an open letter to the editor of the Irish Times
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Wednesday March 19, 2003 17:52
by Damien DeBarra - p45
damiendebarra at hotmail dot com
regarding kevin myers 'Irishmans' diary' 19th April 2003
The following is an open letter to the editor of the Irish Times. It will be posted in a thread on the discussion forums at www.p45.net for anyone who wishes to respond or comment.
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A chara,
I write to you concerning Kevin Myers’ latest diatribe in the Irish Times (19 March, 2003). I have long respected the Irish Times as Irelands' best source of written news. I considered it to be impartial, measured, mature and well written. In short, it was where I (an Irishman living in Britain) turned to find out not just what was happening in my home country but also to give me a window on international current affairs. That was until today. Sorry, but no more.
Mr. Myers' attitude regarding the anti-war movement has been (and I have no doubt will continue to be) utterly repulsive. His particular brand of ill-informed, bilious ranting is a disgrace to the good name of the Irish Times. In particular I would like to take issue with his description of the Irish left as "nursery of babbling infants, where green tree-shaggers, green kneecappers and green Stalinists have recently been performing a Riverdance of sanctimony" which he posted in todays paper.
Furthermore, Mr. Myers's attitude to the French position on Iraq is at the very least downright embarrassing, and at worst verging on xenophobia worthy of the most in-bred, banjo-playing, slack-jawed yokel that the creators of the Simpsons’ could dream up.
Mr. Myers you are not funny. You aren't even cute. You are just plain pathetic and, to be blunt, a sanctimonious bore. If you have nothing good to say about anyone or to anyone, then please do us all a favour and shut up.
In the meantime I will continue to protest, hug my trees and eat my cheese, confident in the knowledge that history will remember those who spoke out against this illegal, immoral and crazed war for American oil interests. I suspect that history will also take note of those who gave succour to it.
Yours sincerly,
Damien DeBarra