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,! REC5T ELECTIONS 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL& ON ,MAY #c %[$ ! RIFTS & /RESSES ?AT >E GR[+ )9 BO? ,UNIONISM & ,REPUBLICANISM4 

,! ,UNIONI/S HAD 9SI/$ ON !SE ELECTIONS1 & ! ,MAJOR ADM9I/RATION1 :O DEP5D ON !IR SUPPORT = KEEP+ 9 P[]1 READILY AGRE$4 ,! RESULTS %[$ ?AT SUPPORT = ! ,UL/] ,UNIONI/ ,P>TY1 L$ BY ,DAVID ,TRIMBLE1 HAS FALL5 9 PRACTICALLY EV]Y >EA4 ,! COMB9$ ,UNIONI/ VOTE1 WAS N[ SPLIT BETWE5 #aa DIFF]5T P>TIES4 ,?IS REFLECTS ! FRAGM5T+ UNITY AMONG ,PROTE/ANTS1 :]E CLASS 9T]E/S >E BEG9N+ TO REEM]GE4 ,! ,PROTE/ANT WORK+ CLASS1 WAS RELATIVELY CU%ION$ ECONOMICALLY1 9 COMP>ISON TO ,CA?OLIC WORK]S1 9 T]MS ( JOBS & /&>DS ( LIV+4 ,BUT 9CREAS+ LEVELS ( UNEMPLOYM5T1 ATTACKS ON WELF>E B5EFITS & RIS+ POV]TY HAVE MADE MANY WORRY AB\T ! FUTURE4 ,!Y BEG9 TO QUE/ION :E!R ! ,NOR!RN ,IREL& ,/ATE CAN GU>ANTEE ! LIV+ /&>DS TO :I* !Y W]E ACCU/OM$4 ,?IS EXPLA9S ! VOTE = ! ,PROGRESSIVE ,UNIONI/ ,P>TY & ! ,UL/] ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 BO? ( :I* USE WORK+ CLASS RHETORIC4 ,BO? ( !SE P>TIES >E ! POLITICAL W+S ( ,LOYALI/ P>AMILIT>IES1 HAVE ! %AD[Y PRES5CE ( ,BRITI% 9TELLIG5CE HOV]+ BEH9D !M4 ,!IR BOGUS TALK ( CLASS CONFLICT IS DESIGN$ TO 5SURE ?AT ! ,PROTE/ANT WORK+ CLASS /AYS )9 ! LIMITS ( ,LOYALI/ SECT>IANISM 7,SEE ! >TICLE 9 ,ORGANIZE6#c#h ON !SE P>TIES74 ,NEV]!LESS1 A C]TA9 DIS5*ANTM5T & DISORI5TATION SEEMS APP>5T 9 ! L[] ?AN AV]AGE TURN\T1 :]E ! VOTE IS TRADITIONALLY HI<] ?AN 9 ,BRITA94 

,= ITS P>T ,S9N ,FE9 DID NO?+ TO W9 OV] ,PROTE/ANT WORK]S4 ,9 ! PA/ IT HAS COME \T ) ! RHETORIC ( SAY+ ?AT IT FI<TS = ALL ! PEOPLE-NOTICE ! WORD PEOPLE & NOT WORK+ CLASS BUT ITS PRACTICE DUR+ ! ELECTION REVEAL$ ?AT ?IS WAS ,NATIONALI/ CANT & IT CONC5TRAT$ ON TRY+ TO PROVE H[ IT REPRES5T$ & DEF5D$ ! ,CA?OLIC M9ORITY 4,IT GOT ITS HI<E/ VOTE EV] 9 ! ELECTIONS -- OV] #ae P] C5T1 9 SOME ,CA?OLIC /RON<OLDS POLL+ AS MU* AS #e P] C5T4 ,9 SOME WAYS1 ?IS VOTE = ,S9N ,FE9 V9DICATES ,G]RY ,ADAMS' POSITION4 ,ONE ( SEV]AL REASONS ?AT ,S9N ,FE9 AB&ON$ ITS OLD POLICIES WAS BECAUSE ELECTORAL SUPPORT WAS DIM9I%+4 ,ADAMS CAN JU/IFY HIS /ANCE BY PO9T+ TO ?IS 9CREAS$ VOTE4 ,S9N ,FE9 HAD DECID$ ?AT JO9T WORK ) ! ,DUBL9 GOV]NM5T1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC & ,LABOR ,P>TY7,S,D,L,P79 ! ,NOR? & ! ,IRI% ,AM]ICAN LOBBY W\LD 0ADVANCE ! /RUGGLE01 LEAD+ ON TO ! ,T,U,A,S -- TOTALLY UN>M$ /RATEGY4 

