I feel this is increasingly relevant with the growing right-wing Nationalist sentiment in Ireland. (10 minute) Human-Read Audiobook.

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1. Is it actually growing? Or is it just a very vocal and active group of the same people each time?

2. The thing with Connolly is that he’s so flexible that literally every Irish nationalist can support him

   > These agencies, whether Irish Language movements, Literary Societies or Commemoration Committees, are undoubtedly doing a work of lasting benefit to this country in helping to save from extinction the precious racial and national history, language and characteristics of our people.

   There’s nothing there the likes of the National Party would disagree with entirely.

3. Didn’t Connolly oppose Belgian refugees coming to Ireland 🤔

4. James Connolly objected to Belgian refugees coming to Ireland in 1914. http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/bitstream/10599/11403/5/19141119.pdf

5. There’s no right wing party in Ireland what are you on about ?

   Also why the communist symbology, communism is evil as feck 10’s of millions of people lost their lives in communists purges.

   Are you a Russian sympathizer by any chance ?

6. I’m assuming when you’re referring to the “growing right-wing Nationalist sentiment” you are talking about people voicing concerns over our shambolic immigration policies? How is anything in that speech in any way relevant to that?

7. /r/theIrishLeft