what matter does this make

I meant Ba'athism

i know

you only have to read up on Marx on the question of Irish liberation

well, which branch of Ba'athism matters, I guess

Look up Patrick Pearse

Historical context gives it the modern significance and nuance.

The whole thring was called Arab Socialism by its members and outsiders

Connolly fought along side Patrick

Just as Conolly called his party Socialist

I'm not saying he wasnt a socialist

but im saying name doesnt necessarily matter

yes, they fought together, but Connolly was obviously a socialist in what he wrote and what he supported

you can fight together for a cause and not agree with everything your bedfellows support

When fighting in the Easter rising he didn't fight for a socialist cause

I thought you meant what he fought for, I apologise

he was a republican and a socialist

he fought for an independent Irish Republic, but he wanted it to be socialist as well

similar to other anti-colonial projects, you have a lot of people and groups working together who normally wouldn't

I think the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party also worked together for a bit

^^^

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT

They were originally in the same party

But Mao broke off

Then they worked together during the Second Sino-Japanese war

>you can fight together for a cause and not agree with everything your bedfellows support

Makhno mistake, almost literally the October Revolution.

You guys like Mao?

Revisionist

I thought the fella was a mass murderer

tbh I think China is pretty based atm

mmm, China is state-capitalist, I would say

Mao was good but he could have been much much better

Thats pretty leftist

he made mistakes

Also, before modernist terms, the Nazi Party was considered a leftist party

State-Capitalism, despite its name, is very anti-capitalist

Because of their economic beliefs

what economic beliefs?

they didn't have consistent economic beliefs

State owned industry, workers rights

etc...