,?IS CULM9AT$ 9 TO ,ADAMS' MEET+ ) ,PRESID5T ,CL9TON AT ! ,:ITE ,H\SE4 ,?IS COLLABORATION ) ,S9N ,FE9 IS IMPORTANT TO ,CL9TON = A NUMB] ( REASONS4 ,HE HOPES TO RETA9 & 9DE$ 9CREASE ! ,IRI%-,AM]ICAN ELECTORAL SUPPORT = ! ,DEMOCRATS4 ,HE HOPES TO BOO/ HIS IMAGE AS WORLD PEACE MAK]1 ALSO V]Y HELPFUL AT ! POLLS4 ,9 L9E ) ,U,S 9T]E/S1 A WORLD WIDE 0,AM]ICAN PEACE0 IS REQUIR$ TO BOO/ ,AM]ICA'S POSITION AS WORLD POLICEMAN4 ,U,S ECONOMIC 9T]E/S W\LD PREF] 0PEACE07 ABS5CE ( >M$ CONFLICT & CIVIL /RIFE7 SO ?AT !Y CAN BETT] EXPLOIT ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL&1 & 9DE$ ?R\<\T ,IREL&4 ,S9N ,FE9 & ! ,I,R,A C\LD BE US$ AS A PAWN 9 ! ,U,S,A'S GAME 9 ,IREL&1 ) ITS 9CREAS+ ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,S\?4 

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,?+S HAVE MOV$ ON FROM ?IS SC5>IO4 ,A FEW WEEKS AFT] ! CEASEFIRE1 ! ,REYNOLDS GOV]NM5T 9 ! ,S\? COLLAPS$ FOLL[+ A *ILD ABUSE SC&AL 9 :I* ,CA?OLIC PRIE/S W]E 9VOLV$4 ,! ,MAJOR ADM9I/RATION1 UND] PRESSURE FROM ! ,UNIONI/S1 REJECT$ ! F9D+S ( ! ,MIT*ELL COMMISSION ON DECOMMISSION+ & ANN\NC$ ?AT ELECTIONS W\LD TAKE PLACE 9 ! ,NOR?4 ,LABOR FAIL$ TO OPPOSE ?IS MOVE1 & ABJECTLY FOLL[$ EV]Y PRECONDITION = TALKS LAID D[N BY ! ,TORIES4 ,?IS MEANS A BIG REV]SE = ! ,T,U,A,S TACTIC4 ,! LEAD]%IP ( ,S9N ,FE91 9 ORD] TO FUR!R ITS *ANGE 9 TACTICS1 HAS MADE IT CLE>1 BO? TO ,REPUBLICANS 9 G5]AL1 & TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD1 ?AT ITS PREVI\S TACTIC ( BULLET & BALLOT BOX WAS A FAILURE1 & A ,UNIT$ ,IREL& WAS NOT A*IEVABLE US+ !SE ME?ODS4 ,9DE$1 ! LEAD]%IP DROPP$ ANY TALK ( A ,UNIT$ ,SOCIALI/ ,IREL&1 9 L9E ) ?IS1 & 9 ORD] TO PLACATE ITS ALLIES 9 ! NEW P>TN]%IP4 

,!SE ALLIES1 9CLUD+ ! ,S,D,L,P1 C]TA9LY DO NOT WANT ANY SORT ( ,UNIT$ ,IREL&4 ,!Y WANT POLITICAL & ECONOMIC /ABILITY4 ,?IS LEADS ON TO ,NATIONALI/S & ,UNIONI/S RUNN+ !IR [N >EAS1 ) ! ,BRITI%1 ,IRI% & ,AM]ICAN ADM9I/RATIONS ACT+ TO POLICE ?IS4 ,?IS W\LD LEAD1 NOT TO A 5D+ ( ! SECT>IAN DIVIDE1 BUT TO ITS 9/ITUTIONALIZATION1 & ! POSSIBLE DEVELOPM5T ( SPECIFIC '5CLAVES'4 ,REM9D Y\ ( SOME:]E ELSE8 ,ADAMS HAS PUBLICLY ANN\NC$ ?AT ,S9N ,FE9 W\LD DROP ! ,UNIT$ ,IREL& DEM&4 ,HE ADMITT$ AS MU* 9 A ,F9ANCIAL ,TIMES 9T]VIEW4 ,S9N ,FE9 HAS AGRE$ TO PRACTICALLY EV]Y?+ PUT =W>D BY ! ,MIT*ELL COMMISSION4 ,! CONT9U$ USE ( >M$ /RUGGLE BY ! ,I,R,A IS EI!R A B>GA9+ C\NT] US$ BY ! ,REPUBLICAN LEAD]%IP TO SQUEEZE MORE CONCESSIONS \T ( ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T OR A SIGN ( DISS5T )9 ,REPUBLICAN RANKS1 OR A COMB9ATION ( BO?4 ,OPPOSITION TO ! LEAD]%IP'S MANEUV]S DOES EXI/ 1 BO? 9 ! NOR? & ! S\?4 ,= EXAMPLE ,CORK ,S9N ,FE9 S5T \T AN OP5 LETT] TO ALL ,S9N ,FE9 BRAN*ES CALL+ = OPPOSITION TO ! LEAD]%IP'S CONCESSIONS TO ,MIT*ELL4 

