Today in Labor History June 20, 1763: Wolfe Tone, Irish rebel leader, was born. He helped create the United Irishmen, a Republican organization that fought against British rule in Ireland. The United Irishmen was a relatively nonsectarian organization that united Irishmen of both Protestant and Catholic backgrounds. Wolfe Tone also led the Irish Rebellion of 1798, along with Napper Tandy, and others. The leaders of this major uprising were inspired by the French and American Revolutions. They started off strong, winning many battles. However, in the end, the British prevailed, killing up to 50,000 rebels and civilians. Wolfe Tone said, “Our independence must be had at all hazards. If the men with property will not support us, they must fall. We can support ourselves by the aid of that numerous and respectable class of the community: the men of no property.” The British captured Wolfe Tone in November, 1798. Scholars believe he committed suicide in prison a few days later.

While it’s refreshing to hear a revolutionary leader from that era express what sounds like socialist ideals, the Rebellion of 1798 was, by and large, a bourgeois revolution. No where in any of Tone’s speeches or writings does he condone the overthrow of the bourgeoisie, nor the seizure of their property, nor the establishment of a system controlled by the working-class. Indeed, the rebellion was led primarily by members of the capitalist class, who were fighting for their own class interests. These leaders were opposing the restraints imposed on them by England, a taxation system they considered unfair, and corruption in the Irish Parliament. As a tiny minority of the Irish population, they needed the masses of working-class people and peasants to support them in order to have any chance of winning. The leaders, including Tone, were mostly Protestant. The masses of “men of no property” were overwhelming Catholic peasants. And in order to win over this class, one of the main demands of the revolution was equal representation in Parliament for Catholics.

Unification of Catholics and Protestants during this period was not a trivial matter. There were ongoing violent confrontations between sectarian gangs, like the Peep O’Day Boys and the Orange Order (Protestant) and the Defenders (Catholic). And that sectarianism was no doubt stoked by the British in their attempts to thwart the United Irishmen.

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"If we are serious about protecting our children, we could start by protecting them from the politics of fear."

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Unabhängigkeit als Stärke / Independence is key!

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I was a kid in 1976 but I remember the 200th celebrations of #usindependence in Ireland.

It was a great celebration for a fantastic country. As a kid, I was enthralled. It was a country that held my imagination. It encompassed my hopes and dreams. In school, there were maps and charts to colour, and celebrations of US culture.

The #US250 #independence? Not so much.

In fact, my kids don’t even talk about it.

If that’s not a reflection of the decline of the #us in 50 years, nothing is.

Bloomberg: “If nothing else, the market has renewed confidence in the Fed’s #inflation fighting ability and conviction,” said Ian Lyngen, head of US rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets. “It was a good day for #centralbanking #independence.”
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I had to memorize the preamble as a kid. Maybe we need to get back to that. Some folks need reminders.

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You, @TCatInReality, wrote: "I agree with all that."

Good.

You continued: "I also read the #NYTimes every day. It's the last of the old guard MSM who haven't totally bent the knee to Trump. But it can still do better."

Everyone can still do better. Barack Obama was a great president, and he could still have done better. Everyone can. The New York Times publishes important and interesting information that I cannot find anywhere else.
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Post-Independence
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Post-Independence

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