FF/FG/Green Next Government

Brendan Bendar

Bowie wrote: »

'We're all in this together' my hole.
The PUP was to keep the lights on while people found out where they stood and if/when their job was opening. Of course FG use these people to point at to save their own blushes. Another FG kick in the teeth for people down on their luck. Not a normal party.

What are “normal parties”

Ones with guys who exult in having “broken the State” (their own state) in senior frontline positions?

Edgware

ronivek wrote: »

A consequence of this fact is that FF and FG have the majority of experience in actually governing the country; as opposed to the serial oppositionists and sometimes county councillors who make up the majority of the other parties.

I'm not sure that now is really an appropriate time to hand the reigns to Sinn Fein and let them try and engage in actual national governance or international diplomacy.

"reigns" I thought the Shinners were against royalty.
Or maybe its "reins"

FrancieBrady

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

What are “normal parties”

Ones with guys who exult in having “broken the State” (their own state) in senior frontline positions?

One of the Ministers who was involved in actually breaking the state in 2008 is now Taoiseach, thanks to Leo and friends.

James Brown

FrancieBrady wrote: »

One of the Ministers who was involved in actually breaking the state in 2008 is now Taoiseach, thanks to Leo and friends.

All's forgotten if there's an aide de camp and a pay rise in it

Shefwedfan

FrancieBrady wrote: »

One of the Ministers who was involved in actually breaking the state in 2008 is now Taoiseach, thanks to Leo and friends.

I think you should read up on the crash....

BonnieSituation

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I think you should read up on the crash....

It's been 12 years... refresh our memories...

dundalkfc10

Shefwedfan wrote: »

:-)

Thats one way of explaining it alright

maccored

the only joy i get out of this government is the fact that I knew they were going to **** everything up - which they are on the way to doing - and that it can only do the left good.

Shefwedfan

maccored wrote: »

the only joy i get out of this government is the fact that I knew they were going to **** everything up - which they are on the way to doing - and that it can only do the left good.

What “left”?

dundalkfc10

Shefwedfan wrote: »

What “left”?

If you don't know that, this thread is not the best place to be posting

efanton

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I think you should read up on the crash....

Let me guess SF were in government, Mary Lou decided unilaterally to bail out the bond holders without the finance minister knowledge, he only found out after the decision was made, and then to add insult to injury they told ordinary people that it was their fault and they were living beyond their means.

I think you need to take a reality pill if you believe that the bailout fiasco and the later austerity measures were not totally down to the incompetence of the FF government.

dundalkfc10

efanton wrote: »

Let me guess SF were in government, Mary Lou decided unilaterally to bail out the bond holders without the finance minister knowledge, he only found out after the decision was made, and then to add insult to injury they told ordinary people that it was their fault and they were living beyond their means.

I think you need to take a reality pill if you believe that the bailout fiasco and the later austerity measures were not totally down to the incompetence of the FF government.

100% Mary Lou's fault, everything is. Wasn't she even at fault for not been seen in public while she had Coronavirus

efanton

Shefwedfan wrote: »

What “left”?

Thats what people were asking the last time FF were in government.
FF put this country into beggary and we are still paying for it.

There was absolutely nothing left when FF got kicked out of power.

James Brown

efanton wrote: »

Let me guess SF were in government, Mary Lou decided unilaterally to bail out the bond holders without the finance minister knowledge, he only found out after the decision was made, and then to add insult to injury they told ordinary people that it was their fault and they were living beyond their means.

I think you need to take a reality pill if you believe that the bailout fiasco and the later austerity measures were not totally down to the incompetence of the FF government.

Cheered on by FG and supported by the Greens.

PFG, what could go wrong?

Brendan Bendar

maccored wrote: »

the only joy i get out of this government is the fact that I knew they were going to **** everything up - which they are on the way to doing - and that it can only do the left good.

Left!!

Same five or six bullhorn bums at every ‘protest’ going.

Don’t think so.

Shefwedfan

A lot of responses but nobody actually answered the question

What is the “left”? Who are you saying is the “left”?

Yurt2

Someone asnwers Sheffy's question before his head pops. He's got a dynamite theory about "the left" that he's bursting to tell everybody about.

dundalkfc10

Shefwedfan wrote: »

A lot of responses but nobody actually answered the question

What is the “left”? Who are you saying is the “left”?

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism!

Shefwedfan

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism!

Who are the left maybe is a better question? Just interested as I don’t know and I know the political Minded people around here will

Edgware

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Who are the left maybe is a better question? Just interested as I don’t know and I know the political Minded people around here will

The usual middle classs college goons who ease their rich boy guilt by telling the working class what to think.

McMurphy

Edgware wrote: »

The usual middle classs college goons who ease their rich boy guilt by telling the working class what to think.

Who are the working class? Are they class of people who work, and get up early in the morning?

dundalkfc10

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Who are the left maybe is a better question? Just interested as I don’t know and I know the political Minded people around here will

Sinn Féin. The current-day party is a Republican party which takes a more left wing stance on economics and social policy.

You knew this though so why ask

Edgware

Edgware wrote: »

The usual middle classs college goons who ease their rich boy guilt by telling the working class what to think.

Wrong. They tell the workshy how to screw the system. The working class are too busy working to pay for the support of said workshysters.

dundalkfc10

Deleted User wrote: »

Wrong. They tell the workshy how to screw the system. The working class are too busy working to pay for the support of said workshysters.

Id be working class, working 37.5 wasting most my wages on Rent and Childcare, while our leaders are some of the highest paid politicians in Europe (fair enough if they were good at their job, the country's a ****ing shambles no matter sector you look at)

Childcare
Healthcare
Homeless
Mental Health
Criminals roaming streets free
Gardai scared of the same criminals
Education
Direct Provision

The list is endless

ELM327

McMurphy wrote: »

Who are the working class? Are they class of people who work, and get up early in the morning?

No, the "working class" now are actually the neuveau riche lifetime dolers

Truthvader

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Sinn Féin. The current-day party is a Republican party which takes a more left wing stance on economics and social policy.

You knew this though so why ask

Maybe to give me the opportunity to point out that Sinn Fein are not a left wing party, they are a fascist party

dundalkfc10

ELM327 wrote: »

No, the "working class" now are actually the neuveau riche lifetime dolers

They could simply stop this by giving Food Vouchers and Fuel Vouchers that cant be used for alcohol fags etc but the Govt dont have the balls to do it

ELM327

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

They could simply stop this by giving Food Vouchers and Fuel Vouchers that cant be used for alcohol fags etc but the Govt dont have the balls to do it

Absolutely, but the problem is, many countries have tried this, but none have found a way to make it fool proof (ie stop bars accepting the vouchers)


Perhaps a debit card with the funds and a list of allowed items would work.


I remember being on the dole in 2008 for 9 months and couldnt believe they just handed me 204.30 in cash. No questions asked. I could literally have bought heroin on the way home.

ELM327

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Sinn Féin. The current-day party is a Republican party which takes a more left wing stance on economics and social policy.

You knew this though so why ask

We are one of the few countries to have a left wing extreme nationalist party. We can't even do national pride correctly.
Nationalism should be right wing.

McMurphy

ELM327 wrote: »

No, the "working class" now are actually the neuveau riche lifetime dolers

So whom were those that "got up early in the morning" Leo was promising to look after?

Seems to me, he screwed the "working class", and actually rewarded the

neuveau riche lifetime dolers

I'd say that must stick in your craw?


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