What did James Connolly stand for?
James Connolly participated in a nationalist uprising but his politics were staunchly Labour and syndicalist. His plagiarisers are invariably revisionists who do not accept that he did not believe in the Bolshevik (or authoritarian) path to power. He was a revolutionary democrat. You should go and read his writings if you want to know about one of our leading modern political figures and the only republican who wasn't in hock to the British State. His writings are available from any reputable bookshop. ... 27.8.2022 Old bores in Ireland such as Gerry Adams and Owen Carron and the seigneurs claim Connolly as part of their ideological patrimony. They have no knowledge of the social and trade union and political background to his writings or knowledge of his lively insights into the era when he lived. The people mentioned are only messenger boys for publicans and small businessmen. Adams and the Communists extract a few worthless phrases from Connolly only to throw in a few of their ...