Socialist Democracy Bulletin - June 2013

Contents
G8: They’re Here... And they mean us harm
The regular meetings of the Group of Eight at different points in the globe are largely theatre. 
All the major strategies in defence of capitalism are decided in the shadows in ongoing meetings
between members of the diplomatic corps.  (read more)

Ireland: A country  dominated by imperialism
The hosting of the G8 Summit in Co Fermanagh shows the degree to which Ireland is still dominated 
by imperialism. This most immediate illustration of this relates to the location of the summit itself. For
despite it being in an Irish county the event is hosted by the British Government. This points to the fact 
that Ireland remains divided.  (read more)

Common sense myths of capitalist consciousness 
A problem for socialists today is that in everyday life the majority of workers accept imperialist rule at 
home in Ireland.  (read more)

From Protest to Resistance
A number of theories are presented at present on why Fermanagh was chosen for the G8 summit. The 
first is that our rulers want to avoid the irritation of sizable protests. Another theory is that the choice is 
symbolic of imperialist arrogance. (read more)

                                  

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The Oslo Illusion - 03/06/13

Behind the doors at Cardiff - 02/06/13

United Left and the Croke Park lll deal - 25/05/13

Statement: 80,000 votes are not going away - 28/05/13

Union strategy, Keynes and the Debt - 25/05/13

Water charges, privatisation: A modest proposal - 23/05/13

Critique and slander: D.R.O'Connor Lysaght and Ireland's Historical revisionists - 21/05/13

Interview with D.R.O'Connor Lysaght - 10/05/13

Continuation of debate on Republican Socialism - 17/05/13

A shared future in the North of Ireland? - 15/05/13

Peace in Colombia: Reality, Myth and Wishful Thinking - April 2013

Correspondence: Thatcher myth rebuffed - 11/05/13

Transforming your care: Stormont preys on the elderly - 08/05/13

GFA - Thatcher’s progressive legacy? - 18/04/13

The resistible results of Margaret Thatcher - 15/04/13

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