,:AT IS APP>5T 9 ALL ( ?IS IS ! 9CREAS$ FAILURE ( ,REPUBLICANISM TO (F] ANY SOLUTIONS TO ! SOCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ?AT PLAGUE ,IRI% WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,?IS1 & ! DIVISIONS ?AT >E BEG9N+ TO EM]GE )9 ,LOYALI/ RANKS1 PO9T TO ! POSSIBILITY ( NEW SPACES OP5+ UP = REVOLUTION>Y LIB]T>IAN POLITICS4 ,! SMALL NUMB]S ( ,IRI% REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/S MU/ DO !IR UTMO/ TO BUILD A LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVE1 & REVOLUTION>IES 9 ,BRITA9 MU/ EXPRESS !IR SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY4 ,ONE 9T]E/+ RESULT ( ! DEAD-5D 9 ! PEACE-TALKS IS ! 5HANC$ POSITION ( ,LABOR 9 ! EYES ( SECTIONS ( ! ,BRITI% RUL+ CLASS & ,/ATE4 ,A DESIRE = 0/ABILITY0 TO PURSUE ECONOMIC 9T]E/S 9 ,IREL& IS H9D]$ BY ! ,CONS]VATIVE ADM9I/RATION'S BLOCK+ ( ! 0PEACE PROCESS01 HO/AGES TO ! ,UNIONI/S AS !Y >E4 ,A ,LABOR GOV]NM5T W\LD BE UNLIKELY TO BE 9 ?IS POSITION4 ,?IS IS ONE ( MANY REASONS :Y ,BLAIR & ,CO4 >E BE+ FET$ 9 ! M$IA4 

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,ALL ( ! ABOVE HAS BE5 HI<LI<T$ BY ! EV5TS ( ! 0M>*+ SEASON0 :5 ! ,R,U,C1 ) ! APPROVAL ( ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T1 ALL[$ ! ,ORANGEM5 TO M>* ?R\< A ,NATIONALI/ >EA AFT] #e DAYS ( /&-(F4 ,?IS %[S H[ DEEPLY ! ,CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5T IS 9 HOCK TO ! ,LOYALI/S2 IT ALSO %[S ! /RESSES AMONG ! MOV]S 9 ! PEACE TALKS1 ) POL>IZATION BETWE5 ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T & ! ,IRI% GOV]NM5T_/,S,D,L,P4 ,! ,T,U,A,S POLICY ( ! ,S9N ,FE9 LEAD]%IP IS 9 %R$S & !RE IS CLAMOR AMONG ! ,CA?OLIC POPULATION ( ! ,NOR? = A RETURN TO >M$ ACTION TO DEF5D !IR >EAS AGA9/ ,LOYALI/ AGGRESSION4 ,! ,5NISKILL5 BOMB+ IS A /RONG 9DICATOR ( ?IS4 ,!RE IS A DI/9CT POSSIBILITY ?AT N[ !RE WILL BE A RIFT BETWE5 ?OSE :O WANT TO CONT9UE ) ! POLICIES ( ! LEAD]%IP & ?OSE :O WI% TO RETURN TO >M$ ACTION1 C\PL$ ) A CALL = A ,UNIT$ ,IREL&-SOCIALI/ OR O!RWISE4 ,?IS SC5>IO IS BORNE \T BY HI/ORY1 ) A S]IES ( SPLITS 9 ,REPUBLICAN RANKS BETWE5 ?OSE :O WANT$ TO DO A DEAL ) ! ,BRITI% ,/ATE & ?OSE :O TOOK A MORE 9TRANSIG5T POSITION4 ,BUT ! 9TRANSIG5T POSITION IS NOT AN OPTION = ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON ELITI/ >M$ ACTION1 & NO ATTEMPT AT UNIT$ CLASS ACTION4 ,! WAY CAPITALISM HAS EVOLV$1 ) PRODUCTION SPREAD ALL OV] ! WORLD1 MAKES ! ,NATION ,/ATE LESS & LESS IMPORTANT = ! NE$S ( RUL+ CLASS ECONOMICS4 ,SEP>ATE NATIONAL ECONOMIES >E MORE & MORE IMPOSSIBLE1 & ?IS 9 ITS TURN HAS R5D]$ ANY NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS MUTE 9 OPPOSITION TO IMP]IALISM4 ,!Y N[ HU/LE TO BE FIR/ 9 L9E 9 (F]+ S\RCES ( *EAP LABOR & RAW MAT]IALS TO ! MULT9ATIONAL & TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS4 ,= !IR P>T ! MA9/REAM ,LOYALI/ POLITICIANS LIKE ,TRIMBLE & CO4 >E KE5 TO BROK] A DEAL TO HANG ON TO P[] 9 !IR [N >EAS4 ,AS WE NOT$ 9 ,ORGANIZE6 #db ?IS WILL ALSO BE JEOP>DIZ$ BY ?OSE :O WANT CONFRONTATION ) ,CA?OLICS1 & :O ADVOCATE DRIV+ \T ,CA?OLICS FROM PR$OM9ANTLY ,PROTE/ANT >EAS4 ,! LATE/ EV5TS HAVE %[N ?AT ! PROCESS ( DIS9TEGRATION ( BO? ,LOYALI/ & ,REPUBLICAN BLOCS IS ACCEL]AT+4 

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