Lack of Politics

Day 2,356, 14:14 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by orangejuicemmm

I'd like to address an obvious problem I see in the current political landscape of eIreland; the severe lack of Party Politics.

A Little History Lesson.

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Years ago in eIreland there was an obvious conflict between political ideologies. Where members of individual parties openly argued and discussed the politics and direction that Ireland should go down for that upcoming term of Presidency. The community was active and enjoyable and it created a well respected and political crop of players. Individuals like Theus Jackus, Top Gun, Patton, etc. It was glorious. Each party had a strict manifesto and beliefs which were followed by it's members. In the early days it was largely Right wing politics. Some promoting complete capitalism with no government intervention into the markets at all, whilst others believed in moderate government intervention through the MM and markets in order to make money but also to provide supplies. You had other members ignoring the economics of it all and focusing on republicanism and attempting to regain Northern Ireland from the UK. This was the political landscape of Ireland for years until the emergence of the left in Ireland. Brian Boru was the main man behind leftism in Ireland and was supported by the Irishbhoy1967 and the Labour Party. Quickly the ideas of the Labour Party became the norm and the left had completely established itself in Ireland as it had around the world. Communes were now the only way armies functioned and the outdated IDF was disbanded and replaced by the Irish Army which was a fully commune based army focusing on Irish interests.

Fast forward to today.



The original ideas implemented all those years ago by the Labour Party are the norm nowadays with most of our MU's operating a communal structure. But this has created a political stagnation to fester over Ireland. Nobody is offering new ideas, most parties don't even have ideas.

The IFP have given up and are just an old establishment with little or no direction. They offer non of their previous disdain for leftist politics and continue to just carry on month from month with little or no political activity. Offering no alternative methods for the country.

Even the left in Ireland these days are simply existing. The ILP, since it's creation, has shown very little ingenuity in it's manifestos and is simply living off of the previous success and hard work of the left parties before it. At no point has their Presidents or membership shown fight or drive to improve the political, social and economical landscape of Ireland or further the cause of the left. For no reason, other than self benefit was the ILP even founded. It is unnecessary. There was/is a perfectly good, well thought out, left driven Party that should have facilitated those members no in the ILP. They divided the left whilst offering very little positivity from their actions.

Eire Aonair, the new Voices, is by nature, the only Party of any actual substance left in Ireland (bar the new/old Labour Party) today and that in it's self is quite detrimental to how active Ireland is politically. It has become the norm to simply represent oneself and not associate with any political thinkings but individually their members don't fight for a cause or their beliefs regardless of how similar they may be to various parties. There is no cooperation between like minded people any more.



Ideologies in Ireland don't exist any more..or at least didn't. I hope with the Labour Party being "reborn" it can have a unifying effect on left in Ireland but also inject activity in the right. Myself as a Labour Party member with strong beliefs of that orientation welcome the individuals and parties left in Ireland to offer some sort of alternative to the Labour Party teachings.

Yours truly and respectfully,
Orangejuicemmm