Comments on: The Lisbon Treaty – what way will you vote?

By: Tom Doyle

Tom Doyle — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:15:48 +0000

Oh and here….

De Valera’s response to Churchill on why we are a neutral state. He says it better than I certainly could ever do.

http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Pennsylvaniana/Lloyd/deValera/deValera-00006.xml

De Valera

By: Tom Doyle

Tom Doyle — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:10:42 +0000

Of course if we were being attacked we would fight back. That has nothing to do with Ireland being a neutral state.

Our neutral status relates to fighting between other countries. We simply don’t get involved.

Now if we sign the Lisbon Treaty, we will be obliged to get involved. So if China attacks France, we will have to go to war.

I’m definitely Irish, we haven’t signed the treaty yet and even at that, I’m always going to be Irish. Even when the UK ruled Ireland, there were still Irish.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:09:56 +0000

I’d take a wild guess that Mr. Anonymous is from across the pond, he’s certainly not Irish as he seems to have no understanding of neutrality actually means.

Ireland are neutral because we don’t want to become involved in other peoples wars.

How is it relevant to say that if we got attacked we wouldn’t defend that ourselves. Obviously we would, and just because we would accept help from others doesn’t mean we would get involved in their wars. Why? Because you are neutral.

You might find this website helpful

http://www.dictionary.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:57:25 +0000

u are not neutral does not matter what you declare. u can only be neutral if you can defend that neutrality. If germany attack u 1939 u would go under and they kill u all. If england attack u tomorrow u go under and all u can do is have rebels in the hills (unless they kill u all).

if China decide they want a base in Europe and attack ireland what are u going to do?

the ONLY THING u can do is ask Europe or America for help.

so u are not neutral u are just fooling yourselves. This self declared neutrality is just meaningles vanity.

also why do u say i am not irish? there are no irish now we are all Europeans or did u forget this. u took the money.

By: Tom Doyle

Tom Doyle — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:05:33 +0000

Well anonymous, you’re obviously not Irish. Since the state was born, we have always been proud of our declared neutral status. So I’m not sure what you are getting at here.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:50:09 +0000

Neutral status? You can only be neutral if you can defend yourself and as even the smallest aggressor could invade and conquer ireland if it wanted to I don’t see how you can call yourself neutral as a country – you exist only a disgusto (on sufferance).