Tag: Marxism
From Social Democracy to Social Fascism: Is Holly Cairns the Session Moth Ireland Needs?
Dismissed hitherto by this publication as an airheaded, fake-tan drenched, and washed up thot past her physical prime; Holly Cairns, the nouveau Satrap of the Social Democrats, has ignited ire and interest alike following a recent tweet concerning the plantation...
From Marxism to the Open Society: The Irish Stickie Story
The following piece first appeared on the Substack Creeve Rua and is syndicated with the permission of the author. This article establishes the timeline in which the Irish Left, epitomised by The Workers’ Party (or the Stickies, for short), abandoned...
Kicking Paul Murphy Up the Arse: Don’t Let the Left Neuter the Irish Winter of Discontent
As Western Europe flexes itself for a winter of protests against extortionate energy bills, the science and mechanics of protests both warrant examination to gauge the abyss that lies ahead. One of the more satisfying protests I recently attended was...
Radlibs, not Leftists: Why Right-Socialism is the Only Viable Socialism
In the previous piece I described how the absence of a mandate to say no, which is inbuilt into Liberalism’s fabric, carries over into the economic sphere to promote free market chaos. In the case of immigration it was seen...
Who Was the True Prophet of Revolution in the Twentieth Century, Marx or List?
The following is a partial extract from the preface of ‘The National System of Political Economy’ just released by Imperium Press and syndicated with their permission. “The nationality of the worker is neither French, nor English, nor German, it is...
Splitters! — Connolly Youth Movement on Death’s Door?
Tough Times at Connolly Barracks At one time the most spirited outfit on the Irish Left, it would appear that the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) has entered a period of dormancy on the back of a schismatic year and lockdown...
Disquiet On The Eastern Front: Ireland Backs Colour Revolution in Belarus
The re-election of Alexander Lukashenko in August as the president of Belarus spurred protests and initiated widespread outcry on mainstream media. Much lionising has been made of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the opposition leader, who has recently called on Ireland to be...
The Overton Hourglass
June, 2003: shortly after take-off, an ultralight aircraft crashes near Caro, Michigan. The pilot is a newlywed man in his early forties. He dies in the wreckage. His name was Joseph Overton. In the world of politics, however, Joseph Overton...
The New Gender Recognition and Education Bills are Ideology Not Policy
Recently, RTE’s Prime Time saw the programme tackle gender identity; an increasingly contentious issue in Irish society. Despite offering various perspectives, the show was attacked by transgender activists, who started the hashtag ‘TurnOffPrimeTime.’ Such hashtags should be viewed as an...
RTÉ and the Case for Reforming Public Service Broadcasting
No sooner had the toys from this year’s Late Late Toy Show been tidied away than the RTÉ suits were turning their attention to the real business of the night – the audience rating figures. It may term itself as...