A Soldier's Song

Day 2,703, 16:58 Published in Ireland Ireland by ChewChewShoe
Obligatory theme music.






Whose lives are pledged to Ireland



Dear Ireland,

Many years ago, Ireland was a place of determination and unity, a nation whose citizens were unyielding in the face of terror, a nation whose citizens pledged to cast aside their petty differences for the greater good of the fine community they partook in. Since those times, we have descended to great instability, continuous incompetence and great pretense, we have faltered and thrown away that which once made our fair isle so precious.
Recently this self-inflicted vanity and weakness climaxed in the plundering of our treasuries by the former dictator and country president Kuthesh, and ever since a great deal of explanations for this occurring has plagued our nation, causing even greater instability and disunity among our ranks.


Some have come
From a land beyond the wave
Sworn to be free


In spite of blame being passed between a great deal of citizens of our nation regarding the failures to secure Ireland’s prosperity, there is but one group that can solely take the blame for our disastrous situation: The people of Ireland, as a whole, with not a single exception.
It is evidential that a great deal of our citizenry are more concerned with their own appearance than the well-being of our nation, yet I say we forgive them and move past our petty feuds. What once made Ireland so great is the very same thing many people blame for our failures today; a most diverse community, consisting of people of all creeds, of all backgrounds.
We ought not to retort to such petty squabbles as to whom has the highest right to rule, but instead to unite against the forces of destruction and evil that is tearing our community apart. For too long have we obsessed over inconsequential matters, and have forgotten what is actually important; what we are ready to create and what we are ready to pass on to future generations. Through allowing our diverse community to be that which it truly is I believe we can find Ireland’s prospects once more turning bright. Do not disregard your fellow citizen so easily, give them your trust, give them your help, give them your energy and your inner fire, and Ireland once more shall find exceptionalism.
In the words of Charles de Montesquieu, I say unto you: "The Tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."


No more our ancient Sireland
Shall shelter the despot or the slave


The most precious thing we have is our sovereignty, our liberty, our independence. Never shall we surrender these unto anyone without a fight. Never shall we simply let tyrants walk all over us. Never shall we voluntarily give up our most precious freedom for a little temporary safety. The continuation of our democratic instances is the most important task that stands before the generation at hand. Foreign tyrants may boast about their power, about their wealth and about their imperial ambitions, but we have one weapon so much more powerful than anything they could ever muster against us: The self-determination of the Irish people. Through unity and through conviction we shall fight for our land in any way we can with an uncompromising determination to remain free; for such is our duty, such is our destiny.
Never must you brush aside your fellow citizen, in Ireland, nay in our Ireland we reject the ideas of oligarchy and tyranny, and instead celebrate the great principles of equality through unity. For this to continue I implore you, each and every one of you, to think of how you treat your fellow man or woman. Do not divide our community by raising one man to a position of despotism or degrading another to the pits of servitude.


Tonight we man the bearna baoil
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal
’Mid cannon's roar and rifles' peal
We'll chant a soldier's song


I have been led to shape the conviction that regardless of the size of the foe opposing us, a united Ireland can never be defeated. When we are at peace internally no blow from the outside can wound us. As such, I beg you to unite for the sake of our dear Ireland, our dear community, and everything that it stands for. We have fallen into chaos now, but fear not, for chaos is no mere depth of hell from which there is no return. Chaos is nothing but an opportunity to organize and climb, to seek the stars and be born anew. Ireland must come to the realization that nothing may stop us unless we allow it to break us. And so I ask you not to bow down and surrender when a punch, regardless of its strength, hits you, but instead rise again, with more experience, with greater ability to prevent additional blows.

We are soldiers.
We are the anvil & the hammer.
We are the sword & the pen.
We are thunder and we are lightning.
We are fire, yet we are water.
We are earth, yet we are wind.



As of now, I will leave you with this quote:

"Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action." -Malcom X

Sincerely,