How Sad And Delusional The Last Twenty Years
Larry Hughes
endorses some ideas of
Sean Bresnahan.
It is doing no harm to keep the focus on unification and a potential referendum/border poll.
We can hardly wait on the likes of Bertie Ahern advocating a 60% RC majority in the wee 6 before that is undertaken. Obviously the Soldiers of Destiny want another lengthy spell fleecing the 26 counties and the EU, undisturbed by such triviality as national sovereignty. Bertie should follow his own advice of some years ago just before he stepped off the Celtic Tiger express train he deliberately slammed into the buffers.
The pressure you and the 1916 Societies are creating has already shown its first little shoots of success. It is important to note that SF who have sat idly by for a decade while the DUP fleeced the wee 6 and the UK treasury, has had to react to the groundswell of public opinion regarding Stormont corruption and ineptitude. Adams is aware that nationalists in the north won't take the abuse from unionists that his MLAs soaked up. His assertion in recent days that no return to the status quo at Stormont is the reality and not a negotiating tactic and that if there wasn't an election then joint authority was the only acceptable option is significant. It is perhaps proof that, if incapable of actually 'leading', SF has at least the capacity to detect the political mood. It has become clear that the 'leadership' of nationalism in the wee 6 needs to be pressured and directed from the electorate itself. So, keep the pressure up. They will react.
Also, what you are doing is a much better venture than dressing up in military garb and parading pointlessly around various towns and graveyards attempting to look menacing rather than like the state agents many believe a considerable number of those involved to be. That carry on with all the horrific revelations about agents and scoundrels galore does little good at this stage. Who wants their children involved in or at the mercy of such evil? People want away from that, not a return to it.
Those of us 'mere-mortals' who by common sense or sheer good fortune (or a combination of both) had nothing to do with republicanism since the 94-96 surrender and who watched with shock and awe the arrival of the GFA can all count our collective good fortune. We have survived unblemished politically the lies from left right and centre within the Republican Movement in the run up to the 94 ceasefire and the evil that prevailed back then amongst the so-called leadership. Our recent history has shown us beyond doubt that secret societies and the 'corner of the mouth' whispering brigade with the untouchables (British agents) in control is not the way forward. Quite amazingly some of those who have overseen the decommissioning, support for the RUC and all the other capitulations of the Provos still live mentally in the era where they had authority over mere underlings. How sad and delusional is that twenty plus years on? And how dangerous!
This new investigation under way in the North may lead to the unearthing of even more historical evil. New revelations and possible jail time for top ranking Provos just over the horizon looks like a distinct possibility. The British are hardly investing £26 million to jail their own soldiers. Who would bet against Barra McGrory presently being engaged in digging his own grave? They haven't totally gone away you know. It will all be something best observed from afar. Far, far, Afar!
Dignified commemorations of those who sadly sacrificed/wasted their lives for an 'equality' agenda (as now stated ) and what you are doing towards a democratic border poll is sound and provides the best and safest way forward for nationalists wanting to apply pressure for unification.
I for one wish you every continued success.
It is doing no harm to keep the focus on unification and a potential referendum/border poll.
We can hardly wait on the likes of Bertie Ahern advocating a 60% RC majority in the wee 6 before that is undertaken. Obviously the Soldiers of Destiny want another lengthy spell fleecing the 26 counties and the EU, undisturbed by such triviality as national sovereignty. Bertie should follow his own advice of some years ago just before he stepped off the Celtic Tiger express train he deliberately slammed into the buffers.
The pressure you and the 1916 Societies are creating has already shown its first little shoots of success. It is important to note that SF who have sat idly by for a decade while the DUP fleeced the wee 6 and the UK treasury, has had to react to the groundswell of public opinion regarding Stormont corruption and ineptitude. Adams is aware that nationalists in the north won't take the abuse from unionists that his MLAs soaked up. His assertion in recent days that no return to the status quo at Stormont is the reality and not a negotiating tactic and that if there wasn't an election then joint authority was the only acceptable option is significant. It is perhaps proof that, if incapable of actually 'leading', SF has at least the capacity to detect the political mood. It has become clear that the 'leadership' of nationalism in the wee 6 needs to be pressured and directed from the electorate itself. So, keep the pressure up. They will react.
Also, what you are doing is a much better venture than dressing up in military garb and parading pointlessly around various towns and graveyards attempting to look menacing rather than like the state agents many believe a considerable number of those involved to be. That carry on with all the horrific revelations about agents and scoundrels galore does little good at this stage. Who wants their children involved in or at the mercy of such evil? People want away from that, not a return to it.
Those of us 'mere-mortals' who by common sense or sheer good fortune (or a combination of both) had nothing to do with republicanism since the 94-96 surrender and who watched with shock and awe the arrival of the GFA can all count our collective good fortune. We have survived unblemished politically the lies from left right and centre within the Republican Movement in the run up to the 94 ceasefire and the evil that prevailed back then amongst the so-called leadership. Our recent history has shown us beyond doubt that secret societies and the 'corner of the mouth' whispering brigade with the untouchables (British agents) in control is not the way forward. Quite amazingly some of those who have overseen the decommissioning, support for the RUC and all the other capitulations of the Provos still live mentally in the era where they had authority over mere underlings. How sad and delusional is that twenty plus years on? And how dangerous!
This new investigation under way in the North may lead to the unearthing of even more historical evil. New revelations and possible jail time for top ranking Provos just over the horizon looks like a distinct possibility. The British are hardly investing £26 million to jail their own soldiers. Who would bet against Barra McGrory presently being engaged in digging his own grave? They haven't totally gone away you know. It will all be something best observed from afar. Far, far, Afar!
Dignified commemorations of those who sadly sacrificed/wasted their lives for an 'equality' agenda (as now stated ) and what you are doing towards a democratic border poll is sound and provides the best and safest way forward for nationalists wanting to apply pressure for unification.
I for one wish you every continued success.


Published on April 18, 2017 01:00
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