{"id":1068,"date":"2024-07-01T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innatenonviolence.org\/wp\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2024-07-01T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:40:11","slug":"readings-in-nonviolence-stair-na-siochana-in-eirinn-le-risteard-mac-annraoi-is-abolishing-war-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innatenonviolence.org\/wp\/2024\/07\/01\/readings-in-nonviolence-stair-na-siochana-in-eirinn-le-risteard-mac-annraoi-is-abolishing-war-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Readings in Nonviolence: Stair na S\u00edoch\u00e1na in \u00c9irinn le Riste\u00e1rd Mac Annraoi, Is abolishing war possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stair na S\u00edoch\u00e1na in \u00c9irinn<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

le Riste\u00e1rd Mac Annraoi<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coisc\u00e9im, 300 leathanaigh, \u20ac20.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

L\u00e9irmheas: M\u00e1ire \u00dana N\u00ed Bheaglaoich<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seo stair ghluaiseacht na s\u00edoch\u00e1na in \u00c9irinn \u00f3n luath-stair anuas, \u00f3 r\u00e9 Ch\u00fachulainn, C\u00e1in Adamhn\u00e1in, Foras Feasa, go dt\u00ed inniu, i 6 chaibidil. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 ana-chuimsitheach, go h\u00e1irithe \u00f3 1800 amach. ‘S\u00e9 an laige is m\u00f3 at\u00e1 ann n\u00e1 an tr\u00e9imhse is d\u00e9ana\u00ed,s a 20\u00fa c\u00e9ad agus na dosaein gr\u00fapa\u00ed ba mhaith linn a bheith sa ch\u00fantas, mar Afri, PANA, Gluaiseacht an Phobail (<\/span><\/span><\/span>people.ie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>), agus go h\u00e1irithe sa Tuaisceart, Bishopscourt Peace Camp ’83, Peace People ’76, Veterans for Peace 2012, Women Together 1970, a bh\u00ed ag coime\u00e1d dreamanna trodacha \u00f3 ch\u00e9ile. Nach m\u00f3r an g\u00e1 a bheadh leo inniu! D’oirfeadh cuntas ar leithrigh d\u00f3ibh sin, tar\u00e9is an m\u00e9id a d’fhulaing an pobal d\u00fachasach. T\u00e1 liosta foilsithe ag INNATE. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bh\u00ed p\u00e1irt mh\u00f3r ag mn\u00e1 sa streachailt ar son na s\u00edoch\u00e1na, Louie Bennett, Lucy Kingston, Eileen Robinson, Helen Chevenix, Rosamund Jacob. Fite fuaite leis an ngluaiseacht n\u00e1isi\u00fanta t\u00e1 an iarracht frith-scl\u00e1bha\u00edochta, an ghluaiseacht frith-choinscr\u00edofa, saoirse na ndaoine gorma, fuascailt agus cearta na mban, ag rith comhthreormhar leis. Bh\u00ed dh\u00e1 chogadh ag bagairt. Chuaigh an d\u00e1 chogadh ar aghaidh in ainneoin gach aon rud, sampla at\u00e1 againn sa l\u00e1 inniu, agus tionscal na n-arm ag ” f\u00e1s” agus ag carnadh airgid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

N\u00ed raibh Hanna Sheehy Skeffington s\u00e1sta nach raibh an taca\u00edocht cheart dh\u00e1 fh\u00e1il ag mn\u00e1 sna gluaiseachta\u00ed. Bh\u00ed Louie Bennett ag lorg athmhuintearais seachas cogadh cathardha ach d’ eit\u00edodar \u00ed. “Tarraing cogadh agus bris s\u00edoch\u00e1in”. D\u00e1 r\u00e9iteofa\u00ed ceist cearta na mban sa domhan, n\u00ed d\u00f3cha go mbeadh na coga\u00ed chomh m\u00ed- dhaonna, mar is mn\u00e1 agus leana\u00ed agus seandaoine is m\u00f3 go ndeintear \u00e1r orthu. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

T\u00edr, talamh agus teaghlach is c\u00fais le coga\u00ed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

