Anti-Traditional

Yes.

He looks cool with his pipe.

I think he wanted it to be a socialist revolution, and somehow convinced himself into thinking that it could be/turn into one.

Ah, yes. Sorry.

The USSR was still declared as a union of socialist republics. Of course, it's a barefaced lie...

Phone is on low charge, so I'll give your message the reply it deserves later.

*of queenie

"If you remove the English army to-morrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain.

England would still rule you. She would rule you through her capitalists, through her landlords, through her financiers, through the whole array of commercial and individualist institutions she has planted in this country and watered with the tears of our mothers and the blood of our martyrs. "

He then carries on for a few more paragraphs and finishes with this:

As a Socialist I am prepared to do all one man can do to achieve for our motherland her rightful heritage – independence; but if you ask me to abate one jot or tittle of the claims of social justice, in order to conciliate the privileged classes, then I must decline." - James Connolly

I interpret that as socialism>independence. Remember that we must have a Republic before we can have a DotP, so we'll have to get rid off queenie.

From his action with the socialist ICA, which he led, you could see that he was going to start an uprising anyway. Irish republicanism is a good cause, but only if it is a socialist movement. I'll fetch you a quote

Yes. You really should get an avatar.

Got to turn it in today.

It's currently 14 pages. I really need to edit it...