Why all the Fianna Fail bashing on this forum?

FF 4 Eva

One of the things I've noticed on this forum is that Fianna Fail bashing seems to be prevalent, and not only prevalent but hip and trendy. Why is it so acceptable to bash Fianna Fail in comparison to say Labour. All the more ironic given that nearly every economic boom and progressive legislation has been done and signed by Fianna Fail. While it's easy to bash FF for what they've done, just look at the mess Fine Gael and Labour have made of things. Had we still had Fianna Fail the economy would be on the upturn. Why is it so hard for so many here to accept that Fianna Fail are good for the country?

summerskin

bad troll is bad

smcgiff

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

One of the things I've noticed on this forum is that Fianna Fail bashing seems to be prevalent, and not only prevalent but hip and trendy. Why is it so acceptable to bash Fianna Fail in comparison to say Labour. All the more ironic given that nearly every economic boom and progressive legislation has been done and signed by Fianna Fail. While it's easy to bash FF for what they've done, just look at the mess Fine Gael and Labour have made of things. Had we still had Fianna Fail the economy would be on the upturn. Why is it so hard for so many here to accept that Fianna Fail are good for the country?

Fantasist.

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MurdyWurdy

You could have at least have used a more subtle username before trolling!

petes

Fianna Fail can suck my cock!!

--Kaiser--

Lock in 5....4...3...2...

davet82

:eek: you gotta be trollin' me?!?

uch

Bye Now

BOHtox

IB4TL

SebBerkovich

I for one am SHOCKED to find there is trolling going on here

davet82

oh bertie we do!

oh bertie we do!

oh berite we do!

oh bertie we love you!!

I was looking forward to good argument before clicking into the thread...now I'm just disappointed

uch

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

One of the things I've noticed on this forum is that Fianna Fail bashing seems to be prevalent, and not only prevalent but hip and trendy. Why is it so acceptable to bash Fianna Fail i?

Why indeed, maybe it's because the Geebags Fuked up our nice little country

davet82

uch wrote: »

Why indeed, maybe it's because the Geebags Fuked up our nice little country

you took the bait, for shame...

BOHtox

SebBerkovich wrote: »

I for one am SHOCKED to find there is trolling going on here

Your winnings, Sir

uch wrote: »

Why indeed, maybe it's because the Geebags Fuked up our nice little country

KuriousOranj

They fixhed the road....

FatherLen

they tuk our jeeeerrrrbs

RikkFlair

Fianna Failed

DeanAustin

What a terrible wind up attempt. Would have been interested to see a proper debate on this though.

99% of people who post here say they would prefer a dose of piles rather than to vote FF and think anyone who has a different view is a tool. But someone voted for FF for over a decade...

Anyway, this isn't the thread for it. OP should hang their head in shame.

petes

petes wrote: »

Fianna Fail can suck my cock!!

Fina Gael cant

tricky D

I can think of tens of billions of reasons.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

One of the things I've noticed on this forum is that Fianna Fail bashing seems to be prevalent, and not only prevalent but hip and trendy. Why is it so acceptable to bash Fianna Fail in comparison to say Labour. All the more ironic given that nearly every economic boom and progressive legislation has been done and signed by Fianna Fail. While it's easy to bash FF for what they've done, just look at the mess Fine Gael and Labour have made of things. Had we still had Fianna Fail the economy would be on the upturn. Why is it so hard for so many here to accept that Fianna Fail are good for the country?

I'll give you the beefti of the doubt and assume you're not a troll. Two things to answer your questions:

1 - The reason FF got the blame is because they were in charge of the state ans it's finances, not labour. The Ministers for Finace were McCreevey/Aherne/Cowen were, all of which were FF. Two of them were even Prime Ministers.

2 - FG don't get the blame for making a mess, because, well - they didn't make a mess, now did they?

There is no guanatee that if FF had been in place things would be on the upturn, what are you basing this on? What is different abotu them now from 2007?

