People before Profit Flawed Statement on RIRA Bomb Attack

Yesterday Eamonn McCann released the following statement about the type of politics possible in Ireland after the removal of the British and the two scum states they created on what they regard as John Bull's other island. Unfortunately the statement ignores the tragedy of the massive divisions created and cultivated in Ireland by the British for centuries, that makes working class unity impossible, as the pogroms in Belfast proved at the outset of the troubles.

People before Profit Statement on RIRA Bomb Attack
by EAMONN MC CANN FOR WESTMINSTER on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 8:03pm
People Before Profit Derry Press Statement on RIRA Bomb.

Last nights bombing of the Da Vinci's complex on Derry's Culmore Road was a reckless and divisive action by the Real IRA. Whatever reason the organisation gives for this attack it will simply not be good enough. We live in time of economic crisis with brutal Tory cuts in public spending about to be implemented by the Stormont Executive. Now more than ever we need people from all sections of the community to come together and fight back against these cuts and the privations caused by the greed of the crooked bankers and speculators who have caused the economic collapse.

People before Profit have worked hard to bring together people from every area of this city, attacks like last nights make this work more difficult and raise tensions unnecessarily. How can the RIRA seriously believe they can unite Ireland when their actions divide communities so much here? People before Profit are proudly opposed to militarism and para-militarism, we will continue to build a working class fight back against the cuts in our public services if they come from Stormont or Westminster.

The biggest issue facing people in the North of Ireland today is poverty, paramilitary groups through bombings and shootings do nothing to challenge this. Only a unified working class can challenge the situation we face and radically change Ireland. We condemn outright the actions of the RIRA last night and we appeal to them to stop these actions immediately.

David McAuley People before Profit Spokesperson 07521527208
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As an International Trotskyist there is much about Eamon McCann's analysis I generally agree with but to separate the cause of Labour from the division of Ireland's people of no property in territorial terms, cultural terms and sectarian terms, is putting the cart before the horse. It is not reality. All sane people want peace but unless it is accompanied by social justice it is is simply betrayal, to leave the people without proper leadership that can be trusted. Eamonn should know that Trotsky explained this very clearly in terms of working class leadership as regards who they can trust. Actions speak louder than words.


The Freedom Fighters who carried out yesterdays action, are part of that leadership from the PEOPLE OF NO PROPERTY, THE ONLY CLASS THAT CAN BE TRUSTED TO PROVIDE THAT LEADERSHIP AND PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR THE PEOPLE. Of course we want working class unity across the sectarian divide but the lessons of the past 40 years are that you cannot have compromised leadership, to achieve that ! McCann has a lot to offer Derry when class politics can run its natural course after the neo-colonialists are gone !


THE CAUSE petition of Facebook calls for Peace with Justice and it calls on you to support it and recruit at least 10 of your comrades. to make actions like yesterday unnecessary for everybody.

"The cause of Labour is the cause of Ireland and the cause of Ireland is the cause of Labour " James Connoly I ask you to join with me in a recruitment campaign to build a wordlwide lobby for Irish unification and the liberation of the Irish people of no property. It is not enough to say you want peace in Ireland there must be justice with removal of outside interference for a genuine peace. This group is not allied to any organization and it calls on you to pass it on and recruit your friends to build an unstoppable Irish lobby worldwide for a United Ireland of All Voices. Pass it on, ask your friends to join, get involved build the pyramid Position Irish Unity

IRELAND CALLS YOU Join the Cause for Justice and Real Peace - http://bit.ly/IrishCause