Are you disappointed at the general ignorance of our populace?

wingsof daun

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at college, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime. Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact. Few people seem to realise there futures are being stolen! They are being suppressed through unemployment, mounting taxes and healthcare that is rapidly diminishing among other services. It is saddening that people STILL don't seem to want to change things or know what they should do. I know our minds have been trained from a young age to accept certain things as "good" or normal as the right actions and government in a civilized society. Religion a set of human rules has also brainwashed our minds and it is a restriction on people's freedom - freedom of thought, morals and duty as a HUMAN. I think many have forgotten that we are supposed to be humans, we have dominion over all other life so it is our responsibility to see that everything works in they way that it should. We have occupy but such a thing is very small scale, we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation. The last point because it is the peoples participation that maintains the scam called capitalism and democracy.

TeddyTedson

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at Uni, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime. Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact. Few people seem to realise there futures are being stolen! They are being suppressed through unemployment, mounting taxes and healthcare that is rapidly diminishing among other services. It is saddening that people STILL don't seem to want to change things or know what they should do. I know our minds have been trained from a young age to accept certain things as "good" or as ther right actions and goverment in a civilized society. We have occupy but such a thing is very small scale, we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation. The last point because it is the peoples participation that maintains the scam called capitalism and democracy.

The truth is nobody knows.
Please call it college not uni though.

wingsof daun

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at Uni, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime. Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact. Few people seem to realise there futures are being stolen! They are being suppressed through unemployment, mounting taxes and healthcare that is rapidly diminishing among other services. It is saddening that people STILL don't seem to want to change things or know what they should do. I know our minds have been trained from a young age to accept certain things as "good" or as ther right actions and goverment in a civilized society. We have occupy but such a thing is very small scale, we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation. The last point because it is the peoples participation that maintains the scam called capitalism and democracy.

u spelt suddendly wrong .............................................so dissapointed

Robdude

Eh - the smart ones are all studying abroad, hoping to land a job outside of Ireland.

mikemac1

wingsof daun wrote: »

we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation

So many of these threads on boards

The OP calls for marches and protests but always expects somebody else to organize them.

How about you make a start OP if you feel strongly about it?

Also, who says "at uni"?

John Doe1

Tell me aboit it bro, i waz telling sum girl this morining all dem kid are retARDed.

Dr. John Doe1, Professor of Law, Trinity College Dublin

ballsymchugh

if occupy involved a couch that i could watch telly from, in a nice warm room, then i'd take part in it.

Bullchomper

OP - please edit post, the grammar Nazi in me is raging to correct it!!

AnonoBoy

The success of Mrs Brown's Boys really says more about the general ignorance of our populace than any number of threads on boards that call for mass demonstrations ever could.

Rocky_Dennis

Armani Sticky Compass wrote: »

u spelt suddendly wrong .............................................so dissapointed

:rolleyes:

wingsof daun

mikemac1 wrote: »

So many of these threads on boards

The OP calls for marches and protests but always expects somebody else to organize them.

How about you make a start OP if you feel strongly about it?

Also, who says "at uni"?

We don't have enough of these threads!!! I don't know enough people, we need a celebrity to organise the people. There are more protests nationwide against cuts and massive gov tax on petrol, but we need more change than ending of increased tax!

Irishchick

You have to be optimistic in college. Its the only way you get through. Otherwise what's the point.

No one can know for sure what's going to happen so maybe its better to be optimistic.

4-5 years?? I highly doubt it. We might see things starting to change in 10 years.

westendgirlie

Bullchomper wrote: »

OP - please edit post, the grammar Nazi in me is raging to correct it!!

Would you edit it for me please? I'm crap at grammar and would like to see where the errors are

Captain_Generic

Free Hat McCullough!

AnonoBoy

Andrewh1984 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

I think you missed the joke.

ballsymchugh

wingsof daun wrote: »

We don't have enough of these threads!!! I don't know enough people, we need a celebrity to organise the people. There are more protests nationwide against cuts and massive gov tax on petrol, but we need more change than ending of increased tax!

make a great big poster, with a time and date for the protest, and at the bottom, write 'free hat'.

guaranteed a big turn out!

Kevin Duffy

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at Uni, over a few drinks. .

I call shenanigans.

cloneslad

Armani Sticky Compass wrote: »

u spelt suddendly wrong .............................................so dissapointed

Andrewh1984 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

I think that was the joke.

Also, you may have missed one, and added one that was okay, due to the fact we are not Americans.

EDIT: Don't Ninja edit on me.

capitalism isn't the problem, govt nationalising the debts against all principles of capitalism is the problem

Overheal

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at college, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime. Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact. Few people seem to realise there futures are being stolen! They are being suppressed through unemployment, mounting taxes and healthcare that is rapidly diminishing among other services. It is saddening that people STILL don't seem to want to change things or know what they should do. I know our minds have been trained from a young age to accept certain things as "good" or normal as the right actions and government in a civilized society. Religion a set of human rules has also brainwashed our minds and it is a restriction on people's freedom - freedom of thought, morals and duty as a HUMAN. I think many have forgotten that we are supposed to be humans, we have dominion over all other life so it is our responsibility to see that everything works in they way that it should. We have occupy but such a thing is very small scale, we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation. The last point because it is the peoples participation that maintains the scam called capitalism and democracy.

