WeOnlyWantTheEarth
22nd April 2006, 21:37
Hi there,
Firstly,I've meant to join this palce for a long time.Too long. I always found it a handy place for information, but never had the time to join up.So now I'm going to change that.
My names Donal,I'm a young lad of 16 years,from Dublin in Ireland.
To get down to politics..I was raised in a traditional Republican household, you know Sinn Fein supporting,Proclamation pride of place and all that..from Irish Republicanism, I developed an interest in Socialism. Men like James Connolly, Peadar O' Donnell,Liam Mellows and so on at home, and the obvious international figures. To say men alone is I suppose unfair, there have been many women who've influenced my way of thinking too.
I suppose I'm a Socialist-Republican, I'm unaffiliated, and to be honest, happy enough that way, for now anyway. I'm a MEist,you could say.I have a lot of time for a lot of parties but, any group working towards the ultimate goal, is worthy of credit. Unity is probably the most needed thing on the left here at present.
I'm very interested in the struggles of the Basque Lands and Palestine for freedom too. I suppose I just built on what was installed in me from a young age, I still consider myself an Irish Republicanism, but more of an internationalist? The Connolly Column from the Spanish Civil War are probably the people I admire most from our history.
Eh,other than politics...music is a HUGE part of life to me,the soundtrack to it. I listen to alot of punk rock, although lately I'm expanding a little. To name five artists: The Clash,Woody Guthrie, Jawbreaker, Sage Francis and Christy Moore. A lot of kids in my class are talking about cars,but I'd like to remain the cycling kid for as long as possible! I've a lot of time for Animal Rights, but thats another days issue eh?
Anyway, cheers for reading,this is probably a bit long!
Take care,
Donal
Firstly,I've meant to join this palce for a long time.Too long. I always found it a handy place for information, but never had the time to join up.So now I'm going to change that.
My names Donal,I'm a young lad of 16 years,from Dublin in Ireland.
To get down to politics..I was raised in a traditional Republican household, you know Sinn Fein supporting,Proclamation pride of place and all that..from Irish Republicanism, I developed an interest in Socialism. Men like James Connolly, Peadar O' Donnell,Liam Mellows and so on at home, and the obvious international figures. To say men alone is I suppose unfair, there have been many women who've influenced my way of thinking too.
I suppose I'm a Socialist-Republican, I'm unaffiliated, and to be honest, happy enough that way, for now anyway. I'm a MEist,you could say.I have a lot of time for a lot of parties but, any group working towards the ultimate goal, is worthy of credit. Unity is probably the most needed thing on the left here at present.
I'm very interested in the struggles of the Basque Lands and Palestine for freedom too. I suppose I just built on what was installed in me from a young age, I still consider myself an Irish Republicanism, but more of an internationalist? The Connolly Column from the Spanish Civil War are probably the people I admire most from our history.
Eh,other than politics...music is a HUGE part of life to me,the soundtrack to it. I listen to alot of punk rock, although lately I'm expanding a little. To name five artists: The Clash,Woody Guthrie, Jawbreaker, Sage Francis and Christy Moore. A lot of kids in my class are talking about cars,but I'd like to remain the cycling kid for as long as possible! I've a lot of time for Animal Rights, but thats another days issue eh?
Anyway, cheers for reading,this is probably a bit long!
Take care,
Donal