In other words Adams is going to rake in more cash from a brave man whom he betrayed in ways we could never have imagined back then.
Proof of how much Adams and Morrison cared so little about Bobby was that they totally ignored his final wishes regarding his funeral. In fact one of those requests, that he not be buried in a shroud nor a humiliating suit but wrapped in a blanket, was very easily done. Bobby was a realist and knew that the screws would never hand over a blanket from the protest so he meant a similar one which would have been symbolic of the blanket protest.
Adams, Morrison and the rest of that inner circle were trusted with his funeral arrangements and they buried him in a shroud.
So much for 'The Bobby Sands Trust'.
The same people use Bobby's name to sell the betrayal of everything he believed in and died for.
Put it like this, if Brendan 'The Dark' Hughes had died on hunger strike back then Adams and his cronies would also be free to use his name to sell the betrayal of everything he believed in. Free to claim that his death on hunger strike paved the way for electorism and the GFA.
Thankfully The Dark lived and stayed true to his principles. He was able to expose Adams and the Sinn Féiners for what they became.
He referred to the GFA as Got F*ck All.
Because of that the Sinn Féiners unleashed the 'Flying Monkeys' and sent them out to try and blacken his name.
They of course failed miserably which came as no surprise.
You only have to post Brendans photo or even his name on social media and it always gets a fanastic response.
As for this latest collection of writings by Bobby and indeed all of his work. As far as I'm concerned if you buy them you are effectively buying stolen property.
From Ed Moloney in The Broken Elbow...
... The Bobby Sands Trust was set up after his death in 1981 with the aim of raising money for the dependants of IRA prisoners through the sale of books, photographs and memorabilia about the dead IRA protester. The Sands family is claiming that a recent decision by the Trust to make “republican writings” the main beneficiary instead was illegal and taken without their permission.
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Thomas Dixie Elliot is a Derry artist and a former H Block Blanketman. Follow Dixie Elliot on Twitter @IsMise_Dixie |
Henry Joy comments
ReplyDeleteWell done Dixie.
Keep speaking your truth, your truth based on shared experiences in the H-Blocks with Bobby Sands, and with Brendan 'The Dark' Hughes, amongst so many Titans.
Keep speaking truth to power.
It's important for the historical narrative.
Respect
HJ