As I said in a previous thread: If you hired a guy to look after your kids and he absued them, would you hire him again?

Rented Mule

ain't nobody got time for FF !!

Capt'n Midnight

When was the last time FF didn't sell our future to buy an election ?

Here's a clue, the fuss over water meters and bin charges is a direct result of the promise to get rid of residential rates back in 1977

Ikky Poo2

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I'll give you the beefti of the doubt and assume you're not a troll. Two things to answer your questions:

2 - FG don't get the blame for making a mess, because, well - they didn't make a mess, now did they?

No , they stepped into the mess then walked it all over the floor . Anyway FG have said it was the people that caused the mess.

Celly Smunt

Lets lighten the tone in here with a classic,come on everybody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilg-zmkICJ0

FF 4 Eva

summerskin wrote: »

bad troll is bad

Just because you don't like what somebody who supports Fianna Fail has to say, doesn't make it trolling.

petes

Deleted User wrote: »

Fina Gael cant

I wish someone would, I'm not fussy!

kneemos

The only reason FG didn't make a mess of the country is because they weren't in power.If FG do anything worthy or achieve any benefit to the country it will be because they are being led by the hand by adults.

Anynama141

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyway FG have said it was the people that caused the mess.

Well, let's look at the role of 'de peeple':

1. Repeatedly voted in Fianna Fail, who cut the tax base so we were reliant on property transaction taxes, failed to appoint a competent bank regulator or central bank governor, and ignored all warnings about a property bubble ("go away and commit suicide").

2. Fought tooth and nail to outbid each other on houses of every description as they either panicked about 'missing the boat' or tried to cash in on the bubble, thus driving the price of property through the roof.

The Irish population wasn't entirely to blame, but they certainly played a role.

Anynama141

kneemos wrote: »

The only reason FG didn't make a mess of the country is because they weren't in power.If FG do anything worthy or achieve any benefit to the country it will be because they are being led by the hand by adults.

I notice these days that those who support Fianna Failure can't admit it publicly, but they can certainly attack Labour and FG...

Chucken

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

Just because you don't like what somebody who supports Fianna Fail has to say, doesn't make it trolling.

Ok, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt so will you answer me one question honestly?

DeanAustin

Anynama141 wrote: »

Well, let's look at the role of 'de peeple':

1. Repeatedly voted in Fianna Fail, who cut the tax base so we were reliant on property transaction taxes, failed to appoint a competent bank regulator or central bank governor, and ignored all warnings about a property bubble ("go away and commit suicide").

2. Fought tooth and nail to outbid each other on houses of every description as they either panicked about 'missing the boat' or tried to cash in on the bubble, thus driving the price of property through the roof.

The Irish population wasn't entirely to blame, but they certainly played a role.

Good post. The Irish people are very much responsible for where we are but very few want to admit it. Easier to just blame someone else.

Littlehorny

Why do we hate Fianna Fail? Because we have souls.

kneemos

Anynama141 wrote: »

I notice these days that those who support Fianna Failure can't admit it publicly, but they can certainly attack Labour and FG...

What I'm saying is that they all have made a mess of the place for the last ninty years which can be witnessed by our long tradition of emmigration and misery.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Deleted User wrote: »

No , they stepped into the mess then walked it all over the floor . Anyway FG have said it was the people that caused the mess.

Big difference as opposed to making it. I'd agree with them in regard to that last sentence. See below:

kneemos wrote: »

The only reason FG didn't make a mess of the country is because they weren't in power.If FG do anything worthy or achieve any benefit to the country it will be because they are being led by the hand by adults.

BOHtox

FG proposed a very conservative budget in 2002 under Noonan. It would have stopped the radical increase in spending and reduce borrowing. This was rejected by the electorate overwhelmingly and FG returned just got 31 seats.

