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Jump To Comment: 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1you seem to have been watching too much "Private Ryan"-type Yank-Propaganda, my friend.
If you mean by 'America is the reason that Europe is free' -- from Nazism, then I would just like to remind you that you've got Joe Stalin and Russia to thank for that much more than any Yank, who kept his sweet ass out of harm's way until 1944.
Just in case historical fact interests you, which I assume from your tone is not the case.
Schalom, BlackPope
Keith - you clearly swallow american propaganda wholesale, probably because you have been weaned on their television programs. There is a lot of good about America (BTW, I'm 40 and have lived in the US), but I beleive there is also profound and rising evil on a scale only previously reached in Germany. The idea of america as a deeply selfish, arrogant, violent, ignorant spiritual wasteland is becoming truer every day.
your action was both courageous and correct (IMHO). Why hand in your notice though? Most employers are pretty much the same, stay in the job, make them fire you, tie it in to your protest, watch them squirm.
Funny to see the comments that criticize you for your clear thinking and lack of hypocrisy though. I wonder are they trolls or do they really believe that the USA made Europe "free"? Ever heard of Gladio and Operation Paperclip?
It's people like Amanda that resist the theocratic fascists whether they be Christians or Muslims. Her detractors on this page are the people who, if they were born Saudi, would be busy defending the abuse of Filipino servants and the "stability" and "freedom" of the Al-Saud regime.
Good luck whatever you decide Amanda.
Yeah, Americans have invested in many a good thing, terrorism in the North, helping Iraq in the 1980s, the Taleban in Afghanistan, the Israeli army (who have the best equipment available but still can't avoid killing hundreds of innocents). The list is endless. American ideals are all well and good if you are well off and preferably white, or part of a compliant regime that they can use.
Freedom in the Middle East? On Israeli terms.
Bush does not need the 'Irish' vote, so no interest for us now.
Open your eyes Keith, American does not give a damn unless it is good for them.
Some principals to aspire to.
Brendan Behan was a life-long anti-imperialist. He detested US imperialism as much as he destested the British version. Don't twist his words to achieve an end.
I wish that i was shocked that Amanda's actions got the reaction they did from her employers but I am not. We are rushing to be the 51st state of America not the neutral state we are SUPPOSED to be.
Don't get me wrong what happened on September 11th in the US was so terrible that words can not express ever and my heart does go out to all who lost a family member or a friend ar a work colleague. But it also goes out to all the innocent people who have been killed because of September 11th.
ALL LIFE IS SACRED!!
The do gooders on the left who for the sake of pacifism will give in to any dictator or terrorist for the sake of the death innocent civilians in other lands, so conveniently used as propaganda. The very regimes and terror gangs frequently use their civilains as humans shields.
America is the reason why Europe is free today. It is one of the reasons why Northern Ireland has the prospect of peace.
It is the reason why there is one beacon of freedom in the Middle East and maybe a couple more within the next year!
While American foreign policy is far from perfect, the same could be said for all democracies. America's principals are those that most of us aspire to uphold.
Terrorists who attacked America and murdered 3000 civilians, the murderous gangs of Hamas, Hezbolah, The Tanzim, Fatah, Al Aska Martyrs, Popular front for Liberation of Palestine who deliberately target civilians in order to further their political goals whether legitimate or no; I hear no criticism. I only hear criticism of America and the Zionists (jews).
When each one of you left wing thinkers, most of which are not much older than 25, remember why Ireland is so prosperous today. Answer: American investment and Euro money.
I cannot stand ungrateful people who criticise unfairly countries whose ideals and generosity is one of the foundations of Irelands prosperity.
Ah but capital investment is just but another one of the crazy evils you leftists despise.
Grow up lefties and live in reality not fantasies!
Dear Amanda,
I was encouraged by the strength and power you displayed in your workplace today and I share your feelings and sentiments about the "commeration" wholeheartedly.
However, though it's clear that your decision to quit stems from a keen sense of justice and intolerance of hypocrisy, I thought I'd offer a couple of reasons for you to reconsider handing in your notice, if it's not already too late. I must stress that this is only my reaction, and offered in an honest way--this decision is ultimately up to you.
1. Your pointed activism and resistance to the hypocritical management directive will be well noted by your colleagues. Most will see you as a person of strength and conviction, someone willing to stand up ro what you believe in, a very admirable quality. If you quit becasue of those beliefs, I think it will make remaining co-workers less willing to take similar action in the future if, in order to make such a statement, they feel they would have to resign in the process. If you're made to leave for voicing a dissenting opinion, better that they fire you--at least it would make for an interesting story for the right reporter at the Irish Times and negative coverage of your employer.
2. Although you said that you're not especially invested in this job, it does pay the bills for now, and the (muted) response by management isn't especially unusual. To me, this is typical corporate behavior (your employer likely isn't more hypocritical than most) and if possible, it should be fought in the workplace. To me, this is exactly what you are doing with your dissenting comments. I do think your action will make them think twice in the future, as you were undoubtedly voicing the sentiments of many other co-workers apart from your own.
However it turns out, you have my admiration and I will relate your story to my friends and colleagues.
Best wishes, Kevin Donegan
Nice one Amanda, what about a commeration for the thousands of Afghans killed since 9/11, not to mention a commeration for all the people killed in Vietnam, Central America, East Timor, and Columbia. The sickening crap on RTE makes me want to puke.
Amanda - You are a real hero. The total, complete, mind-blowing hypocrisy shown by todays anniversary sickens me. It appears that most americans believe that non-american life is too cheap to acknowledge. I feel no sympathy for them.
"America...who hates you hates the human race"-Brendan Behan. The lesson from 9/11 is clear; The world has grown so small that coexistence between Western,liberal democracy and fascistic, theocratic, Moslem fundamentalism is no longer possible. The Irish left, and the American, are parroting stale slogans from a by-gone era. But the American people are prepared to back their Chief, Bush, in this struggle. And the Irish people will also support the Anglo-American democracies. The Good Friday Agreement means that Irish resistance to Anglo-American hegemony is over. So-Lets Roll!