the right to live in peace
After its longest continuous military campaign in its history (38 years) the British Army supposedly left Northern Ireland July 31 2007, but by leaving 5,000 soldiers to ‘keep the peace’ Regan believes that the ‘troubles’ are by no means over and any peace that must be maintained by a military presence is no peace at all and Ireland should reunite.
"A military force is for defense against enemies, not our own people," says Regan, "and while Middle Eastern terrorists are infiltrating into Europe, coming as immigrants, refugees or even doctors, the British government is doing a lousy job in protecting its citizens from the ‘real’ threat.”
"According to the social contract, we all have a right to live in peace and, because it’s the majority who rules in democracy, Ireland belongs to the Irish, not the British," says Regan. "The British should have given Northern Ireland back to Ireland and re-settled all those who didn't want the Union into comparable homes and jobs in England."
"Bigoted people will always be among us,” says Regan, “but even bigots believe in democracy and the western way of life and when faced with the prospect of our government allowing people who hate everything about us into our country, living next door to us and imposing their values on us, we should bury our petty differences and elect to government people who have our interests at heart -- not the interests of the Arab oil lords."
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"A military force is for defense against enemies, not our own people," says Regan, "and while Middle Eastern terrorists are infiltrating into Europe, coming as immigrants, refugees or even doctors, the British government is doing a lousy job in protecting its citizens from the ‘real’ threat.”
"According to the social contract, we all have a right to live in peace and, because it’s the majority who rules in democracy, Ireland belongs to the Irish, not the British," says Regan. "The British should have given Northern Ireland back to Ireland and re-settled all those who didn't want the Union into comparable homes and jobs in England."
"Bigoted people will always be among us,” says Regan, “but even bigots believe in democracy and the western way of life and when faced with the prospect of our government allowing people who hate everything about us into our country, living next door to us and imposing their values on us, we should bury our petty differences and elect to government people who have our interests at heart -- not the interests of the Arab oil lords."
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