electoral rump.
Most members of Sinn Fein would describe themselves as socialist. The problem is that their idea of socialism is reformism.
So, like reformists the world over, they react to hard times by moving to the right. They are now willing to accept the unionist veto to a united Ireland.
They are meeting with the parties of the Irish ruling class, whom they regard not as mortal enemies of the Irish workers The conflict in Ireland is still between an imperialist power and the determination of the Irish people to achieve freedom. Neither militarism nor alliances with the bourgeoisie offer any solutions to the Irish working class.
Marxists still hold with James Connolly that imperialism will be defeated by the Irish working class.
This demands a revolutionary workers' party which fights for self determination and socialism.