Anti EU Campaigns: a blast from the past.

[Gadjodilo]

A little bit of history, folks. This was a pamphlet distributed by the anti-EEC people when we had the referendum campaign in 1972. They got practically everything wrong then and it's a good bet they'll be churning out the same rubbish next year when we vote on the Lisbon Treaty.

Check the bottom of page 2 for the usual suspects. Some of them are dead at this stage but to my knowledge, none of them have ever come back to the Irish people to explain why they got everything so wrong or why we should pay them any notice when they pop up again warning of doom and gloom next time around.

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[Shepherd]

The usual "Campaign to bring back the 19th Century" Crowd.

Interesting that they regarded a fridge as a undesirable luxury item.

[Citizen]

Yes - like that man Ray Crotty at his own personal risk going to Court and pushing old fashioned 19th century notions like giving you a right to vote on this Treaty. Over the minor old Single European Act that was only a 'tidying up exercise'.

How old fashioned is that?

And didn't that Chris Fettes fellow go off and start what became the Green Party?

Dangerous types.

Bah humbug.

And as for Christmas.....

[smiffy]

Yes - like that man Ray Crotty at his own personal risk going to Court and pushing old fashioned 19th century notions like giving you a right to vote on this Treaty. Over the minor old Single European Act that was only a 'tidying up exercise'.

Perhaps, but isn't it fair to say that they were incorrect on virtually every point made in the pamphlet?

[DOD]

Yes - like that man Ray Crotty at his own personal risk going to Court and pushing old fashioned 19th century notions like giving you a right to vote on this Treaty. Over the minor old Single European Act that was only a 'tidying up exercise'.

Perhaps, but isn't it fair to say that they were incorrect on virtually every point made in the pamphlet?

Maybe it is, but we could just as easily say that the yes campaign for nice last time was emotional blackmail, with all those pictures of sad looking children.

[MacCoise]

Yes - like that man Ray Crotty at his own personal risk going to Court and pushing old fashioned 19th century notions like giving you a right to vote on this Treaty. Over the minor old Single European Act that was only a 'tidying up exercise'.

Perhaps, but isn't it fair to say that they were incorrect on virtually every point made in the pamphlet?

No, they were right about the EEC not ending partition and about our fisheries not being under Irish control any more. Also on the VAT harmonisation thing, about hvaing tiny influence over the EU institutions

Of course, I'm sure if i was bothered I could find a Yes campaign literature from the time with some bogus predictions too..

The end of emigration, that sort of thing

[Pidge]

Of course, I'm sure if i was bothered I could find a Yes campaign literature from the time with some bogus predictions too..

The end of emigration, that sort of thing

*cough*

[DOD]

Of course, I'm sure if i was bothered I could find a Yes campaign literature from the time with some bogus predictions too..

The end of emigration, that sort of thing

*cough*

What's wrong Pidge? have you a dryness in your throat?

[Twin Towers]

This is a little more up to date and a lot more disgusting:

"The difference between the original Constitution and the present Lisbon Treaty is one of approach, rather than content ... The proposals in the original constitutional treaty are practically unchanged. They have simply been dispersed through the old treaties in the form of amendments. Why this subtle change? Above all, to head off any threat of referenda by avoiding any form of constitutional vocabulary ... But lift the lid and look in the toolbox: all the same innovative and effective tools are there, just as they were carefully crafted by the European Convention."

V.Giscard D'Estaing, former French President and Chairman of the Convention which drew up the EU Constitution The Independent, London, 30 October 2007

Or more from the same piece of filth:

"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly ... All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way."

V.Giscard D'Estaing, Le Monde, 14 June 2007

[seabhcan]

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