Against the Stickie Conspiracy Theory: No, the Workers’ Party Did Not Liberalise Ireland

Against the Stickie Conspiracy Theory: No, the Workers’ Party Did Not Liberalise Ireland

Conspiracy theories can be the comfort blanket for both left and right, hard analysis takes just that bit of self-reflection. Within the Irish ‘Right’ there is a general notion that the genesis for contemporary progressive hegemony comes from the Stalinist sect now largely defunct known as the Workers’ Party aka the stickies for an older generation. This idea to my mind deserves critical examination lest like the foolish meme of ‘cultural marxis…