Comment on People’s Party by BB
That seems very appropriate to me. I’ve noticed that many people brought into activity in recent years have a dislike of the far left. They believe it to be authoritarian organisations, governed by...
View ArticleComment on People’s Party by EWI
Well, then an agreed stewarding arrangement needs to be put in place. Thankfully, Ireland is such a small country that agents provocateur aren’t as much of a worry as in say the US or UK, but still.
View ArticleComment on People’s Party by CMK
‘I’ve noticed that many people brought into activity in recent years have a dislike of the far left. They believe it to be authoritarian organisations, governed by self perpetuating cliques — who lead...
View ArticleComment on What you want to say – 5th March 2014 by Mark P
International Women’s Day Protest March 8th 2014 (tomorrow). 1 PM. Assemble at the Central Bank, Dublin. For a woman’s right to choose End violence against women Stop austerity Called by ROSA, also...
View ArticleComment on People’s Party by Noddy
When faced with a similar situation in late 70s early 80s the then Left managed to mobilise 10,000s into protests. Across Europe the Left has similarly mobilised vast numbers in recent times but in...
View ArticleComment on People’s Party by Mark P
BB, I don’t think you really know who/what is being talked about here and have decided to argue about imaginary people instead. This grouping, as it exists in this world rather than in your head, is a...
View ArticleComment on What if: The Fianna Fáil/Labour government of 1992 hadn’t...
Tory govt in London was key to ceasefire breakdown, not govt in 26 counties I think.
View ArticleComment on What if: The Fianna Fáil/Labour government of 1992 hadn’t...
I don’t know. Bruton certainly seemed to fixate on anti-republicanism. The ‘parity of esteem’ didn’t seem to extend to west belfast as far as he was concerned.
View ArticleComment on This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to the… Breeders, Pod by...
I missed that too though I see both Deal’s plus Donnelly are on it. Will check it out immediately, thanks!
View ArticleComment on This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to the… Breeders, Pod by...
It is great isn’t it sort of askew in some strange way. I saw them live in 1992/3 in the Tivoli in Dublin – which by the by had some great groups there. My memory of it is one of the Deal’s in a pointy...
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Comment on Sex and society, and… erm… Science Fiction – in the 1960s by...
Now that’s just cruel!
View ArticleComment on Sex and society, and… erm… Science Fiction – in the 1960s by...
I’ll go look for that. Thanks MC.
View ArticleComment on Constance de Markievicz: Fact and Fiction – What do we really know...
I’m surprised at Declan Bree being anti 1916.
View ArticleComment on Constance de Markievicz: Fact and Fiction – What do we really know...
Thanks JRJ for that bit of historical information.Do you know any authoritive book or series of articles dealing with the Irish soviets and the strikes of the ’20s? Kathleen Clarke found Constance’s...
View ArticleComment on Ukraine and the shape of politics to come by yourcousin
Liberius, The use of the word peasant which I feel shows your true feeling for a people you have no use for (even though they’re keeping you alive with their misguided work) came from here, “‘I don’t...
View ArticleComment on Sunday Independent Stupid Statement of the Week by yourcousin
So does this mean that Jobbik is right when they seek a return to pre-Trianon Hungary? Or is it only okay to cite realism when when those doing it are in opposition to the west?
View ArticleComment on Constance de Markievicz: Fact and Fiction – What do we really know...
She fought in 1916. O’Casey had other things to do. He ended up an arch Stalinist. His son op[posed him on this.
View ArticleComment on Unusual comparisons… by Jim Monaghan
It would be most interesting if Ukraine defaults on it’s debt. Now that would put the cat among the pigeons.
View ArticleComment on Sunday Independent Stupid Statement of the Week by Bob Smiles
Good point- has the US the right to intervene in central America ?
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