Tariq Bey’s Reviews > We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland > Status Update

Irish language was as exotic as spanish

American influence > british once again

TV came at the beginning of 62, more industrializing. Lots of debate followed on what should be shown on TV, the conservative Irish didn't like critical plays about the state, promiscuous subjects & preferred to promote rural Irish culture

Jadotville outcome - Eire humiliated on the global stage; they cant hang militarily and as earlier proven, nor economically. Some soldiers go back for revenge. Eire wants to take on the future, but isnt prepared to

Why would Hammarskjold & the UN be in the capital of Katanga, Elizabethville, if theyre supposedly supporting Lumumba

Baluba began to refer to any bad thing or person in ireland

"African Violet? Whats next Baluba Black?" - reflects both racism & xenophobia

Wild west similarity in american indian portrayal of africans

Irish deaths in the Congo are martytrs, buried w/ Michael Collins; juxtaposes w/ racial black on white violence element

O'Tooles uncle was among the hostages;
'The UN was committed to supporting Lumumba's government' lets ask Dag Hammarskjold his thoughts on the matter. He portrays the conflics as UN & Ireland supporting the Congo while The US, Britain & France supported Katanga
'Katanga could be seen as an African Ulster" - outweighed desired connection to western powers