Comment: Is Ireland an Organised Hypocrisy?
May 25th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Is Ireland an Organised Hypocrisy? The answer is very simple. Like every other nation, it is. Countries have aspirations and stated principles, which more often than not, contrast with a grim reality. However, it is the record in recognising past hypocrisy and embracing change that sets countries apart and in Philadelphia, in March 2008, the then presidential candidate Barack Obama, spoke on America's troubled history with race issues and began his speech with the opening words of the US Constitution: "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...” A big step on the road was taken with Obama's own election.