The New International Brigades

c_man · 15-03-2015 12:00AM #1

So like many others on AH I'm sure, I'm a fan of the International Brigades and their role in the Spanish Civil War. Basically they were units composed of volunteers from all over the world, fighting against fascism.

I say it's time to re-assemble the international brigades and mobilise the left in the West, we have to go and fight ISIS. The pose a clear danger to the people and we as defenders of the worker, have to now fight in northern Iraq and Syria.

So what say you AH, are you up for it? Any advice?

c_man · 15-03-2015 12:01AM

Dang, I thought this was AH

15-03-2015 12:10AM

Go home c_man, you're drunk.

thesandeman · 15-03-2015 12:14AM

c_man wrote: »

Dang, I thought this was AH

lol. At least you mentioned the West.

Delicia · 15-03-2015 12:19AM

thesandeman wrote: »

lol. At least you mentioned the West.

West of what?

Diabhal Beag · 15-03-2015 01:21AM

Would this brigade be pro-public transport or pro-new bypass?

ben.schlomo · 15-03-2015 01:23AM

Pretty sure you missed the memo on all Galway city threads being based on public transport, cycling, traffic or roads.

thesandeman · 15-03-2015 01:30AM

True. We haven't had a food thread in a while.

Delicia · 15-03-2015 01:32AM

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Pretty sure you missed the memo on all Galway city threads being based on public transport, cycling, traffic or roads.

Ah yes, I can see it now. We're all going to get on our bikes, scooters & God forbid the odd car etc.. & head east en masse across the Quincenteniall. That'll sort them out - when we get there

Mrs OBumble · 15-03-2015 01:59AM

IBTL, God bless paddies "day".

GerardKeating · 15-03-2015 03:22AM

c_man wrote: »

So like many others on AH I'm sure, I'm a fan of the International Brigades and their role in the Spanish Civil War. Basically they were units composed of volunteers from all over the world, fighting against fascism.

I say it's time to re-assemble the international brigades and mobilise the left in the West, we have to go and fight ISIS. The pose a clear danger to the people and we as defenders of the worker, have to now fight in northern Iraq and Syria.

So what say you AH, are you up for it? Any advice?

These international brigades could be a stabilizing force in the middle east with their crusade against extremism..

TerrorFirmer · 15-03-2015 04:34AM

You must have missed the historical memo which noted that the Irish brigade that went to fight in Spain was an absolute disgrace behavior and performance wise and was disbanded without having contributed anything.

ratracer · 15-03-2015 08:16AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

You must have missed the historical memo which noted that the Irish brigade that went to fight in Spain was an absolute disgrace behavior and performance wise and was disbanded without having contributed anything.

And that was just the brigade that went to Santa Ponsa!!! ðŸ˜œ

biko · 15-03-2015 10:23AM

Moved to AH

kneemos · 15-03-2015 10:28AM

F.A.B.

FTA69 · 15-03-2015 10:31AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

You must have missed the historical memo which noted that the Irish brigade that went to fight in Spain was an absolute disgrace behavior and performance wise and was disbanded without having contributed anything.

That was the fascists under O'Duffy. The International Brigadiers who fought for the people's government did so with distinction.

Un Croissant · 15-03-2015 10:31AM

You head off first OP, and report back. We will follow you over, all going well, and initiate another glorious crusade.

mikemac1 · 15-03-2015 10:37AM

You are praising communists and anarchists?

c_man wrote: »

we as defenders of the worker,

I wouldn't think the ordinary worker would follow your politics

wendell borton · 15-03-2015 10:43AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

You must have missed the historical memo which noted that the Irish brigade that went to fight in Spain was an absolute disgrace behavior and performance wise and was disbanded without having contributed anything.

That was the blueshirts who were fighting for Franco; the volunteers in the International brigades, the Connolly column, took heavy loses fighting for the republic.

Phil Mitchell · 15-03-2015 11:00AM

The type of person now that would join these type of things would be Anti-American types. The only type of brigade they would join would be the Al Aqsa Brigade

Banjo String · 15-03-2015 11:21AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf__gWT_8PE

c_man · 15-03-2015 01:20PM

Un Croissant wrote: »

You head off first OP, and report back. We will follow you over, all going well, and initiate another glorious crusade.

Before we head over we'll need sunblock (lot of it), guns'n'stuff and pamphlets outlining where we lie on the political spectrum. I'll be damned if I have to head into battle with hardened ISIS troops without a proper selection of leftist literature.

Duckworth_Luas · 15-03-2015 01:39PM

c_man wrote: »

So like many others on AH I'm sure, I'm a fan of the International Brigades and their role in the Spanish Civil War. Basically they were units composed of volunteers from all over the world, fighting against fascism.

I say it's time to re-assemble the international brigades and mobilise the left in the West, we have to go and fight ISIS. The pose a clear danger to the people and we as defenders of the worker, have to now fight in northern Iraq and Syria.

So what say you AH, are you up for it? Any advice?

Follow me OP, I'll be right behind ya!

crockholm · 15-03-2015 01:50PM

I Think that daesh may already have the foreign fighters market in their corner,not that I wouldn't disagree with a load of communists and anarchists being slaughtered far away (I'm a Franco-esque type anyway),I would be more afraid of the perfidious knuckleheads joining daesh as some Anti-west thing.

Zebra3 · 15-03-2015 02:05PM

c_man wrote: »

So like many others on AH I'm sure, I'm a fan of the International Brigades and their role in the Spanish Civil War. Basically they were units composed of volunteers from all over the world, fighting against fascism.

I say it's time to re-assemble the international brigades and mobilise the left in the West, we have to go and fight ISIS. The pose a clear danger to the people and we as defenders of the worker, have to now fight in northern Iraq and Syria.

So what say you AH, are you up for it? Any advice?

What about you? Are you up for it?

c_man · 15-03-2015 02:06PM

I propose we call the Irish volunteers the "Dr Noel Browne Column."

c_man · 15-03-2015 02:07PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

What about you? Are you up for it?

I reckon I could get a year career break from my American MNC no bother.

Zebra3 · 15-03-2015 02:10PM

c_man wrote: »

I reckon I could get a year career break from my American MNC no bother.

Well good luck. Keep us posted on your adventures out there.

c_man · 15-03-2015 02:20PM

Seriously, how did the lads (in both sides) get away with it legally here at the time when irish volunteers were going to both sides in the Spanish Civil War? I remember seeing a 'in history' bit in the local paper with stories in the paper in the 30s. One describes a big ship out in Galway Bay taking boatlots of lads, it had a huge swastika flying from it!

DeadHand · 15-03-2015 02:26PM

There already are something like international brigades involved in that conflict since thousands of European Muslims have flocked to the Middle East to participate in the enslavement, rape, torture and murder of anyone who happens to be different.

Hans Bricks · 15-03-2015 02:45PM

Woah OP ! steady on cowboy, the PC brigade are still in the thick of fighting online. One conflict at a time.

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