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Antrim - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 PUBLIC MEETING: After the Troubles: where now for socialists and republicans?
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Wednesday June 03, 2009 10:16 by Irish Socialist Network
Public meeting in Belfast to launch new ISN pamphlet "After The Troubles" at the Linenhall Library. TIME: |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Troubles is a petty word for war the civil troubles of 1922 dont sound right eit her call it what it is.and end the imperial masters of it yes war
Can normal left-right politics take off in Northern Ireland post GFA? Probably not, as NI is not yet a normal state. It's actually a province, not possessing the national status of two other entities in the UK, Scotland and Wales. The UUP and the DUP are not ideological advocates of post-WW2 Butskellite social welfare policies. They simply accept these things as given by the UK state, as they have since 1920 accepted whatever subventions and grants for infrastructure that were shoved their way by the British state. SF has used socialist rhetoric and proletarian jargon during the past 35 years, but much of it rings hollow. One reason is that the core constituencies in urban centres like Belfast and Bogside Derry are not proletarian: they are sub-proletarian and therefore have never integrated into "working class politics" including trades unions.
Until NI slowly becomes a normal society the best that activists can do is work on local issues and promote community education and cross cultural initiatives. Forget about militant high theory - the people aren't ready for it.
Fair play to the ISN for opening this important debate. Militarism or mass action? Lets get it right and build an anti-imperialist movement the length and breadth of Ireland. I'll be there.