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Good 10-15 min read on IRA's relationship with Maoist China.
tl;dr of it is that Goulding and Costello went looking for arms in 1963/64, China basically said no to anything to do with them and also alerted their offices in London of what was going on.
Chinese also never considered Ireland a truly revolutionary state as they felt that even if British rule was removed that Ireland would remain in the American sphere of influence and the Chinese considered de Velera's government fascist for not taking part in WW2.
Funny then, as China in 1964/5 also had very good, and less lofty, reasons for not wishing to involve itself in the problems of Northern Ireland. For historical reasons, as well as the
continued British possession of Hong Kong and its role in essentially anti-PRC groupings such as the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) and activities such as the establishment of Malaysia in 1963 (contrary to the demands of Indonesia's anti-imperialist President Sokarno) Britain was recognised by China as the second-most prominent imperialist power in the world, after the United States.
ie - China didn't really care about helping ''muh oppressed people's of the world'' as Goulding tried to pander to Chinese and hope for, instead Chinese were doing what was in their own Imperialist interests.
tl;dr of it is that Goulding and Costello went looking for arms in 1963/64, China basically said no to anything to do with them and also alerted their offices in London of what was going on.
Chinese also never considered Ireland a truly revolutionary state as they felt that even if British rule was removed that Ireland would remain in the American sphere of influence and the Chinese considered de Velera's government fascist for not taking part in WW2.
Funny then, as China in 1964/5 also had very good, and less lofty, reasons for not wishing to involve itself in the problems of Northern Ireland. For historical reasons, as well as the
continued British possession of Hong Kong and its role in essentially anti-PRC groupings such as the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) and activities such as the establishment of Malaysia in 1963 (contrary to the demands of Indonesia's anti-imperialist President Sokarno) Britain was recognised by China as the second-most prominent imperialist power in the world, after the United States.
ie - China didn't really care about helping ''muh oppressed people's of the world'' as Goulding tried to pander to Chinese and hope for, instead Chinese were doing what was in their own Imperialist interests.
Forwarded from Archiving Irish Diversity Stuff (AIDS)
Also to add: Irish Dissident Republicans who LARP as Maoists and such are retarded
Forwarded from The National Party │ An Páirtí Náisiúnta
"In these days of doubt, despair and resurgent hope we fling our banner to the breeze, the flag of our fathers, the symbol of our national redemption, the sunburst shining over an Ireland re-born." James Connolly, The Irish Flag, 1916
"Legislation does not control the Lords of Industry; it is the Lords of Industry who control legislation. As we have often put it: The Class which rules industrially will rule politically."
"The civilisation of any country to-day is judged by the position of its working class. A degraded working class means a degraded country, and a country weak against its foreign enemies. A working class upon a high plane of intelligence, in possession of social rights and strongly entrenched upon the political and economic field means a country dignified, respected, progressive, and powerful against foreign attack."
#country #foreign
#country #foreign
"Reasoning from the foregoing the reader who has been attentively observing the trend of events in Ireland will appreciate the fact that the strikes and Labour struggles now on in this country are not mere isolated phenomena without bearing upon the progress of the race. Rather he will see that all of them – [...] manifestations of activity on the part of Organised Labour, are so many evidences of the resolve of the workers to preserve and extend their heritage of freedom, despite the madness of the rulers of the world."
#irishrace #nationalism
#irishrace #nationalism
"Let Ireland learn this lesson. The labour fights the public hears of in Ireland are not signs of mere restlessness – they are the throbbing of the hearts of the worker aspiring after a civilisation that shall make the Irish nation of our time a worthy representative of the free Ireland of the past."
#nation #nationalism
#nation #nationalism
The above quotes are taken from Forces of Civilization (1916).
This essay is an example of how Connolly viewed the organisation of labour, Socialism in general, not only in terms of class struggle, but as a means to the end of the national struggle also.
This essay is an example of how Connolly viewed the organisation of labour, Socialism in general, not only in terms of class struggle, but as a means to the end of the national struggle also.
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James Connolly: Forces of Civilisation (1916)
"The land of a country belongs of right to the people of that country, and not to any particular class, nor even to any single generation of the people. "
"The problem is a grave and difficult one, alike from the general ignorance of its controlling conditions and because of the multiplicity of vested interests which must be attacked and overthrown at every forward step towards its solution. The solution herein set forth is therefore not guaranteed to be absolutely perfect in all its details, but only to furnish a rough draft of a scheme of reform by means of which the ground may be prepared for that revolutionary change in the structure of society which can alone establish an approximation to an ideally just social system.
The agriculture of Ireland can no longer compete with the scientifically equipped farmers of America, therefore the only hope that now remains is to abandon competition altogether as a rule of life, to organise agriculture as a public service under the control of boards of management elected by the agricultural population (no longer composed of farmers and labourers, but of free citizens with equal responsibility and equal honour), and responsible to them and the nation at large, and with all the mechanical and scientific aids to agriculture the entire resources of the nation can place at their disposal. Let the produce of Irish soil go first to feed the Irish people, and after a sufficient store has been retained to insure of that being accomplished, let the surplus be exchanged with other countries in return for those manufactured goods Ireland needs but does not herself produce.
Thus we will abolish at one stroke the dread of foreign competition and render perfectly needless any attempt to create an industrial hell in Ireland under the specious pretext of ‘developing our resources’.
