tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727561618191456901.post2205356259275663306..comments2024-03-28T05:29:25.961+00:00Comments on SINN FÉIN - KEEP LEFT: I TELL YA, SINN FÉIN IS NOT YOUR ONLY CHOICEmellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12844166986997608405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727561618191456901.post-8824738514277313492009-05-05T16:21:00.000+01:002009-05-05T16:21:00.000+01:00Hi BSF,
We are definitely in agreement. FF and F...Hi BSF, <br /><br />We are definitely in agreement. FF and FG are quite happy to continue the current failed economic model. I'd rather vote left than those two.<br /><br />I'd like to see all leftist candidates supported down the line so as to maximise the left's representation.<br /><br />I'd also like to see a wider swathe of people brought over to the progressive cause and thats going to require a more skillful deconstruction of the right's position than just saying the system is unfair, its a bailout for the rich. We know this already and so does about 75% of the population but unless we on the left can deconstruct the right's position we will fail.<br /><br />Take for instance this article from Paul Krugman( the trendy man of the moment in economics) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04krugman.html?em<br /><br />He strongly argues why wage cuts are the wrong way to go. Its the type of argument that would have strongly complimented Claire's line that cuts etc are unfair and harm society.<br /><br />Its also an argument that would have brought the fight to Gurdgiev on what was supposedly his territory - economics.<br /><br />The impact on the audience would have been two-fold: <br /><br />(1) People would still have appreciated the stout defence of the ordinary person's interests<br /><br />(2) Many who would have bought into the Left cant run an economy trope might have thought hang on these guys make sense and I am convinced by the force, as well as the justness, of their arguments. <br /><br />I know I harp on about the need for the left to up its analysis alot but I believe its been a critical failing of the left here and abroad.<br /><br />Certainly SF is solidly on top of its economic brief at the moment.<br /><br />I hope the other leftists do likewise because its a powerful coalition of right-wing consensus that we are arrayed against.<br /><br />JerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727561618191456901.post-91239116986724643802009-05-05T12:58:00.000+01:002009-05-05T12:58:00.000+01:00Jer and Balbriggan I think you are agreeing here.Jer and Balbriggan I think you are agreeing here.starry ploughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481013510515056679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727561618191456901.post-24044073125979632432009-05-05T12:56:00.000+01:002009-05-05T12:56:00.000+01:00Jer
who is the bigger enemy of working people, So...Jer<br /><br />who is the bigger enemy of working people, Socialist Party or FF/FG. I know who I would rather encourage people to transfer to.<br /><br />Yes, I think some of their policies are flawed, but they would think the same of us. The left needs to accept we have differences, but we have more in commonBALBRIGGAN SINN FÉINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193519447935356277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727561618191456901.post-35994032086658955952009-05-04T11:09:00.000+01:002009-05-04T11:09:00.000+01:00Starry Plough,
I saw Claire Daly on Vincent Brow...Starry Plough, <br /><br />I saw Claire Daly on Vincent Brown on Thursday I think it was. While she was very strong on the whole "lets protect the ordinary folks" she didnt articulate well, in my opinion, a clear position on how you do that. She made a fatal error by focussing on Quinn and demanding he make amends only to be told by Vincent, in inimitable fashion, what was she on about he had already paid. Constantin Gurdgiev, the very right wing economist, then had a field day picking her to pieces on some very simple, elementray economic mistakes.<br /><br />Gurdgiev is like someone the Reaganites would adore and unfortunately Claire was not able to expose some of the very glaring weaknesses of the philosophy that she had.<br /><br />I didnt see how People before Profits guy did.<br /><br />On the basis of that show I would have reservations about voting for the Socialists as<br />I think their analysis is broadstoke and it failed, in that instance, to make a meaningful contribution to deconstructing the current mess of a system by pointing out its weaknesses.<br /><br />I would definitely support a broad left transfer pact but I have concerns.<br /><br />JerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com