A hypothetical question about the GFA & the leaders of 1916

tdv123 · 2013-04-30 20:32:38

Do you think they would have been in favor of it or opposed it especially if they knew all the suffering behind it? I think Connolly might be for it as he wasn't motivated just by Irish independence but a socialist republic but he knew the only way to achieve this was by Irish independence. But would he happy enough with a…

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Do you think they would have been in favor of it or opposed it especially if they knew all the suffering behind it?

I think Connolly might be for it as he wasn't motivated just by Irish independence but a socialist republic but he knew the only way to achieve this was by Irish independence. But would he happy enough with a 26 county socialist republic?

We know Dev was anti-treaty but what about the rest who died?

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