Ernie O'Guevara

In my opinion, a communist state in the face of opposing imperialist nations should have the recommended border controls as you say...But surely workers should have the right to live in Ireland if they so desire? I disagree with the immigration policy of just sending once liberated workers of Eastern Europe into our country to export their wage slavery, but should not a Polish worker still have a right to live in Ireland, if they are an educated comrade from another socialist state themselves? What if a Cuban wished to move to a Socialist Ireland for work? Also, yes whilst Irish culture should be protected, what is wrong with having other cultures or races being a part of that. A study was once done by Nat Geo proving that the only pure Gaels living in this country are the Travellers. The rest have mixed British, Scandinavian and Spanish roots, with traces of ethnic Irish in there also. In a capitalist society, the alienation is apparent by the proletariat in the form of racism, not in socialism, just ask Paul Robeson, as he told Joe McCarthy: In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No colour prejudice like in Mississippi, no colour prejudice like in Washington. There should always be regulation on immigration, but allowance of other races and cultures, as well as tolerance of them.

Anyone know where I can read Ruairi O'Bradaigh's Dilseacht. I am beginning research for a short book on a Marxist internationalist perspective on 20th century Irish history, I think O'Bradaigh's book would be an invaluable source.

I think a lot of people feel distance from Irish in this country by the educational system, I'm only doing the LC now, and I find Irish tough. It can be quite an alienating subject through the way it is taught. I think in a socialist Ireland, we should continue compulsory Irish but reform it from De Valeraism.

Some old British newsreels that show off some Irish history: Traolach Mac Suibhne in his offices in Cork His funeral

Wow, I have to respect Putin even though he is a reactionary, he truly shows respect to this man who was a hero of his country. All Russians, Georgians, Kazakhs, Ukrainians etc. should be proud they had Stalin lead them to victory against the Third Reich.

Still got plenty of books to read myself, must pop by Connolly Books next time in Dublin and see their selection of history

It may be out of print here, but not on Amazon anyway. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gates-Flew-Open-Prison-Memoir/dp/1781171696/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423261462&sr=8-2&keywords=peadar+o%27donnell

Go raibh maith agat, a chara. I have similar difficulties with international history regarding Joseph Stalin, but thankfully our friends overseas on the internet have pointed me in the right direction. Highly recommend "The Battle for China's PAst" by Mobo Gao for the truth on Mao's Cultural Revolution.

Comrades, Any good historians on Irish history you'd recommend, particularly around the War Against the Free State, James Connolly, Irish history post Treaty etc.

Excellent objective lecture on the role of the Catalan POUM in the aborted Spanish Revolution.

This Youtuber has some interesting historical lectures available on his channel, I must recommend them to you all. This one focuses on the father of our movement, Seamus O Conghaile.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOLvT-RpXU69uNZhjfmyCA Anyone interested in Japan from a Marxist perspective should look no further than this Comrade's Youtube channel.

I think it will be a little more subtle than that, a Chara. Something along the lines of events in Venezuela today....

Yes, in fact David Irving gave a talk on this. I know he's a Neo-Nazi holocaust denier but he's quite professional and I admire some of his work. I personally think it was the Nazi elements left in Hungary spreading lies of "Judaeo-Bolshevism," that caused the uprising. The Hungarians were fascist and several of the rebels wanted Horthy back, they were Nazis nothing more, nothing less.

Considering Zionists have actually seized land which is not theirs from Egypt, Syria and Jordan as well as Palestine, and only relinquished in some cases, this is not at all surprising. If Saudi Arabia were to fall I'm sure the US would immediately initiate such a project to extend their spheres of influence. With nuclear arms Israel have the capability.