This Canadian Zionist is a regular at Far-Right gatherings of hate in Dublin. That's a long way to come to 'show his concern' for a country he has no links to whatsoever.
He claims to be a 'journalist' but unlike the courageous journalists being murdered by his fellow Zionists he is clearly a Far-Right agitator who is over here to stoke the fires of racial hatred.
Erza Levant does not see the Far-Right as 'patriots' nor does he give a damn about those who say, "I agree but... "
He sees them as 'Useful Idiots.'
Maybe the IRSP could explain to us why a known Canadian Zionist would have any interest in the 'concerns' of the working class people of Ireland?
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What makes you equate the Republican socialist movement with that fat Canadian Zionist? Just because the RSM don’t follow your social media algorithm and can think outside of people’s feelings and look at practicalities! You’ve moaned about the Provos for 30 odd years, now you’ve your excuse to moan about the Republican socialist movement. 30 years of moaning, are you not tired yet? The irps tell the truth you social media addicts can’t see the wood from the trees !
ReplyDeleteWhat makes me equate the 'Republican socialist' movement with that fat Canadian Zionist?
ReplyDeleteWell they were at the same 'protest' as the fat Canadian Zionist for a start. As were the leading Far-Right racists such as Derek Blighe, Niall McConnell, Herman Kelly and the little Nazi Justin Barrett.
You of course ignored my question as to why a known Zionist 'reporter' travelled all the way to Dublin from Canada to attend a protest and it wasn't the first time he did so.
I think it's obvious why he does so but I'll let you figure that out for yourself as you clearly ignore those type of awkward questions, just like those Shinnerbots tend to do. Shinnerbots as in individuals who hide behind fake names.
As for me not being able to see the wood, or the forest (as a forest is larger than a wood), from the trees. Any wood or forest I've ever seen has been a large area of land covered with trees and so I identify it straight away as either a wood or a forest, depending on how large it is.
Meaning that I call things as I see them and that is something which tends to greatly annoy those who have something to hide. In your case it's your name. In all those years I've always used my own name to say what I have to say on social media or anywhere else for that
matter. Maybe you should grow a set and do the same...
Dixie,
Deleteyou raise an important point regrading RSM participation in that gathering.
The RSM I am familiar with might have turned up but only to confront the far right toe to toe, never to march in step with them.
The RSM released a statement recently about their stance on immigration policy, making it clear that it was the policy not the people it was critical of. Whether we agree with the position or not it was coherent and well presented and not at all like the anonymous response to your piece.
If the paper genuinely represents RSM policy on the matter then the least we can expect is for it to welcome discussion around the issue rather than make the kneejerk response of the touched raw nerve.
This is even more imperative for it because the sentiment I am picking up from former RSM is one of unease that it would attend any rally outside an immigrant accommodation centre in the company of the far right.
In my view the only time republicans or socialists should be near these events is for the purpose of creating a shield wall between the protestors and the people inside.
Dixie - someone else has tried to comment (using the moniker Chungus) but is not allowed access to the blog given a history of deleting comments. Blog policy is very clear about that.
DeleteI think all those people mentioned are right wing air heads without a brain cell between them, and that stick steenson another buffoon, blighe another ex stick buffoon.
ReplyDeleteThat fat Canadian Zionist is a social media grifter that would go to the opening of an envelope if it got him clicks and $$$$$.
As regards these protests, there are genuine issues across Ireland and particularly the free state with infrastructure, housing crisis and a litany of other things. There are issues that need to be addressed, it isn’t the 1970s fighting the NF.
As regards republicans on the ground, if they manage to stop riots and violence and steer young people away from far right social idiots, not a bad idea.
The attack by the far-right on International Protection Applicants at City West was despicable. It bore similarities with Hitlers "Kristalnacht' against Jewish people 1n 1938. To see the IRSM present was sickening, and then to claim defending the "working class" cut no ice. What about the "working class" unders seige? The IRSM, as once would have been the case, should have stood toe to toe, along with AFA (Anti Fascist Action), in defence of those under beige. Many of these are also'working class' or do they not count?
