Comment on A question on the IRA, the CPI and the USSR in 1969 by Joe Davis
Back then, an avowed republican was also an internationalist. In the 70s these seemed to be a dying breed. Confusion reigned, permitting the cultural majority to create strange forms of Sinn Fein...
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So if Irelands economic policy is primarily shaped by the wishes of ‘the markets’ does this mean we should emulate the policies of the country with the worlds best performing stock-exchange?...
View ArticleComment on From Spain: Latest by ejh
Not well enough known, that. (Well, I didn’t know.) Due to being Tweeted by Paul Mason and retweeted by Naomi Klein, this has been the most widely-read piece so far, by a country mile.
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You get the impression that this chap enjoys politics.ie in an unhealthy manner. If he spends any more time on that particular board, he’ll end up blind rather than just heavily blinkered.
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I don’t approve of picking on partners or children but politicians decide to put themselves in the public eye, many are very well rewarded for it and they show a marked contempt for the views of people...
View ArticleComment on Moderation in all things… by Blissett
Agree with the article, and much of the comments above. I will say thought, that it surprises me quite often when I see people I know to be mannerly reasonable and courteous people, venting spleen on...
View ArticleComment on Moderation in all things… by RosencrantzisDead
Of course, anonymous abuse is nothing new and may be rather tame in comparison to earlier times: http://www.100objects.ie/portfolio-items/81-threatening-letter/
View ArticleComment on What you want to say Open Thread Christmas/New Year edition by Joe
http://tinyurl.com/aynd73a. Don’t know if this will work. Above is a link to an article by Brian Hanley in irishstory.com about riot in Limerick in 1935 – in which only Protestant-owned premises were...
View ArticleComment on Moderation in all things… by Branno's ultra-left t-shirt
I’m actually politer on line than I am in real life. Most people think I’m a right c—.
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world without work http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/03/world-without-work?
View ArticleComment on Moderation in all things… by Jack Jameson
Apologies if this has been already flagged here. Johnny Fallon: Social media is not the great evil many politicians try to paint it via @independent_ie http://shar.es/4XINK via @sharethis
View ArticleComment on The sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. by CL
It took almost almost 60 years for the U.S. to recognize Haiti with Lincoln finally establishing diplomatic relations in 1862.
View ArticleComment on More on the ‘new’ party… by richotto
A group which may comprise a majority which has reason to feel most put upon at the moment are the private sector non professional workers. If a new party is to be credible I believe it has to offer...
View ArticleComment on Moderation in all things… by Forbolg
Whilst all forms of censorship are abhorrent and I agree that much of the current old media comment is naive,hysterical or simply hypocritical it is undeniable that there is a peculiarly vicious...
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He only champions the US as long as it doesn’t offend Israel by, for example, jailing a traitor: Free Jonathan Pollard, in prison in the USA since 1985 for spying for an American ally.
View ArticleComment on Sunday Independent Stupid Statement of the Week: CrowdSourced by...
Brilliant. The Sindo reports that the girl (who seems to have been young and stupid and may well be thinking better of it now) said: “How much do you earn an hour? €10? You are not a partner, you are a...
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I must admit that I try to debate the evilness of things quite often. And to think I was writing a comment that was critical of folks because the narrative that their posts constructed wasn’t nuanced...
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This is just me, but I get the feeling when he says he is “Pro-American” and “Pro-Israel” he admires those countries’ military power rather than the actual communities who live in those respective...
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Comment on Sunday Independent Stupid Statement of the Week: CrowdSourced by...
The NNI wishes to stop use of hyperlinks for commerical purposes: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/linking-to-newspaper-websites-for-profit-needs-licence-says-nni-3343453.html Don’t worry, none...
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