Dublin Anti War Protest Sat 22 Mar 2003

Friday March 21, 2003 20:53

by Aj

After what you've just seen, please get out and voice your concern.

We've just seen what Awe and Shock is. Imagine if your child had to hear the noise, the loud explosions of 500, 1000 and 2000 pound bombs. Now imagine your child was in Bagdad and had to live though that, cuddled up in your arms, crying with fear. Not knowing through their genuine innocence what is going on. For them its the end of the world. Could your child every get over this?

In order to show your protest please turn up to the protest in Dame street @ 2pm Sat 22nd March 2003.

No matter what your opinion is, what we have just witnessed was way OTT. It may have looked like a massive special effects effort on the set of a hollywood blockbuster, but alas it was not. It was real life with real people in those buildings. Sure its easy to dismiss them as bad Iraqi's, as the republican guard blah blah blah. I'm sick of it. Does that not mean that a person whom is not a military target cannot walk around as well and get hit by Awe and Shock weapons.

What about the shop next door to the military barracks, the little old lady's house, that as is in this country, located across the road. Its just not on.

Its the year 2003. No matter what your thoughts are on this war, surley there is a better way. WHy not use all this technology to kill sadam using a poison dart or something, Tones and tonnes of bombs are not the way, not any more. There is still too much pain lurking around from our own wars, from world wars in the last century. God soetimes I think its better to die now ratehr than to live through and put my children through this awful world. How can we be so inventive at ways of killing each other.

And lets just not make this march a call for peace in the Middle East, but for every where. The IRA, UVF, RIRA, and other accromyns of death need to be told that the ordinary common Irishman and womna will not tollerate this anymore. Sure us adults may be hard and cynical now, but what about your children, your future children, your loved ones. Can we have this anymore.

There are many things you can do tomorrow. From just showing up and voicing your opinion, to direct action. What ever you do, be peaceful, be compassionate and remember that guards, diplomats and others all are human too. Just maybe in a rut, can't get out, or just making mistakes. Its up to you. Personally, I'm just showing up, and if you ever think that one person cannot change thinks, look up a guy called Nelson Mandella and read about how he, just one guy, can have a considerable effect on the globe.

Take care and see you tomorrow.