Re: The UK march agaimst Bush

On 18 Nov 2003 13:28:55 GMT, Matthew Huntbach <mmh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>In uk.culture.language.english FreeIreland <kmcelhin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>I was deliberately framing my comments in such a way as to show the
>ridiculousness of supposing that either the actions of the
>government of a country, or the actions of some bunch of paraders or
>protestors in the country have the sup****t of everyone in the country.

In fact, just today, the Telegraph published the results of a poll
indicating the 60% of the british public sup****t the actions of the US
in its' attempt to bring normality and some democracy and self
government to Iraq.

>> As for your squadies attempting to keep the peace or keep both
>> religious sides apart is a British myth. They where here to enfore a
>> protestent maltia police force and forcefully uphold a unionist
>> sub-state. 

Yes, I read that is what the Catholics said.

>If they were there to enforce the "unionist sub-state" that would
>suggest either that sub-state was about to be brought down by force
>(in which case they would have been keeping the peace) or that it
>would otherwise have fallen due to lack of sup****t (which it wouldn't,
>since the majoruty of its population sup****ted its existence).
>
That's odd, I would interpret it to mean that a unionist substate was
rebelling and engaged in secret acts of terror against the state which
is said to represent a majority of the citizens.

>I am suggesting that exactly the same ambiguity over the intentions of
>the forces in Northern Ireland occurs in Iraq - are they really there
just
>to "keep the peace" or are they there to further USA interests? If
>they are there as occupiers to further American interests, then terrorist
>attacks against them and against the USA are just as justfiable as
>terrorists attacks against British fores in Northern Ireland and
>terrorist attacks on British cities were justifiable. 
>Matthew Huntbach
 
Of course, you as an intelligent fellow know that is a heap of
rubbish. Perhaps your hatred of America leads you to such a
prejudicial position. If that were the case, what do you
conspiratorial types think the British, Italians, Polish, Spanish,
Turks et al are doing there? Almost everybody except the French and
Germans. Even Kofi Annan and his UN cowards were there for a short
time until they saw that real work was involved. The Americans not un
characteristically are carrying the big load, but they are not alone.
The President enjoys solid sup****t at home despite news media
propaganda, and apparently his policies are still sup****ted by a
majority of the British public.