De r\u00e9ir teagasc Gandhi, t\u00e1 an neamh-fhor\u00e9igean pr\u00e9amhaithe sa bhf\u00edrinne.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 l\u00e9argas suimi\u00fail anso ar na coimhlint\u00ed go l\u00e9ir a bh\u00ed ar si\u00fal ag an am c\u00e9anna agus an ph\u00e1irt mh\u00f3r a bh\u00ed ag Cuallacht na gCarad iontu. Dhi\u00falta\u00edodar go hioml\u00e1n don bhfor\u00e9igean. Muin\u00edn as \u00cdosa an teagasc a bh\u00ed acu agus bh\u00edodar seasamhach sa phrionsabal san i gc\u00f3na\u00ed. Bh\u00ed al\u00e1n taistil dh\u00e1 dh\u00e9anamh acu ar fuaid na hEorpa, Job Scott, Abraham Shackleton, Henry Richard, William Jones, Ennis Darby agus m\u00f3r\u00e1n eile. Bh\u00ed comhdh\u00e1il s\u00edoch\u00e1na sa Bheilg, i bP\u00e1ras, Frankfurt, i Londain i 1848, agus na c\u00e9adta ag freastal orthu. B’shin aimsir na gorta in \u00c9irinn. Eadr\u00e1n a bh\u00ed uathu seachas troid.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bh\u00ed Wolfe Tone diongmh\u00e1lta ar son neodrachta na h\u00c9ireann i 1792, dar leis, d\u00e1la Swift agus Molyneux, gurb \u00e9 Sasana pr\u00e9amh gach oilc in \u00c9irinn. Theastaigh uaidh an ceangal le Sasana a bhriseadh, scr\u00edobh s\u00e9 billeog <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Spanish War<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, ag cur in i\u00fail d\u00e1 seasfadh muintir na h\u00c9ireann go l\u00e9ir le ch\u00e9ile faoin ainm “\u00c9ireannach” seachas Caitliceach, Protast\u00fanach n\u00f3 Easaont\u00f3ir, ba cheart don dt\u00edr a bheith neodrach, n\u00e1r ch\u00f3ir fuil a dhortadh. B’shin \u00ed an aisling a bh\u00ed aige. I 1824 a buna\u00edodh an ch\u00e9ad chumann s\u00edoch\u00e1na in \u00c9irinn. Bh\u00ed deireadh le scl\u00e1bha\u00edocht i gc\u00f3il\u00edn\u00ed Shasana i 1834. Cuireadh Cros\u00e1id Frith-Choga\u00edochta ar bun in \u00c9irinn i 1936 agus bh\u00ed teagmh\u00e1il acu le War Resisters\u2019 International agus an Peace Pledge Union. Bh\u00ed <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace News<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> ar d\u00edol ar shr\u00e1ideanna Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath.T\u00e1 an nuacht\u00e1n san beo f\u00f3s. T\u00e1 na “conartha\u00ed” Eorpacha n\u00e1r iarramar, ar a nd\u00edcheall ad’ iarraidh neod racht na h\u00c9ireann a chlo\u00ed. T\u00e1 an f\u00edor-sc\u00e9al ar leathanach a 279. D\u00ed-arm\u00e1il domhanda at\u00e1 le moladh.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

N\u00ed g\u00e1 an leabhar a l\u00e9amh d’aon-iarracht. Is f\u00e9idir \u00e9 d’oscailt ar aon leathanach agus c\u00fantas beo br\u00edomhar a l\u00e9amh ar stair na s\u00edoch\u00e1na in \u00c9irinn agus a bhu\u00edochas san dos na laochra go l\u00e9ir. Bhaineas ana-sh\u00e1samh agus tairbhe as an leabhar so agus as an eolas at\u00e1 ann.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

