| Is the war still on? |
| I get so sick of people saying forget it, it ended a long time ago. Just because the war ended when it did why should we give up? I think that they, the soldiers, have been unfairly demonized and their cause twisted. Do we not owe them vindication? If the cause of freedom and a less intrusive government is a good one, and people refuse to concede that cause, than how can anyone say it is over? Still the war rages over this land. Its weapons are words and the casualties that are inflicted are great in number, both emotionally and in the area of politics. While I respect the Confederate people and think that they may have made something of their new nation, the final victory does not rest in independence but in the victory of the cause of less government and more freedom. In many ways we as southern people, or any others in this nation who share a belief in less government, can be compared to the struggle of the Irish. The Irish were invaded and conquered and their culture and symbols were attacked. The Irish are even similar in that they have groups who promote hate, and steal their symbols. Many would call the IRA a hate group, but they use Irish symbols. I have never heard anyone say that Ireland should give up its symbols and flags and heroes because some group has hijacked them. The Irish have never given up, and they are now independent. When the chips are down and everything is blackest, that is when you fight harder, you should never give up a worthy cause just because you have taken a beating. If it is right then it must be defended. The great men in history never gave up, never surrendered. Put yourself in the shoes of William Wallace. His people were in disarray, and Edward I had, effectively seized power. Wallace never once said, because we have been defeated we should give up. What would have happened if the people of Europe gave up when their governments did, would they not still be under the oppressive thumb of Hitler�s Germany? They refused to give up. Even if the millitary aid of the United States had never reached them, would it not be wrong for them to ever give up? Now I must reiterate, I do not condone any violent action nor secession, also, I am not trying to say that everyone who has a different opinion is a nazi or anything else. All I am trying to say is, defeat does not mean that a cause was wrong and people should grow a backbone when it comes to these issues. We as a people must learn every detail about these facts and be able to provide strong, intelligent arguments. While one person stands to defend a cause, it is not truly dead. If we hold to the cause in our hearts it can NEVER be taken away. |
| The Irish National Anthem Amh�n Na bhFiann A Soldiers Song Sinne Fianna F�il, Soldiers are we, At� F� gheall ag �irinn, whose lives are pledged to Ireland Buidhean d�r sluagh tar r�inn do r�inig Some have come from a land beyond the wave, chughainn: Sworn to be free, F�mho�dh bhe�rh saor, no more our ancient sireland Sean-t�r �r sinnsear feasta Shall shelter the despot or the slave; N� f�gfar f�'n t�or�n n� fa'n tr�il; tonight we man the Bearna Baoghal Anocht a theigeamh sa bhearna baoghail, In Erin's cause. Le gean ar Gaedh� chun b�is n� saoghail, come woe or weal; Le gunna sgr�ach: F� lamhach na pil�ar. 'Mid cannon's roar and rifle's peal Seo Libh canaidh amhr�n na bhFiann. We'll sing a soldier's song. Seo dhibh a ch�irde duan oglaidh We'll sing a song, a soldier's song Caithr�imeach, br�oghmhar, ceolmhar. With cheering, rousing chorus �r dteinte cn�mh go buacach t�id, As round our blazing fires we thong, `S an sp�ir go min r�alt�gach. The starry heavens o'er us; Is fionmhar faobhrach sinn chun gleo Impatient for the coming fight, 'S go ti�nmhar gl� roimh tigheacht do'n l�, And as we wait the mornings light Fa ci�nas chaoimh na h-oidhche ar seol, here in the silence of the night Seo libh, cana�dh amhr�n na bhFiann. We'll sing a soldier's song. Cois banta r�idhe, ar �rdaibh sl�ibhe. In valley green or towering crag Ba bhuadhach �r rinnsear romhainn, Our fathers fought before us, Ag l�mhach go tr�an f�'n s�r- bhrat s�in And conquered 'neath the same old flag T� thuas sa ghaoith go seolta; That's floating o'er us, Ba dh�thchas riamh d'�r gcine ch�idh We're children of a fighting race Gan iomp�il riar � imirt �ir, That never yet has known disgrace, 'Siubhal mar iad i gcoinnibh r�mhaid And as we march the foe to face, Seo libh, canaidh amhr�n na bhFiann. We'll sing a soldier's song. A buidhean nach fann d'fuil Ghaoidheal is Gall Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale! Sinn breacadh lae na saoirse, The Long watched day is breaking; T� sg�imhle 's sgannradh � gcroidhthibh namhad, The serried ranks of Innisfail Roimh ranngaibh laochra �r dt�re; Shall set the tyrant quaking. �r dteinte is tr�ith gan spr�ach anois, Our camp fires now are burning low; Sin luinne ghl� san sp�ir anoir, See in the east a silvery glow, 'S an b�odhbha i raon na bpil�ar agaibh: Out yonder waits the saxon foe, Seo libh, canaidh amhr�n na bhFiann. So sing a soldier's song. |