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Tag: Elections

Ireland Has Seen Green-Opportunism From Eamon Ryan Before

Posted on April 23, 2020July 19, 2021 by CYM Committee

Eamon Ryan has been leaking internal information to apply pressure to his fellow party members to go into coalition. Green Party councillors have supported Fianna Fáil candidates in local areas. Green Party councillors voted to privatise O’Devaney Gardens social housing.

The Shinner Surge #GE2020

Posted on April 5, 2020July 19, 2021 by CYM Committee

Here we can see the working class of Ireland recognise their position, they can see very clearly the problems capitalism produces, namely, the health and housing crises. Here Sinn Féin had the opportunity to exploit the gap in anti-austerity politics that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil structurally support.

The Meaning of ‘Power’ in a Post-GE2020 Ireland

Posted on February 10, 2020July 19, 2021 by CYM Committee

Negotiation means dilution and this occurs all the time. It is possible that tweaks and quick fixes will be offered to the more chronic problems facing Ireland and working class people will temporarily get more breathing room.

Emigration or Suicide – Young People Must Take a Stand on Feb 8th

Posted on January 21, 2020July 19, 2021 by CYM Committee

Join the campaign to unseat the vampires who have led Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in bleeding near dry the spirits and hopes of Ireland’s youth.

Elections vs Direct Action

Posted on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 by CYM Committee

  Disillusionment with electoral politics is at an all time high. Voter turnout in Ireland and across the OECD has been steadily declining for the past 50 years – for understandable reasons. Whether you vote for Fianna Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour or Sinn Féin the result is the same; a committee of landlords, millionaires and…

The Haunted Halls of Parliaments

Posted on October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 by CYM Committee

Some months ago, I was approached by an old friend with a query. A work colleague of his was exploring the option of running in the local elections on a youth mental health platform and was looking for advice on how best to run the campaign. Why this person decided the best way to tackle…

Electioneering for the Apathetic

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by CYM Committee

For their rejection and/or indifference to the repetitive whingeing of career politicians, the youth of Ireland is often subjected to the most unforgiving of criticisms by their various political representatives. While they standing for little else other than re-election, they call the masses time and time again for yet another victory in yet another popularity…

The Failure of Environmentalist Politics

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by CYM Committee

Capitalists will not act in the interests of all of humanity because it would mean acting against profit. Capitalists cannot act on the benefit of the earth because it means they would lose profit, and could potentially lose power to other capitalists. In order to maintain power, Capitalists will always put the interest of the company first.

Sinn Féin’s Soft Touch

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by CYM Committee

There appears to be a common theme among ‘leftwing’ parties who enter into mainstream politics; a soft approach which tends to leave its grass roots members disillusioned as the party will continue to pander to an entirely different demographic than the ones it once represented. Blatant ignorance or maybe the refusal to accept a bad…

What Connolly Teaches Us About Elections

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 by CYM Committee

The recent results of the local and European elections were a brief insight into how each political party is performing, what is the level of engagement of the working class with the electoral process and which messages are resonating from which political parties. The main conclusions to draw before dissecting the rest are as follows:…

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