Apply to manufacture the same social principle, let the co-operative organisation of the workers replace the war of classes under capitalism and transform the capitalist himself from an irresponsible hunter after profit into a public servant fulfilling a public function and under public control. Recognise the right of all to an equal opportunity to develop to their fullest capacity all the powers and capabilities inherent in them by guaranteeing to all our countrymen and women, the weak as well as the strong, the simple as well as the cunning, the honest equally with the unscrupulous, the fullest, freest, and most abundant human life intelligently organised society can confer upon any of its members."
The agriculture of Ireland can no longer compete with the scientifically equipped farmers of America, therefore the only hope that now remains is to abandon competition altogether as a rule of life, to organise agriculture as a public service under the control of boards of management elected by the agricultural population (no longer composed of farmers and labourers, but of free citizens with equal responsibility and equal honour), and responsible to them and the nation at large, and with all the mechanical and scientific aids to agriculture the entire resources of the nation can place at their disposal. Let the produce of Irish soil go first to feed the Irish people, and after a sufficient store has been retained to insure of that being accomplished, let the surplus be exchanged with other countries in return for those manufactured goods Ireland needs but does not herself produce.
Thus we will abolish at one stroke the dread of foreign competition and render perfectly needless any attempt to create an industrial hell in Ireland under the specious pretext of ‘developing our resources’.
Apply to manufacture the same social principle, let the co-operative organisation of the workers replace the war of classes under capitalism and transform the capitalist himself from an irresponsible hunter after profit into a public servant fulfilling a public function and under public control. Recognise the right of all to an equal opportunity to develop to their fullest capacity all the powers and capabilities inherent in them by guaranteeing to all our countrymen and women, the weak as well as the strong, the simple as well as the cunning, the honest equally with the unscrupulous, the fullest, freest, and most abundant human life intelligently organised society can confer upon any of its members."
The above passage is taken from Erin's Hope (linked above). This is an interesting insight into Connolly's theoretical solutions to Ireland's problems. Despite being branded as a Marxist, you can see here that his thoughts were not to eliminate classes or level the playing field, so to speak. There is an acknowledgement of inherent differences in character and ability between individuals, not the false notion of blank slate equality.
The solutions outlined here are essentially insular, a rejection of global market competition and the reorganisation of society around the common good of the Nation as the foundation that the proposed system is built. Connolly paints a very different picture here than what we are led to believe by the modern day socialists. This is more akin to economic nationalism/isolationism than the modern interpretation of internationalism, which we have shown previously meant something different to Connolly also.
The solutions outlined here are essentially insular, a rejection of global market competition and the reorganisation of society around the common good of the Nation as the foundation that the proposed system is built. Connolly paints a very different picture here than what we are led to believe by the modern day socialists. This is more akin to economic nationalism/isolationism than the modern interpretation of internationalism, which we have shown previously meant something different to Connolly also.
It's worth breaking the above paragraph down as its use of the dreaded word "diversity" means it is open to being twisted through semantics to mean something Connolly did not intend, particularly if the last sentence is taken in isolation from the previous which makes it abundantly clear that he was talking about "the separate identity of the Irish race".
Saint Patrick used the three leaves of the Shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity; that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are each separate elements of just one being. The unity Connolly is referring to is the Irish Race, the collective, the diversity being the individual Irish who make up this collective whole.
Here, "diversity" is not being used in the modern politically weaponised sense, that Irish is merely an idea that any given person can adopt. It is not a universal identity, but a distinct and unique one made from the sum it's parts, the Irish people. To argue otherwise would miss the basic truth that a shamrock has three of the same leaves growing from one root and stem. If you were to pick a shamrock, pull off two of the leaves and replace them with those of two different flowers you will get the type of diversity as is understood in the modern sense of the word. It is artificial and destructive. You would no longer have a shamrock, or even a naturally occurring entity.
Irish Race = Irish People = Ethnic Irish = Irish Nation
Saint Patrick used the three leaves of the Shamrock to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity; that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are each separate elements of just one being. The unity Connolly is referring to is the Irish Race, the collective, the diversity being the individual Irish who make up this collective whole.
Here, "diversity" is not being used in the modern politically weaponised sense, that Irish is merely an idea that any given person can adopt. It is not a universal identity, but a distinct and unique one made from the sum it's parts, the Irish people. To argue otherwise would miss the basic truth that a shamrock has three of the same leaves growing from one root and stem. If you were to pick a shamrock, pull off two of the leaves and replace them with those of two different flowers you will get the type of diversity as is understood in the modern sense of the word. It is artificial and destructive. You would no longer have a shamrock, or even a naturally occurring entity.
Irish Race = Irish People = Ethnic Irish = Irish Nation
Connolly's views on homogeneity (unity) vs heterogeneity (diversity):
"The German Empire is a homogeneous Empire of self-governing peoples; the British Empire is a heterogeneous collection in which a very small number of self-governing communities connive at the subjugation, by force, of a vast number of despotically ruled subject populations.
We do not wish to be ruled by either empire, but we certainly believe that the first named contains in germ more of the possibilities of freedom and civilisation than the latter."
"The German Empire is a homogeneous Empire of self-governing peoples; the British Empire is a heterogeneous collection in which a very small number of self-governing communities connive at the subjugation, by force, of a vast number of despotically ruled subject populations.
We do not wish to be ruled by either empire, but we certainly believe that the first named contains in germ more of the possibilities of freedom and civilisation than the latter."