Yale professor suggests Galway build Cromwell statue next to Che Guevara memorial

Professor, I suggest a statue to a true Galway man, William Joyce,aka LOrd Haw Haw, would be more in the spirit of Che.

eiriamach!! the post below beginning "to eiriamach" is not my post and are contrary to my beliefs on the occupy movement.

To seanomelb, I haven't been following the Occupy movement in Boston, so I'll just take your word about the mess there. The Occupy movement in NYC, however, seems to have some steam in it and the ability to stay organized and disciplined. I expect more from them this spring, and I doubt they have been discredited by the behavior of occupiers elsewhere. I think the Occupy movement will continue to be interesting.

This would be a unwelcome sight to the Irish people knowing the history that surrounds Cromwell and his ilk!

"no name" reads directly out of the Foxaganda report Sit down and have a teabag,make sure Palin's face is on it.

To eiriamach The Occupy movement was a drain on all the cities they squatted in. Boston, a left leaning liberal city, lost close to two million dollars on policing this rabble. They destroyed Dewey square. They were dealing drugs out of their tent city. Their sanitary habits led to an infestation of rats. The few idealistic young volunteers could leave nothing of value unattended as it would be stolen by their fellow occupiers. This group was allowed to camp free of charge, without permits, for months. In Boston you can not park your car for less than $20 a day, yet this collective is given Dewey square and a blank check, to what end? Compare and contrast the way the occupy group and the tea party group were treated. One was charged for permits of Public land, one was required to provide portable toilets, police details and limited in the time the could gather, one had no arrests or rude behavior. Can you guess which followed the rules. I say get a copy of the galway che and erect it in all the occupy camps it will help with the brainwashing of the weak minded.

It's quite natural for the Prof. and other Cubans who left their country to think ill of the hero Che, as they backed the repressive Batista regime and lost their status in Cuba."power to the people"

George, Im not blond. Ancavker, Im very nice to tourists! The Nashville lads I met a few weeks ago said they loved my enthusiasm for my country and the fact that i really wanted them to enjoy their holiday and I showed them the very best of Ireland.

There are statues to Collins in Clonakilty and a monument to him where he was shot. I dont fancy filling every street corner in Dublin with statues. Unlike in the US with their flags on every corner, I know where I live! I know my countries history whether it be The Flight of the Earls, Queen Elizabeth I and her interest in the Irish language through to when Irish was a minority language in 1850 right up to the present day! Youre damn right that I cant point the finger when it comes to politics and I wasnt! I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy in some statements that Americans make in regards a country they are neither from nor live in. I dont make comments on articles regarding the US because its not my place to make a judgement or comment on a place I know very little about unlike the yanks on here who harp on about Ireland, a place they know nothing about.

Ancavker, Im not from Galway so i really dont care what statue they feel they want to put into the city. It is NONE OF MY BUSINESS!!! The JFK park is in Galway too and I couldnt care less about that either! ITS NONE OF MY BUSINESS!!!

George, there are still Lynches in ireland. They didnt ALL pack up around the time you reckon they did. Che's grandfather was Irish. Get it into your head. Everyone else seems to know it.

I dont think any Irish would have an issue if another country erected a statue to Cromwell. Why would it be any of our business?

I would really like to write a letter to the Harvard and explain to them that we are American and what a town in Ireland decides to do with a statue is non of our business. I remember reading a lot about Olive Cromwell in school but I do not think this constitutes us to tell the folks of Galway what to do with their own.

I grew up with some children of Cuban refugees from the Revolution. Their parents fled Cuba to preserve their wealth and became middle-class Americans with American freedoms. Of course they were conservative, vehemently anti-Castro, Catholic but anti-clerical, and very cognizant of being European descended. They assimilated quickly, and their children got college degrees and became professionals. The more recent refugees and boat people tell a different story entirely.

To BrianO - I tend to believe the Yale professor. Back in 1971 my high school Spanish teacher who came from Cuba in the 60s told similar accounts. Also some of my relations who came from Cuba in the late 80s certainly had an unfavorable impression on the form of government that rules the island.