Well. well. well - let us just take a moment of reflection to see were the parties stand on Palestine. The first word that springs to mind is hypocrisy, the second derision and the third abandonment. As someone who has been the victim of a smear campaign by some Sinn Fein party members, and the groups they manipulate for the last 14 years, I am delighted to see how they have finally outed themselves as the failed control freaks that they actually are.
Sinn Fein has ridden so many horses since 1998 in their pursuit of power they are no longer recognisable as the revolutionary party they once were. No better than Fianna Fail and Fine Gael nor even their fellow constitutional opponents in the North, the SDLP, SF is now a neoliberal establishment driven constitutional party Their pursuit of popularism not principle is as telling as their betrayal of everything they once stood for.
Their representative was heckled from the stage at the rally against genocide outside the American Embassy in Belfast while their senior party members were frolicking with genocidal Joe Biden at the White House. A perfect example of betrayal of the people of Gaza and the parallel approach SF takes of fooling voters at home while sucking at the teat of American imperialism. One face for the people of Ireland and another for the capitalists and the imperialist war mongers in the EU and America.
I personally cannot wait for elections north and south to see the backlash against Sinn Fein and their betrayal of the people of Palestine and indeed the people of Ireland. One two three four open up the Gaza door, five six seven eight Sinn Fein will get bait(beat) Now there is an election slogan that would resonate with Sinn Fein's revolutionary past, and sadly it's very far in the past now.
So, let us look at the opposition. Varadkar stood beside a genocidal maniac at the White House, as he explained why the Irish people are so in tune with the plight of the Palestinian people - a common history (one which includes military occupation, famine, colonisation, oppression, brutality and frequent massacres of the indigenous population) my words. Did he expel the Israeli Ambassador? No. Did he stop American war planes refuelling at Shannon Airport? No. Did he call on Genocide Joe to stop rearming Israel, to stop using their veto at the United Nations, to stop financing the apartheid racist state of Israel? No. He is another political chameleon, shedding skin, policies and principles when it suits.
Shameless self-serving politicians are the same all over the world. Spineless cowardly and corrupt in many instances. Sinn Fein will cynically manipulate and try to control every narrative that comes into the public discourse and try to undermine marginalise and pillory critical thinkers, like myself, who they cannot control. Bullies and thugs - you know who you are. I have a long memory and I will not forget. We see you for what and who you really are.
Now, who could we vote for and more importantly who should we vote for. Well the rivals to Sinn Fein, north and south are a motley collection of imperialist leftists and the remnants of the Socialist Workers Party. If candidates stood under the party banner vote for the Socialist Workers Party they would get about as many votes as the Workers Party which is a true socialist party, unlike these pseudo socialists who cheer-led the wars of intervention with chants of Gaddafi must go! Look at Libya now ? Sheep dressed as lions, champagne socialists, only interested in getting elected.
People Before Profit, what a great name More a political slogan than a political party. They have risen on the failures of SF. They are not leading a socialist revolution at the ballot box LOL. People are simply sick and tired of the lies, duplicity and deception of the established parties, Indeed the rise of SF in the south is proportional to the failures of FF and FG in government. Leading us to a United Ireland, don't make me laugh. The people of Ireland will reunite the country, not SF.
In conclusion we are represented in government and council by self serving sell-outs, each carving a little niche for themselves in the political landscape, then waiting for the others elected to slip up so they can slide in. FF-FG-SF are one and the same. Parties for capitalists, big business and the ruling elite do not let them tell you otherwise. Their opponents, the likes of PBP are simply Sinn Fein-lite. Stepping into the space the once revolutionary SF party has abandoned, more rhetoric than substance. Their reversals in the last elections in the north goes to prove getting elected is the easiest part staying elected is harder,
A curse on all your houses, Vote independent candidates.
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| Fra Hughes is a Belfast based writer and activist. |
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