Ógra Shinn Féin
The recent decision by the British Ministry of Defence to hold British ‘Armed forces Day’ on Saturday June 27 and for a number of local council’s to vote in favour of hosting events to mark it in Ireland is unacceptable and must be challenged.
It is yet another attempt to glorify Britain’s Dirty War and to sweep under the carpet the fact that it was British state policy directed from the very top to murder Irish men women and children, citizens which they wished to rule.
This is a blatant act of provocation to the nationalist community, and the bigoted coat trailing triumphalism, must be opposed.
The war criminals that carried out the shoot to kill operations and state collusion should be in prison for their crimes against humanity, not being honoured by civic ceremonies in Ireland.
The only justified position for any right minded person to hold on these events is best captured in James Connolly’s last statement when he said,
“The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.”
“The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.”
I would encourage all Ógra activists and young republicans to email the councils hosting these events for British ‘Armed Forces Day’ to highlight your opposition and to join with Ógra Shinn Féin in their events to oppose this bigoted provocation.
At the RIR parade last year Ógra Shinn Féin made it very clear that British solders are not welcome anywhere in our country weather they are in barracks, marching through our streets, or flying in our skies.
There has been a long running campaign, which Ógra has spear headed, to ensure that the British War Machine in Ireland is Demilitarised. Massive progress has been achieved reducing that foreign occupation from over 30,000 to 5,000 British Soldiers.
There has been a long running campaign, which Ógra has spear headed, to ensure that the British War Machine in Ireland is Demilitarised. Massive progress has been achieved reducing that foreign occupation from over 30,000 to 5,000 British Soldiers.
That progress was made through hard campaigning, and negotiations, let us take stock of that progress and continue to progress this issue until the British War Machine is completed Demiliatrised and the last British soldier is removed from Ireland.
6 comments:
fair play chris demil needs to be brought back to the fore!
sean
Is Ógra against the presence of war memorials - such as that bombed in Enniskillen in 1987 - in the North?
Goodman Chris for highlighting the issue. Comrades need to be out in force to oppose this!
maxi
Ógra should be to the fore in opposing this. At the protest against the RIR it was Ógra (and the movement) who led from the front and made the strongest (and closest) protest on the day. We should do the same this time around!
Keith a chara,
Your intentionally provocative comments say alot about you.
The Enniskillen bomb was a terrible attrocity that republican's apologised for unreservadly, again so when the IRA ended their armed campaign did they extend their sympathies to all who had been affected by the conflict.
That same maturity and basic human decency has not been forthcoming from the British State, the main problem, and protaganist in this conflict. Their refusal to live up to their involvement in some of the worst attrocities is a disgrace, and is more telling about those who support their quasi-fascism.
Ógra and Sinn Fein support everyone remembering their dead, this however is a different matter.
Parading and celebrating murderers returning from a murderous campaign.
Joe
Joe,
No provocation intended. I'm glad you condemn the Enniskillen bombing, but that's clearly not what I was asking. After all, it'd be strange - not to say morally repugnant - if you didn't.
I'm genuinely interested to know what you and your Ógra colleagues think of war memorials in the North dedictated to local soldiers who died in the service of the British army in two world wars, and what would happen to these memorials - if anything - should Northern Ireland unite with the Republic.
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