A few drinks of what?

cassi

Ignorance is annoying, but what really gets me annoyed is people who will form opinions on things but never actually go so far as to become informed on what they are talking about. :mad:

dxhound2005

Robdude wrote: »

Eh - the smart ones are all studying abroad, hoping to land a job outside of Ireland.

Tell a few countries which are supposed to be good. I will go on the internet and find lots of bad stuff about them.

cloneslad

cloneslad wrote: »

I think that was the joke.

Also, you may have missed one, and added one that was okay, due to the fact we are not Americans.

EDIT: Don't Ninja edit on me.

no the joke was lame as it was ................aww never mind cant be bothered

Bullchomper

westendgirlie wrote: »

Would you edit it for me please? I'm crap at grammar and would like to see where the errors are

No.

Micky Dolenz

Spelling Poilce

Don't just try and not do. Don't do it.

Funfair

Bullchomper wrote: »

I am trying to resist correcting grammar as everyone makes mistakes in posts and it's generally an anal thing to do but here you go. Sorry OP

Well I would never have found them/those errors

Bullchomper

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Spelling Poilce

Don't just try and not do. Don't do it.

I was asked to!!

Biggins

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at college, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime.

Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact.

The short version!

Many youth don't know YET what its like day to day, to live within a culture of corruption and cronyism that has been existent for decades (and sadly still continuing)!
They will in time if they stick around Ireland long enough!

Its nice that they can be that optimistic, but present reality and past history is indicative where things will continue and go.

You are right - we do need drastic, COMPLETE clean slate, empty the Dail of the current political parties in change.
They have had so long and they are going nowhere slowly - too slowly, when in fact they should be trying for once in Irelands history, to get trying to get somewhere faster.
Its the same tired, lining the pockets of themselves and their mates crap.

Again, its nice that our brightest young minds can be that optimistic - but till they ACTUALLY participate in helping to bring about the UNDERLYING change that needs to be done for the later 'sudden boom' they wish for to happen, they will have to see that stage one is reached before any other progressive stages there after!

That means they will have to get up from their comfy places and do more in civic responsibility.

Bullchomper

Time to edit post I think.

sheesh

well to a person in college 5 years from now might seem like a really long time whereas 5 years might not seem that long to people working. we are talking at least 10 years. but really we are talking about when the rest of europe and the US get back on their feet and start buying products.


on a slightly positive note Germany is doing fantastically at the moment I'm sure we are all really happy for them!!!:mad:

Pherekydes

Sounds like the OP joined the Shinners' Society at Uni and now wants to dispense with capitalism and democracy.

A few paragraph breaks wouldn't go amiss, either.

Pherekydes

Pherekydes wrote: »

Sounds like the OP joined the Shinners' Society at Uni and now wants to dispense with capitalism and democracy.

A few paragraph breaks wouldn't go amiss, either.

paragraph breaks are for those evil capitalists maaan

benmad

wingsof daun wrote: »

We don't have enough of these threads!!! I don't know enough people, we need a celebrity to organise the people. There are more protests nationwide against cuts and massive gov tax on petrol, but we need more change than ending of increased tax!

Like Hitler,!

afrodub

wingsof daun wrote: »

I was speaking to some of our brightest young minds who are at college, over a few drinks. They seem to be in a delusion that Ireland will sunddenly boom again in 4 or 5 years time! I am resigned to the fact that that can't/won't happen in my lifetime. Are people oblivious to the fact that we need a "regime" change in this country. Our so-called democracy is a failure full of corruption and our youth seem oblivious to this fact. Few people seem to realise there futures are being stolen! They are being suppressed through unemployment, mounting taxes and healthcare that is rapidly diminishing among other services. It is saddening that people STILL don't seem to want to change things or know what they should do. I know our minds have been trained from a young age to accept certain things as "good" or normal as the right actions and government in a civilized society. Religion a set of human rules has also brainwashed our minds and it is a restriction on people's freedom - freedom of thought, morals and duty as a HUMAN. I think many have forgotten that we are supposed to be humans, we have dominion over all other life so it is our responsibility to see that everything works in they way that it should. We have occupy but such a thing is very small scale, we need a mass of people, daily protest or non-participation. The last point because it is the peoples participation that maintains the scam called capitalism and democracy.

Yeah hate to break this one to you but..`occupy` is very much con-trolled opposition and a limited hang out scene.Some very good and sincere persons involved no doubt but infiltrated and totally spied on.

As for getting out of this economic hole again yeah good luck with that one, the present clowns and puppets in charge, can at best metaphorically only move the chairs around on the Titanic.Basically you want a possibilty of a real future move East.

kevmol88

afrodub wrote: »

you want a possibilty of a real future move East.

I did and I love our new dear leader.

Led Zeppelin The Clash

Socialism is all I can say.

Irish Steve

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