Irish-British History

Submitted by Brian Riley (Ireland), Mar 14, 2008 at 04:15

Mr. Coughlan.

Whilst I presented you with historically accepted and verifiable facts in an attempt to explain the background of the unfortunate relationship between these two islands, you prefer to brush these aside as "excuses" and reply with a slogan - and a superficial and well-worn one at thatv-"The British Enslavement of the Irish People and Ireland", overlooking the fact that many of the greatest "Englishmen" have been of Irish origin and vice versa - even the Queen, through her Scottish mother has Irish roots-Shackleton, Parnell ,Constance Markevich Yeats,-etc. from Ascendancy families - and Cahal Brugha, (originaly Charles Burgess-Yorkshire family), Erskine Childers - and Padraic Pearse, whose father was English, seen as the supreme Irish patriot!!!

So, with all respect' I give up!!

However, with your comments on the destruction of the British culture I concur entirely.

The reason why the native British population has appeared to passively accept this destruction of their national culture seems to me to be years of official brainwashing by liberal-left politicians, combined with the vilification of anyone who openly opposed them, as "fascists", "nazis" rascists,combined with threats of imprisonment. Mosley, who actually WAS a patriot, (although many of his supporters were Jew-baiting, anti-Semitic thugs!)- condemned as a Nazi, Enoch Powell, who had 90% of public support, driven into the political wilderness, leaving only the BNP as an uappealing and unacceptable alternative!

I shall not further trouble your good self, nor these columns on these subjects.

God save the Queen!

Tiocfaidit ar La!!

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