43:22 +0000
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