In April 1998 he had posted three times on marxism-general.
His first post showed his despair at the political prospects in Ireland. It
illustrates the marxist critique of the opportunist excitatory theory of terrorism.
>From: "liam grogan" <grogan at iol.ie>
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>Dear Comrades,
> I agree with most of what Gerry had to say. This
>may be an agreement but it's very unlikely to mean a settlement or peace.
>Sinn Fein leaders may try to pass this off as a 'victory' or maybe even as
>a draw but for Republicans it is nothing of the sort. The British state
>will remain in north-eastern Ireland, the repressive RUC police force wil
>remain for the forseseeable future, the Unionists are going to get an
>assembly which they can dominate again. What really bothers, is the fact
>that the Sunningdale Agreement of 1974 actually offered more for
>Nationalists/Republicans. So, if they're going to accept this now, what
>has the past 20 yrs. of suffering and sacrifice by all been for?
>Of course, there are new Republican armed groups springing up, made up
>mostly of former IRA Volunteers, there impact has yet to be seen but they
>shouldn't be written off. The one posititve possibility is that this
>agreement offers the chance of some sort of opportunity and equality for
>Catholics until due to demographic trends, they are finally in a majority
>in the six counties( they are already in a majority in 4). But there will
>have to be more, the disbandment of the RUC, the release of ALL political
>prisoners, the guarnatees of a true form of power-sharing, the withdrawl of
>British troops from Irish streets etc.
> Finally, Gerry, I see little evidence of people in
>the south forming mass mobilisations against the Celtic Tiger. Also, where
>is this Revolutionary Leadership?
>
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