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Will do – should have a bit of time this weekend to do it
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Thanks RP. Can I make a comradely suggestion that you keep it relatively short and avoid an overly forensic dissection? An executive summary if you will
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The problem I personally have is that I am always going to tell the truth about what I currently think is necessary to liberate our class. So in any party-type formation I am going to argue for what I...
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t it is necessary to have some kind of larger left wing grouping, with a wider appeal than the sects, that would also allow the sects to develop their ideas in conversation and debate with something...
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My commitment ebbs and flows like everyone – I am personally often pessimistic about the prospects for revolutionary change for the reasons eamonncork outlines. But I have read enough history to know...
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Comment on Sharknado: The CLR Review by Starkadder
I spent two hours last night watching “Archer” season 1 and very good it was too. My father loves the Eagles, BTW, and he also likes those other Dad-rock staples Phil Collins and Dire Straits.
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I think you are making the mistake of conflating a mass movement of working people which in reality will be made up of a whole variety of organisational forms based around both tactical/immediate and...
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That’s it, it’s the history rather than the music. Well on my end of the sofa at least. That Joe Walsh is some character, hard not to like him compared to the huge egos of the other pair, whose names I...
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Yes, definitely have experienced the same. All sorts of reasons for it, I think, too much to try and summarise in a blog comment.
View ArticleComment on What you want to say… Open Thread, 7th August 2013 by sonofstan
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/10/belfast-sectarian-violence-police-injured Not excusing it or anything, but does the team think that the word ‘sectarian’ is merited in the above headline?...
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The Left Forum is still working away, speaking to various people and has organised some public discussions – the most recent being jodi dean. It is still however a proto-organisation. The next large...
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cmr – good to hear though I’m a bit disappointed to have been dropped off whatever lists this discussion and organising are taking place on
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The horror… the horror… (Phil Collins and Dire Straits!).
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At the end of the last conference the DCU group was tasked with organising the next one. Its mainly been face to face meetings, and we have been tardy with email updates, apologies, we really want to...
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The Asgard us there too. In its own building.
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The Starry Plough flown from the Imperial Hotel would have been the green one, with the very distinct plough- the blue flag with the stars is a later innovation I think.
View ArticleComment on Sharknado: The CLR Review by Feadog
‘The Eagles – Shark Attack.’ I’d watch that.
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Hi RP – I didn’t mean to imply that people of a Leninist / Trotskyist persuasion are not very active in a number of important campaigns, and I’m happy to work with them in that context. What concerns...
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PBS America had Wim Wenders’ film on the blues. Caught the the last 45 minutes featuring astonishing performers JB Lenoir and Skip James. The former died from negligent medical treatment after a car...
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