[Review translated into English]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coisc\u00e9im, 300 pages, \u20ac20.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Review: M\u00e1ire \u00dana N\u00ed Bheaglaoich<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a comprehensive history of the peace movement in Ireland from early history and legends like C\u00fachulainn, C\u00e1in Adamhn\u00e1in, Keating’s Foras Feasa, in 6 chapters, however beginning mainly in the 1800s. The weak point is the scant coverage of contemporary peace movements of the 20th century, groups like Afri, PANA ,People’s Movement (<\/span><\/span><\/span>people.ie<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>), and especially those in Northern Ireland, Bishopscourt Peace Camp ’83, Peace People ’76, Veterans for Peace 2012, Women Together ’71 who endeavoured to keep rival gangs apart. I wonder how they would fare today? INNATE has catalogued many of these groups and they would warrant a separate booklet perhaps.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Women had a large part in the struggle for peace. Louie Bennett, Lucy Kingston, Eileen Robinson, Helen Chevenix, Rosamund Jacobs and others. While the struggle was going on in Ireland, there were other parallel groups like the anti-slavery, anti-conscription, freedom for people of colour, and the emancipation of women. Two world wars were threatening. The two wars happened despite protests,and we have echoes of that today. The weapons industry is feeding the frenzy in its race for profit. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington was not impressed with some groupings for not supporting women. Louie Bennett was looking for reconciliation and peace rather than civil war but she didn’t get much of a hearing, “Make war and smash peace”. If women’s rights were a priority, wars would not be so bloody, because the victims are usually women and children and the elderly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Earth, land and home are the excuses for war.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to Gandhi, non-violence is rooted in truth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book gives us an insight into all the conflicts that were happening in Europe, and the important part that the Society of Friends (Quakers) played in their total opposition to violence. They were steadfast in that principle. There were a lot of travels to and from European countries by people like Job Scott, Abraham Shackleton, Henry Richard, William Jones, Ennis Darby and many others. Peace conferences took place in Belgium, Paris, Frankfurt, London 1848, attended by hundreds. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wolfe Tone advocated neutrality in 1792; in common with Swift and Molyneux, he regarded England as the root of all evil in Ireland. Tone wished to break the connection with England. In his pamphlet <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Spanish War<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>, he advocated that all Irish people stand together as Irish people, rather that Catholic,Protestant or Dissenter, for Ireland to be neutral and not take part in bloodshed. That was his dream. The first peace conference was held in Ireland in 1824. Slavery was ended in the British colonies in 1834. The Anti-War Crusade was founded in Ireland in 1936 and contact was made with War Resisters\u2019 International and Peace Pledge Union, and the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Peace News<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> paper was sold on Dublin streets. That newspaper is still going strong.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The European “treaties” that were foisted on us, are trying to wreck our neutrality and “progressively increase our military capacity “. The account is on page 279. Global disarmament is what is needed. No need to read this in one go, you can dip in and out, and every short chapter reveals a very interesting and lively story. I found it a very pleasant read and the second reading can be more revealing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– – – – – –<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is abolishing war possible?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

While we may or may not see the origins of war in the USA in terms as black and white as those below, the following thought-provoking short piece asks important questions about the circularity of the Military Industrial Complex there \u2013 and elsewhere. – Ed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By Robert C Koehler (Transcend Media Service)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

If we can end, let us say . . . slavery \u2014 the legal \u201cownership\u201d of other human beings \u2014 can\u2019t we also end other great social wrongs? Can\u2019t we also end war?<\/p>\n

