Is Ireland Racist?

Funnily enough, I don't think you get it.

I haven't stated anything about Travellers, listing any qualities or behaviors about Travellers themselves. I haven't defined what a Traveller is, nor anything that makes them identifiable as a distinct ethnic group. Nothing. None at all. I linked Traveller culture and the Traveller community to a wide range of abuses, and later to unemployment... because they are representative of the overall Traveller community. (which is borne out in the statistics)

Earlier in the thread, you made the same claims about what I've written, and just as before, these claims come from you... not from me.

There's nothing sinister in not liking or appreciating Traveller culture. You're making the assumption that my dislike of Traveller culture extends on to the people I meet... it doesn't. I'm there to help them, which is what I do.

I don't report for those kind of opinions. I report for direct insults, or obvious trolling. That's it. You voiced an opinion... grand. I don't think it's even remotely accurate, and I find it to be rather selective, but I'm not offended.

Sure. I'd have no problem with anyone reading my posts to this or any thread. I stand by my opinions, and I'm willing to argue them. And the bit in bold is accurate in my opinion. As I said earlier, as Travellers are the same as Irish people, the only reason for such a incredible difference in abuse, failed education, unemployment, etc... is the aspect of Traveller culture. If Travellers drop the negatives of that culture, and embrace mainstream Irish culture, then they would lead much healthier, safer, and happier lives, the same as the majority of Irish people. The only difference between Irish people and Travellers being the culture they grow up in and live by.

And back to changing the narrative. I wasn't annoyed at people comparing it to the practices of ethnic cleansing.. As for my teaching, you have no idea what I was teaching, but that's not stopping you in the slightest... it's quite interesting to see how you project ideas on to others, interjecting assumptions as if they have any validity without any facts or actual information about the subject. i,e, my teaching roles.

It's irrelevant because it doesn't take away from the hyper aggressive nature of woke posters. They don't cancel each other out.

You're accusing The Dunne of tweaking points?

Where did I state that there was no element of Traveller culture worth retaining?

Oh.. and I've decided not to continue debating with you, because you're so damn dishonest with your own tweaking of statements, and making claims based on things that weren't said. There's no point engaging with you because you'll simply continue to argue points that weren't made, repeating them in the hope that readers will assume them to be true.

That poster has advocated over and over for the removal of travellers culture. This is why I say that discrimination against travellers is acceptable in this country. To suggest forcing a people to give up their culture and become part of a different culture is ethnic cleansing. We have seen it worldwide.

Let's not try and change anything, let's just get rid altogether.

How has that worked out during the entire period that the State has provided financial and other supports to the Traveller community?

Have the rates/percentages of unemployment, domestic abuse, drug abuse, school dropouts, etc decline much during that period?

Of course, I'm talking about the negatives (as I'm against supporting Traveller culture). Oh... let's see.. does metalworking, and some old traditional singing outweigh the negatives of domestic violence, sexual abuse, child abuse, prostitution, etc? Oh! Yes... I see exactly what you mean now.

haha.. I'm done. There really is no point continuing.

I meet plenty of less desirable people, on a daily basis. probably more then yourself. Which is why I understand that all people can and do, do wrong.