From NOEBIE.net
On this 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, we remember the martyrs who lost their lives in the cause of freedom. Here are some links apropos of the day.
1916 The Irish Rebellion (Documentary from The University of Notre Dame)
Between The Risings (Special Issue of Jacobin Magazine)
The Writings of James Connolly
Our demands most moderate are – We only want the earth!
“We increasingly do not remember what it means to be free. And because we do not remember, we do not react with appropriate ferocity when it is revealed that our freedom has been taken from us. The structures of the corporate state must be torn down. Its security apparatus must be destroyed. And those who defend corporate totalitarianism, including the leaders of the two major political parties, fatuous academics, pundits and a bankrupt press, must be driven from the temples of power. Mass street protests and prolonged civil disobedience are our only hope. A failure to rise up—which is what the corporate state is counting upon—will see us enslaved.”
Read More: Chris Hedges: The Last Gasp of American Democracy – Truthdig.