Solidarity Dub West

Solidarity-The Socialist Alternative, Dublin West. An alternative left movement for workers, women & the planet. Anti racism, misogyny & queerphobia

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

The existence of privatised medicine means that public healthcare must be made inferior or more difficult to access. Or why pay for the former? We need a single tier, quality public health system which is free at the point of use to deliver care on the basis of need not profit.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

A great response at Blanchardstown this morning from the shoppers & workers to the #StoptheGames campaign.
Like apartheid South Africa, Israel must be isolated by the international community for its grotesque slaughter of the Palestinian and now Lebanese people.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

The great tide of Zionist propaganda is inexorably receding & will leave many of its braying missionaries marooned & isolated in societies who correctly despise them.
You know who you are.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Multinationals are always net beneficiaries from their operations here. Ire should leave the € and issue its own currency to allow an independent industrial policy instead of the gov's strategy of subjugating the country to needs of US capital e.g datacentres & vulture funds.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Is there any chance we could cut out the middle men here and just get these updates from MI6 and the CIA directly?

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Over the past decade the government has systematically enabled big tech datacentres to colonise the country.
How about we close our borders to these extractive behemoths and deport those already here?

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Ultimately the numbers representing money can be whatever they need to be to rationally & democratically employ our workers & engage the resources required to meet the collective needs of humanity within planetary limits.
We are trapped by capitalism, not balance sheets.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Famously before the Dunnes stores strikers could boycott apartheid South Africa they first consulted the supporters of the apartheid regime to see who else they should boycott...
Nonsense of course like all the genocidal whataboutery...

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

It's not entirely fair to ask the players to boycott the Israel games as the Gov & FAI legitimise the genocide. It's infinitely more unfair the children of Gaza & Lebanon have their limbs ripped off or are burned alive. Politics permeates everything & forces us to make choices.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

A critical mass of people have chosen to become politically active in opposing a state committing genocide & training dogs to rape the Palestinians they've abducted.
That choice is not something that needs to be debated with those supporting the Zionist state now or ever.

[Niamh Ní Cheallaigh 🕊🇵🇸🌻🇮🇪♿️ @CheallaighNiamh]

Chefs kiss @DrHaroldNews 👏

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

We said last night Richie Sadlier, articulating the views of the great majority but the US embassy, tech industry and therefore the government want the Israel games to go ahead and so we must get organised to put an end to their plans.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

All economies ultimately depend on workers & material resources rather than money.
The great bulk of economic discourse is dedicated to obscuring this reality.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

D15 with Palestine have organised this public meeting for the #StoptheGames campaign.
A great lineup of speakers including Daniel Lambert @dlLambo (Bohemians), Stuart Gilhooley (PFAI solicitor), Karen Gearon (Dunnes striker) & Zak Hania (leading Palestinian activist)

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

How fcuking dare the FAI & government bring the football team representing the child butchers of the IDF & the genocidal Zionist state to Dublin.
#stopthegames

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

We need a Robbie Keane in reverse & organised collective action. Irish players should all strike & refuse to play the team representing the genocidal Israeli state. If UEFA sanctions Ireland then legal action should be taken against UEFA for flagrant breach of their own statutes.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

If you are genuinely opposed to the genocide of Palestine then it's necessary to examine the nature of capitalism and to begin seeking alternatives.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Multinationals locate here because they're net beneficiaries from the deal. That won't change if the services & goods OTB is passed. Even if the corporations did leave it's necessary to pass the full OTB. If our economy depends on genocide then we need a very different economy.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

A basic test of left-wing credibility is to rule out coalition with the two right-wing parties of Irish capitalism and one that none of the four parties mentioned would pass.

[Cllr. John Burtchaell- Solidarity @BurtchaellJohn]

Taxing workers? Did the IMF say anything about the colossal tax haven in the IFSC or the gov's QIAIF plunder scheme which allows vulture funds to extract extortionate rents from tenants (& the state via HAP) while paying zero tax on rental income, capital gains stamp duty or Vat?