As I ask this question, I am suddenly bludgeoned by an unexpected irony, since the United States ended slavery through a brutal war, with a death toll of perhaps three quarters of a million people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But it was worth it, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s what history tells us. It has essentially \u201cmade peace\u201d with the war and now celebrates the moral objectives of the winning side, with all its carnage forever reduced to a statistical abstraction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The topic of this column is the abolition of war \u2014 the urgent necessity of doing so \u2014 so, how odd it feels to begin by referencing a \u201cgood\u201d war, which ended an enormous wrong . . . or at least forced the wrong to morph into a different, less legally blatant form of racism known as Jim Crow. (And when Jim Crow was defeated by the nonviolent civil rights movement a hundred years later, the nation\u2019s racism morphed into such things as the \u201cwar on drugs\u201d and an expanding prison-industrial complex.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In any case, the Civil War \u2014 or at least its reduction to the simplicity of good vs. evil \u2014is the manifestation of war\u2019s staying power and principal talking point: War is always necessary, damnit! Both sides think so, and the winner is the one who gets to write the history. At least that\u2019s the way it used to work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In my lifetime, things have changed significantly, at least from the point of view of the United States, the world\u2019s primary military power (at least for now). While war is bloodier and more devastating than it\u2019s ever been, it no longer has much to do with winning and losing \u2014 at least from the U.S. point of view, which has basically \u201clost\u201d (whatever that means) every war it has started since the Vietnam era. And that hasn\u2019t seemed to matter. Winning isn\u2019t really the point anymore, at least from the point of view of the moneyed interests of war. What matters is waging it \u2014 that is to say, what matters is keeping the profits flowing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Or to put it more politely: What matters is keeping the sanctity of war alive and well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, I\u2019m reminded of George H.W. Bush\u2019s comment in 1991, after the success of the first U.S. Gulf War.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a proud day for the USA,\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/em>Bush declared. <\/span><\/span>\u201cAnd, by God, we\u2019ve kicked the <\/span><\/span><\/em>Vietnam Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/em> once and for all.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is to say, the US public\u2019s antiwar cynicism after Vietnam was now just more wreckage to be found on the Highway of Death. War is good again in the US! We no longer have to be content simply arming contras and fighting proxy wars. We can get back to the real deal. The Military Industrial Complex, which was born in the wake of World War II, has returned, front and center.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where we\u2019re at today. As David Vine and Theresa Arriola <\/span><\/span>write:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThose two forces, the military and the industrial, united with Congress to form an unholy \u2018Iron Triangle.\u2019 . . . To this day those three have remained the heart of the MIC, locked in a self-perpetuating cycle of legalized corruption (that also features all too many illegalities).<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe basic system works like this: First, Congress takes exorbitant sums of money from us taxpayers every year and gives it to the Pentagon. Second, the Pentagon, at Congress\u2019s direction, turns huge chunks of that money over to weapons makers and other corporations via all too lucrative contracts, gifting them tens of billions of dollars in profits. Third, those contractors then use a portion of the profits to lobby Congress for yet more Pentagon contracts, which Congress is generally thrilled to provide, perpetuating a seemingly endless cycle.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the secret context of war \u2014 at least US war. The context is hidden behind the enormously effective public relations of war, whose headline slogans over the past few decades have mutated from \u201cwar on terror\u201d and \u201caxis of evil\u201d to \u201cIsrael has a right to defend itself\u201d \u2014 turning thousands and, ultimately, millions of deaths (deaths of civilians, deaths of children) into abstractions: collateral damage. We had no choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing the illusions hiding behind the heroism and glory of war \u2014 the grotesque profits for some, the horrific toll taken on so many others \u2014 is crucial to establishing the urgency of its abolition. And then there\u2019s the cost on the environment: how war poisons our ecosystems; how it murders the planet\u2019s biodiversity; how it diverts our focus (financial and otherwise) from putting our money and energy into saving the planet, to making planetary destruction our primary effort.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And beyond all this, waging war requires the ever-presence in our national minds of . . . yeah, an enemy. War simplifies conflict, which is always inevitable and could be constructive, and turns it into \u201cus vs. them.\u201d And since nations spend so much money and effort preparing for war, they are always predisposed to turn conflict into the wrong kind of opportunity: an opportunity to define and kill an enemy. And step one is always this: dehumanize the enemy. That makes the killing of the bad guy (and all the collateral civilians who are in the way) totally fine, totally necessary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And when we grow accustomed to the dehumanization of others \u2014 the refusal to listen, to acknowledge they have a point of view, let alone a soul \u2014 we simplify and diminish ourselves, essentially turning ourselves into our imagined enemy. And thus we\u2019re always living in fear because war always comes home: Enemies always retaliate. Or their children grow up and retaliate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So was the Civil War a \u201cgood\u201d war, a necessary war? Ending slavery was certainly absolutely necessary, just as never creating it in the first place was necessary . . . but happened anyway.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The only lesson I can draw is that we\u2019re not going to succeed at abolishing war unless we first succeed at transcending our exploitative interests. What does this mean in today\u2019s world? Let the conversation begin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Taken from Peace Media Service https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/06\/is-abolishing-war-possible\/<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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