Ireland General Discussion

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I just realized that Sinn Fein is another example of a successful vanguard party over mass parties. There truly is one common trend in successful human organizational models.

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I seriously doubt there’s going to be a backlash to this, if anything this lays the fire for a movement to later spark on to

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Is organized crime really such a big deal in Ireland? Do they really control the boxing industry?

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Aren't the SocDems (their name notwithstanding) clearly to the left of Labour economically?

Yes, although that may mainly be due to not having been in government. It is very much a Student Left "we like nice things and don't like horrible ones" party.

That sort of milquetoast attitude seems like a good idea considering the major parties descend from warlord cliques and the other parties are granola neolibs, abortion haters, blairites, and a Trotskyist coalition.