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Jon Burrows MLA talks about the rewriting of the history of the Troubles of Northern Ireland in a debate about the legacy of terrorism at the Ulster Unionist Party conference at the Crowne Plaza hotel at Shaw's Bridge in Belfast. Video taken by News Letter editor Ben Lowry on Saturday October 11 2025

Don't let history be rewritten! Learn why it's crucial to remember the past and hold the line of morality. Discover the seductive call of the "greater good" and how it can lead to dangerous compromises.

Explore the importance of standing firm against those who seek to rewrite the narrative of the past. Understand the role of custodians of right and wrong and the need to honor the courage of those who served.

#HistoryRemembers #MoralityMatters #NorthernIreland #TruthAndJustice
Transcript
00:00He bent the knee continually to Republicans, on the runs, on the refuse of the decommission,
00:07not taking action when they were carrying out punishment shootings, ignoring bank robberies
00:10and extortion, all to keep them on board, and every time he did so he undermined the
00:15moderate majority who actually made the agreement.
00:18I once described it like the sarin call, if you know Greek mythology, and the sarin call
00:23in this case is the greater good, you might have heard of, oh just ignore that for the
00:27greater good, turn a blind eye, and the great mythology, the sirens would try and send out
00:32music and songs that would draw the sailors towards the ship, towards the rocks and get
00:39shipwrecked, and Odysseus, he managed to navigate this, he was really doing, he was bit waxing
00:44the ear of the sailors, and he tied himself to the mast, and he kept his course, and that
00:52sense of the greater good, turn a blind eye, let it go, is seductive.
00:57There are those in the media who will say, and on social media, you're always looking
01:01back, no we're looking forward, but we've not ever let the back history of this country
01:05be rewritten.
01:07We can never be seduced by that call of let it go.
01:11Republicans aren't letting it go.
01:14They're rewriting history actively, and we are the custodians of right and wrong when it
01:19comes to the troubles now, and if the men and women in the security forces had the physical
01:24courage to stand on the front line, the least we can do in times of peace is to hold the
01:30line of morality on their behalf now.
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