Oranges038
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How prevalent is the far right in Ireland politics currently?You're absolutely right. This has everything to do with the rise of the far right in Ireland.
Non-existent. Not yet anyway, thankfully.How prevalent is the far right in Ireland politics currently?
Not very. They’re consistently a non-event at the polls. They barely even have a political party to coalesce behind. But there’s a nasty undercurrent of xenophobia and racism that’s been building over the last few years. Same as every other country basically. Comes with the territory in an economic downturn. Only without the political clout you get in other countries.How prevalent is the far right in Ireland politics currently?
These weren't protesters but in a wider sense the answer is still no.How many immigrants are there in Ireland?
Do the protesters have legitimate grievances about immigrants in Ireland?
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Non-existent. Not yet anyway, thankfully.
It's actually likely that our next Government will be quite left wing. It's paradoxical that this is going on while the country is on course to shift the left in the next election, in the form of a Sinn Fein government.
Interesting.Not very. They’re consistently a non-event at the polls. They barely even have a political party to coalesce behind. But there’s a nasty undercurrent of xenophobia and racism that’s been building over the last few years. Same as every other country basically. Comes with the territory in an economic downturn. Only without the political clout you get in other countries.
It barely exists politically for several reasons, the largest probably being the fact that Sinn Fein swallows a lot of the oxygen that fuels far-right parties in other countries.How prevalent is the far right in Ireland politics currently?
Everyone's talking about you now...."whats going on in Ireland? Thought they were all happy people..."I've never been more ashamed of Dublin, a really depressing day I have to say.
Maybe he’s out on the streets of Dublin treating them the same as the posters in the Gen: screaming at them for not showing an unwarranted level of positivity.Anyone else find it suspicious that @moses hasn’t been around today? Big Canada Goose fan I hear.
Maybe he’s out on the streets of Dublin treating them the same as the posters in the Gen: screaming at them for not showing an unwarranted level of positivity.
... Who have been facing horrific racist attacks themselves lately.A Deliveroo cyclist apparently.
Yeah they’ve been on the frontline for the last three/four years facing the deterioration of the city head on.... Who have been facing horrific racist attacks themselves lately.
My first thought watching them torch the police car was that their parents would be paying for the new one.So odd that the mensas who are protesting immigrants in their country are destroying the infrastructure of their own country.
Not too many rocket surgeons in that bunch. w
Right?Of all the nations in the world, it's the Irish who are against immigration?
Who would have thought.
How? Most of them are probably on the dole, some will have picked up a few knocks today and they'll be going looking for disability next week.My first thought watching them torch the police car was that their parents would be paying for the new one.
They're a political non entity for now but there's been a real rise in nastiness towards foreigners since the start of COVID. I think a lot of people have been led down the garden path by the far right with issues like anti vax, anti mask, anti tras, etc.How prevalent is the far right in Ireland politics currently?
You don't know their parents, do you?My first thought watching them torch the police car was that their parents would be paying for the new one.
I thought they wore North Face jackets?The favored attire of the teenage Dublin drug peddler:
I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who’s against immigration in and of itself. Only nativist nutters live in that particular gutter.Of all the nations in the world, it's the Irish who are against immigration?
Who would have thought.
Heh, immigrant stops immigrant perpetrating horrendous crime. What're ye rioting for lads?
I’ve no doubt it would but there was no need to call him a helmet.Heh, immigrant stops immigrant perpetrating horrendous crime. What're ye rioting for lads?
I'll bet it fecking hurts to get walloped with a motorcycle helmet.
@ConorThe favored attire of the teenage Dublin drug peddler:
Who cares, let's just grab some more trainers!What're ye rioting for lads?
Fair.Who cares, let's just grab some more trainers!
Nah, you don't have to explain it to me. I'm fully aware of the shit going on.I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who’s against immigration in and of itself. Only nativist nutters live in that particular gutter.
One of the real questions to ask is what’s an acceptable level of immigration, and how does one determine that? It’s a matter of fact that Ireland has experienced a level of immigration over the last 15 years or more that it has never experienced before in the history of the state and…the nation itself. Indeed immigration hasn’t ever been a feature of Irish life.
So when you have that new ‘phenomenon’ mixed with the serious housing crisis others have mentioned then there’s going to be trouble unfortunately.
Striking how often people who intervene in incidents like this genuinely seem to think they just did what anyone would do, when in reality a lot of people would freeze.
I've an alibi.
Saw a lovely video of some cretins attacking Deliveroo drivers tonight. Not a hope of any of them doing something like that.
I'm betting most of the knuckle draggers "protesting" tonight first instinct would be to whip out their phone and start filming.Striking how often people who intervene in incidents like this genuinely seem to think they just did what anyone would do, when in reality a lot of people would freeze.
To be fair there's been times when I've wanted to attack the deliveroo driver when they've "gone offline" and appear again, 20 minutes later 5 miles further away from my house.Saw a lovely video of some cretins attacking Deliveroo drivers tonight. Not a hope of any of them doing something like that.
Of all the nations in the world, it's the Irish who are against immigration?
Who would have thought.
Are you trying to wum?Nah, you don't have to explain it to me. I'm fully aware of the shit going on.
It's just that little bit of historical self acknowledgedment could come in handy.
You cnuts nearly abandoned the fecking island 200 years ago looking for a better life, and now some are wondering why are others coming to Ireland.
That's the funny bit.