In 07 it was spend, spend, spend. Perhaps slightly less from FG but by then the damage was done. Had FG got in in 07 we'd never see them as a political party again. The mess would have been "their fault" and we'd be looking at a FF majority at the moment. *shudders

Phoebas

petes wrote: »

Fianna Fail can suck my cock!!

And they would, in return for a first preference.

Stinicker

Because Fianna Fail are traitors to Ireland and bankrupted the country deliberatly to bailout their corrupt cronie banker and developer friends. They are a corrupt party of traitors to this nation. In my opinion it is an utter and total disgrace that they are even allowed remain as a political party when all their members should have got lifetime bans from politics and the entire cabinet of the previous government executed by hanging for treason. They are lucky it was Ireland not a different country because this is exactly what would happen to them.

Traitor scum is what Fianna Fail are, nothing but the worst type of lowlifes.

Yamanoto

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

Just because you don't like what somebody who supports Fianna Fail has to say, doesn't make it trolling.

Your thread title implies you're at a loss as to the reasons why FF might receive flak from your fellow Citizens in AH.

Sorry but that just ain't plausible, hence why you're being labelled a troll.

shootie

It's all about local politics in the end. I'd much rather vote for the FF candidate in my area than the FG one.

The FG lad around here Michael Darcy for example, promised to try and support the abolishment of the Senate during one of his campaigns, then when he failed to get elected went and ran to be elected for guess where? The Senate. I wouldn't vote for that gangster ever, and if it means voting for FF then so be it.

Rubber_Soul

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I'll give you the beefti of the doubt and assume you're not a troll.

Why on Earth would you do that?

A quarter of the electorate will still vote for the fcukers next election.

That's the depressing thing.

cd07

Cant believe somebody would start a thread asking such a question!! The reason everyone hates fianna fail is because such a huge portion of the people in this country are financially screwed because of them and their developer friends. Look at all the middle class people up to their teeth in mortgage debt and negative equity largely because of them. Im not a supporter of any of the politicians in this country because they ALL see it as a right to cream off the ordinary people to feather their own nests. Like I said in another thread on here we need a new party with credible.capable people not another shower of clowns just out to look after themselves.

Anynama141

shootie wrote: »

It's all about local politics in the end. I'd much rather vote for the FF candidate in my area than the FG one.

The FG lad around here Michael Darcy for example, promised to try and support the abolishment of the Senate during one of his campaigns, then when he failed to get elected went and ran to be elected for guess where? The Senate. I wouldn't vote for that gangster ever, and if it means voting for FF then so be it.

Facepalm.

That's all.

shootie

Anynama141 wrote: »

Facepalm.

That's all.

Do you even vote bro?

Fred Cohen

uch wrote: »

Why indeed, maybe it's because the Geebags Fuked up our nice little country

Watch it now or they'll have you shot!

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/former-ff-councillor-oflynn-charged-over-triple-murder-plot-29108536.html

The King of Moo

shootie wrote: »

It's all about local politics in the end. I'd much rather vote for the FF candidate in my area than the FG one.

The FG lad around here Michael Darcy for example, promised to try and support the abolishment of the Senate during one of his campaigns, then when he failed to get elected went and ran to be elected for guess where? The Senate. I wouldn't vote for that gangster ever, and if it means voting for FF then so be it.

Do you only have Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates?

Anynama141

shootie wrote: »

Do you even vote bro?

Nothing Fianna Failure ever did was more crooked than accept a seat in the Dail waiting room (the Seanad)?

Fair enough. Fianna Failure all the way so.

666irishguy

I don't bash them, I just want their heads on spikes, no personal attacks, no rants on where they are now, just heads on spikes or eyes gouged out. All of them to a man.

Xenophile

FF 4 Eva wrote: »

One of the things I've noticed on this forum is that Fianna Fail bashing seems to be prevalent, Why is it so acceptable to bash Fianna Fail ....

Maybe people are just trying to straighten them out in such a way that they never become crooked again!