https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Debunking-the-myths-The-material-roots-of-the-Darfur-conflict https://internationalviewpoint.org/Debunking-the-myths-The-material-roots-of-the-Darfur-conflict 2012-06-25T13:54:21Z text/html en Younes Abouyoub Climate Darfur Sudan <p>Symbols and myths are important elements in forging political affiliations and national identities. In 2000, the Northern Ireland Assembly witnessed a heated debate that a layman would have perceived as strange or rather ludicrous. The central issue was whether Easter lilies should have the same symbolic treatment and standing as poppies. How could flowers be the locus of a momentous political debate, a bone of contention among serious politicians? Yet, whoever knows the history of Ireland would know what these two flowers stand for. In fact, they are closely connected to the Irish struggle against Great Britain. Republican and nationalist movements used Easter lilies as political symbols to recall the memory of those who gave their life for the nationalist cause. On the other end of the spectrum, the Unionists and the Royalists use the poppy, sold by the Royal British Legion, to celebrate the fallen soldiers who defended the United Kingdom</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV449-June-2012-" rel="directory">IV449 - June 2012</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Climate-+" rel="tag">Climate</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Darfur-+" rel="tag">Darfur</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Sudan-+" rel="tag">Sudan</a>