Michael McDowell |
There is a problem with the failure of the Irish media to examine carefully and inform the people about the true nature of Sinn Féin.
The problem may be that Irish journalism was, and still is to a lesser extent, heavily populated by former hard left thinkers and commentators who are squeamish about their own past flirtations with organisations that embraced the Marxist concept of what is termed “democratic centralism”.
In case I am misunderstood, I am not suggesting a McCarthy-ite purge of the print and broadcast media. I am only offering my own view of how, with a few honourable media exceptions, the public are being kept in the dark about the true nature of Sinn Féin and the true implications of its espousal of democratic centralism.
There is something ludicrous about the current process in which Brian Stanley is given the condign punishment of taking a week off active politics to be followed by a personal statement to the Dáil – especially when his statement will be carefully composed and approved by the lads back in the Connolly Club in Belfast.
The problem may be that Irish journalism was, and still is to a lesser extent, heavily populated by former hard left thinkers and commentators who are squeamish about their own past flirtations with organisations that embraced the Marxist concept of what is termed “democratic centralism”.
In case I am misunderstood, I am not suggesting a McCarthy-ite purge of the print and broadcast media. I am only offering my own view of how, with a few honourable media exceptions, the public are being kept in the dark about the true nature of Sinn Féin and the true implications of its espousal of democratic centralism.
There is something ludicrous about the current process in which Brian Stanley is given the condign punishment of taking a week off active politics to be followed by a personal statement to the Dáil – especially when his statement will be carefully composed and approved by the lads back in the Connolly Club in Belfast.
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Total obedience, no dissent tolerated, no solo runs, no questioning direction taken, oppostion demonised, passed misdeeds absolved, future misdeeds 'nessecary for greater good'.
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