ReplyDeleteWhatever 'republicans on the ground' we're doing they were not stopping 'riots and violence'. Perhaps they were a little confused, and this is stretching it, as to who the far right were? Could that be it? The IRSM were anti fascist and aligned themselves with like minded groups, the Leninists, Red Action, IMG and other groups who would, had they been in Ireland, stood in defence of those under seige.
I do accept the twenty six county administration have handled this pathetically wrong. These riots were not about that, and you know it, but moreover they were neo-Nazi efforts using fools as cannon fodder to burn these people out. I suggest reading the Night of the Long Knives to get a picture of Nazism, it was not only the leadership who were 'liquidated ' but their rank and file moron followers. At City West the IRSM, matter what the claims are, we're part of this fascist gang, mistakenly maybe, and should perhaps take a rain check on this before the movement becomes ostracised by other republican and socialist groups.
Caoimhin O'Muraile
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From Reddit Several socialist parties are taking a surprisingly soft stance on the Citywest riot
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It's well known that the Irish left is strongly pro-immigration and the far-left is particularly vocal and a visible presence at anti-racism protests. Many times I've heard chants like "When migrant rights are under attack - stand up, fight back!" and "Nazi scum, off our streets!" I've also heard them accuse the Government parties of taking a soft stance on anti-immigration protests, either out of sympathy or in order to divide the working class.
So imagine my surprise when I came across a statement from the IRSP that supported the rioters and said "We believe the Irish working class have a right to mobilise and protest against all anti–Irish working class issues."
I thought they might just be an outlier, but I started looking around and found that most of the Socialist and Communist parties in Ireland were avoiding directly condemning the riots.
The statement from the Connolly Youth Movement focuses entirely on criticising Tusla and only in the final sentence does it off-hand asks for protesters to "de-escalate".
The Workers Party takes a similar approach with only a single sentence on the riots that's so vague that it doesn't even specifiy what they are condenming.
PBP's statement gives the impression that the protesters are misguided in their "justified anger" and feels like it is trying to convince the rioters of the error of their ways, rather than condemn them.
The Socialist Party is the clear exception and it strong condemned the "racist riot" and is the only party that explicitly called it a far-right protest. It was the only party that described the events of the riot in detail and spoke of the fear migrants felt.
I couldn't find any statement from the Communist Party of Ireland or the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland.
There's been a lot of discussion on how Sinn Féin is moving to the right on immigration (their website has 4 statements condemning the assault on the girl, but only 1 vaguely mentions the riot) in order to hold onto their working class supporters, so I thought it was very interesting that socialist parties are seemingly taking a similar approach.
In contrast, the Labour Party (regularly criticised as having sold out its principles and not really being left wing) clearly denounced the riot as rascist and the Social Democrats also didn't hold back in calling out the far-right protesters.
Perhaps this is the right approach. Maybe the best way to win over anti-immigration protesters is with sympathy rather than condemnation. Or perhaps appeasement will only validate and encourage the protesters.
Statement on behalf of the IRSP on recent events at Citywest Hotel in Dublin
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On Tuesday night our activists were present at the protest in Citywest, called by the local community of Saggart and Citywest, following the recent sexual assault of a 10-year-old child by an African man who had been refused asylum in the Free State and was issued a deportation order six months ago. The child in question was under the direct supervision of the State’s failed organisation Tusla.
There have been numerous attempts by the community to call on the government and the disgraced Citywest campus owners to investigate and intervene in the outrageous number of complaints about crime and safety made directly in relation to the IPAS centre. These calls have fallen on deaf ears, which has led to the recent events of last night.
The community and the Irish people want answers and need answers. The State’s policy on migration has failed the Irish working class, and it is our right to demand that whoever enters Ireland is admitted on the basis of our interests, not the interests of those who seek to use this faulty system for their own agenda and financial gain.