tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post6000912599409680229..comments2023-10-26T12:19:08.652+01:00Comments on Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: Never ask a question unless you know the answer first!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-89353134811316090932011-05-15T23:25:00.117+01:002011-05-15T23:25:00.117+01:00@Annie I've made no such claims at all, you...@Annie I've made no such claims at all, you're entitled to mis-read my post, I defend your right to do that but it gets no one nowhere. Perhaps you should read up on what Connolly actually said in the context of the times he lived. <br /><br />The Irish left would have you think that Connolly was the only socialist that ever walked, that's completely untrue and uninformed. The reason why the Irish right has been more successful than the left is that they don't make themselves prisoners of a romanticised past.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337418092426100439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-7357545894223555172011-05-15T22:48:34.322+01:002011-05-15T22:48:34.322+01:00Connoly would have had us out applauding austerity...Connoly would have had us out applauding austerity? Really? really? with pom poms? and a round house kick to the arse of anyone mentioning the shit we're in? <br />I know the answer, you sir, do notAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145061686728038267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-36564702475404837912011-05-15T22:46:59.548+01:002011-05-15T22:46:59.548+01:00Connoly would have had a few cheerleaders out for ...Connoly would have had a few cheerleaders out for austerity? would he? I know the answer, you sir, do not.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145061686728038267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464668402831298194.post-49615868405031207522011-05-15T22:35:34.007+01:002011-05-15T22:35:34.007+01:00Good post, enjoyed the read, however I would have ...Good post, enjoyed the read, however I would have issues with some of your arguments. Now is not the time. But regarding the central point of your missive, I agree totally.Paul Rowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102182768340990980noreply@blogger.com