06/07/2008
EU-Digest: British Euro Skeptics actually are very much like the old time British Imperialists
The Irish can not be so ignorant that they can't see all the benefits the EU has brought them. They also better stop listening to those so-called "Euro skeptics" in Britain - a country which has never treated the Irish with much respect.
The British Euro Skeptics actually are very much like the old time British Imperialists. They are ultra conservative, nationalistic and believe Britain is superior to all nations.
Francis A. Boyle, a law professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, wrote a report commissioned by the New York-based Irish Famine/Genocide Committee which concluded that "Clearly, during the years 1845 to 1850, the British government pursued a policy of mass starvation in Ireland with intent to destroy in substantial part the national, ethnic and racial group commonly known as the Irish People.
EU membership for Ireland is not only a guarantee that this will never happen again, but it is also a source for long term economic prosperity. Voting yes on Thursday also means voting yes for an independent and strong Ireland.
For the complete report click on this link
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Thanks for the reference to the Irish Famine/Genocide. It is most appreciated. I fully support the European Union and currently hold an EU passport. But with all due respect I personally do not support the Treaty. Where is the democracy in it? Basically, Ireland would just be surrendering more of its hard-won sovereignty to bureaucrats in Brussels after it had already fought a courageous, gallant and brutal War for Independence against Britain during my grandfather's generation. What would be the point of that? But of course this will be for the Irish to decide for themselves. And I am sure that their choice will have little to do with the Euro-skeptics in Britain. After all the Republic of Ireland has always seen the EEC/EU as the alternative to the British Commonwealth.
Professor Francis A. Boyle
University of Illinois College of Law
Champaign, Illinois USA
Posted by: Professor Francis Boyle | 06/08/2008
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