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THE STRANGE REBIRTH OF STALINISM

19/01/2023 By Colm Breathnach 8 Comments

The Rebirth of Stalinism. HONG KONG - DECEMBER 22 2019: A group of protestors wear masks symbolizing the Communist Party of China's silencing of Uyghur Muslims and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement at a rally in Hong Kong.

If you were suddenly transported from the aftermath of the fall of ‘communism’ in the early 1990s to 2023, you would be in for a rude shock. Going from a situation where even old-style communist parties accepted that the undemocratic nature of the USSR and its satellites was problematic, you would find hordes of net-warriors […]

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SOCIALISTS AND COALITION WITH SINN FÉIN

05/05/2022 By Colm Breathnach 4 Comments

Should the Left join a coalition government with Sinn Féin

As the likelihood of a Sinn Féin led government grows, the prospect that the government might include radical left parties as coalition partners looms. But should socialists take up roles in government in coalition with Sinn Féin? Are there circumstances where this might prove to be necessary? Obligatory even? Now is the time to debate […]

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THE SYRIAN REVOLUTION 2011

13/04/2021 By Colm Breathnach 3 Comments

Assad was nearly overthrown by the Syrian Revolution of 2011

Socialists and the Syrian Revolution The Syrian revolution 2011 was a genuine people’s uprising: one that was crushed by the al-Assad regime; a corrupt neo-liberal clique backed by Russian imperialism; and Iranian clerico-military oligarchy. The intervention of the US and its Saudi and Gulf allies also undermined the revolution and bolstered reactionary fundamentalist forces. Socialists […]

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Socialists and Scottish Independence

17/10/2020 By Colm Breathnach 6 Comments

Socialists and Scottish Independence

Socialists support Scottish independence because it would create better conditions for short-term working-class victories and the long-term struggle for socialism. It would also herald the end of the imperialist British state. Socialists support the right of self-determination – in this case the right of the people of Scotland –  to decide their own future democratically. […]

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