Ógra Shinn Féin
An Lorgain
Last weekend counter-revolutionary elements planted a bomb in a nationalist part of Lurgan not far from a primary school. It detonated and nearly killed three young children. This is a disgrace in a long line of disgraces. The PSNI moved in to search for other devices and came under attack by recreational rioters.
The great republican mantra from Bobby Sands ‘our revenge will be the laughter of our children’ is especially significant in light of the weekend’s events. Claiming to be the true voice of the community, then planting a bomb in the community and injuring children from the community is both senseless and an absolute disgrace and so is any attempt to justify it. The subsequent recreational rioting is also to be deplored. This causes massive disruption and destruction to the local community and everyone, especially elderly members of the community in the lake street area of the town, have had enough of it.
The small anti-peace process elements are deluded if they think this sort of activity will win them any support amongst the nationalist people of Lurgan. It won’t. They have no support as it is and absolutely no mandate whatsoever. They represent no-one but themselves and they’re own warped mentality.
All of this distracts people from the real republican advancements being made. The devolution of policing and justice from London to Belfast, the biggest shake-up of the education system since its creation and the possible onset of Sinn Féin being the largest party at the next election and the advances and changes that could bring to society in the six counties. The peace process has ensured the drawback of the orange state and political unionism is in a state of disarray. We, as a people, no longer live in a ‘cold house’ and do not subscribe to second class citizenship.
If these counter-revolutionaries really think they’re justified in their activities and in their position then why don’t they test their stance with the electorate? Why don’t they bring this debate into the open? Then maybe they’ll realize just how wrong and deluded they are.
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