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What did Aaron Forde say ?

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    #32
    TomTomTim
    Registered Users Posts: 2,841 ✭✭✭TomTomTim


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    If you want to give contempt to an entire community, based on the actions of some, fire ahead - but don't be surprised to be held accountable for it in the future.

    Some? It's well, well beyond a majority of the community. If anyone was honest and made a rough estimate they'd likely be banned regardless of the level of truthfulness. Only those will sheltered lives, or distorted perceptions, could argue with a straight face that it's an issue sole with minority of the community. This is simply another example of society being asked the pretend that reality is not reality.

    “The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone else. You know it is sometimes very pleasant to take offense, isn't it? A man may know that nobody has insulted him, but that he has invented the insult for himself, has lied and exaggerated to make it picturesque, has caught at a word and made a mountain out of a molehill--he knows that himself, yet he will be the first to take offense, and will revel in his resentment till he feels great pleasure in it.”- ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov




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    #33
    hi5
    Registered Users Posts: 3,105 ✭✭✭hi5


    Allinall wrote: »
    We are indeed a democracy.

    Which had a large part in his not getting the job.

    Peter Casey also said something derogatory about travellers and he almost got elected president for it.


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    #34
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 16,343 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Nothing that would count as an unpopular set of opinions in Unpopular Opinions.

    Trouble was he used social media and he in his position.


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    #35
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 29,115 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    TomTomTim wrote: »
    Some? It's well, well beyond a majority of the community. If anyone was honest and made a rough estimate they'd likely be banned regardless of the level of truthfulness. Only those will sheltered lives, or distorted perceptions, could argue with a straight face that it's an issue sole with minority of the community. This is simply another example of society being asked the pretend that reality is not reality.

    When has anyone been banned for truthfulness?

    Go ahead and present some facts there to support your "majority of the community" claim. You won't get banned for facts.


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    #36
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users Posts: 11,599 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    hi5 wrote: »
    Peter Casey also said something derogatory about travellers and he almost got elected president for it.

    "almost" :rolleyes:

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    #37
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    McMurphy wrote: »
    There's a few more details emerging about what he has posted on social media, which has led to the government of chaos and confusion having to put a halt to his appointment.

    Seems he was referring to those in receipt of social welfare, as a derogatory word to describe travellers, and not only that, but sent on to stereotype travellers here..



    This government can employ individuals to dredge the social media accounts of opposition TDs going back years, but yet don't bother to tell the lads doing the dredging to take a cursory glance at the social media accounts of people they're about to put into high paying, high profile jobs?

    I stand over this.



    Bad and all as the "kn***er' post was, I strongly suspect it was really posts like these that resulted in the U-turn



    I don't known the timeframe of when he wrote either of the above two posts, but as I was saying about employing people to have a look and dredge the oppositions social media accounts, this post couldn't be any more than a few months old, and yet they didn't do any due diligence whatsoever on him?

    This is probably the real reason he's gone.




    *He'll find it tough to shake that label now, seems to be sticking.

    You would think if he speaks in such a manner, so freely and so often, the people vetting him for the post or people who've dealt with him would have an idea?


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    #38
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users Posts: 15,270 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    "almost" :rolleyes:

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    In an election where the incumbent was a clear favorite from day one and a very popular figure.

    An unknown candidate, without any party backing who said what many were thinking about travelers manages to get 20% of the vote.

    Beating the next person (a party candidate), by 13%

    That is not insignificant.


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    #39
    blanch152
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    James Brown wrote: »
    You would think if he speaks in such a manner, so freely and so often, the people vetting him for the post or people who've dealt with him would have an idea?

    Not necessarily. There was a councillor who had a record of racist, homophobic and misogynist tweets and videos who was nominated by his party for Chair of a county council. It seems that it isn't that easy to vet someone.


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    #40
    Ireland2021
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭Ireland2021


    blanch152 wrote: »
    Not necessarily. There was a councillor who had a record of racist, homophobic and misogynist tweets and videos who was nominated by his party for Chair of a county council. It seems that it isn't that easy to vet someone.

    Deflect


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    #41
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 52,012 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Only people who agree with your worldview should be allowed near public life. Next - get rid of SF. Amirite?

    I genuinely read that last word as “armalite”.


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    #42
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    blanch152 wrote: »
    Not necessarily. There was a councillor who had a record of racist, homophobic and misogynist tweets and videos who was nominated by his party for Chair of a county council. It seems that it isn't that easy to vet someone.

    Sounds like a lot alright.
    You would think the people who searched his twitter history might have done the same for Forde? Maybe they did.


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    #43
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    James Brown wrote: »
    Sounds like a lot alright.
    You would think the people who searched his twitter history might have done the same for Forde? Maybe they did.

    Due diligence is near impossible if you're spending all your resources trawling and trolling through the oppositions social media for the slightest thing to be faux outraged by, from years ago.

    I mean the man was referring to Leo as "Leo the Leak" definitely wasn't a lifetime ago, prob a cursory glance at his feeds would have discovered that.


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    #44
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Due diligence is near impossible if you're spending all your resources trawling and trolling through the oppositions social media for the slightest thing to be faux outraged by, from years ago.

    I mean the man was referring to Leo as "Leo the Leak" definitely wasn't a lifetime ago, prob a cursory glance at his feeds would have discovered that.

    I wonder were the same trolls trawling to embarrass Eamo?

    He could probably argue 'fair comment' in any libel case.


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    #45
    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,930 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    why did this guy step down from the company he was involved with for 16 years in 2019 https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/agri-business/companies/aurivo-ceo-aaron-forde-steps-down-from-co-op-38811658.html and a co-op ? https://www.farmersjournal.ie/aurivo-co-op-boss-on-leave-516235 he had been on extended leave...


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