The Pushback against Leftism

I'm always amazed at how quickly Irish people have embraced the American version of politics. Left/Right. Two parties representing opposite viewpoints, and then, transplanting all that narrowminded thinking to our own politics. It's a political view that encourages sides to be picked, and hostility to grow, pitting voters against each other, rather than in a position to challenge what the politicians do. It's smoke and mirrors. A ploy to weaken the electorate, because as we've seen over the last few decades, there's very little practical difference between the governments we've put in power.

Our political parties have been mostly centralist. There haven't been the wild swings to the left/right that you see in other countries with a longer history of dealing with the extremes of communism, Marxism, socialism, fascism. There's little to no basis for those extremes in Ireland, and as such, our politics is mostly centralist, swinging on particular agendas. Europe and Ireland, for the last few decades, has been dealing with mainly socialist agendas. Not left/right. Socialist. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it tends to raise the standards of living, but it needs a robust economy that grows in tandem with the costs of the socialist policies... which Ireland hasn't. We look great on paper, but it's not as stable as people want to believe it is.

You're all so gung-ho to assume the extremes. As if modern socialists can't appreciate capitalism. We've moved past the period on history where everyone was ideologically driven to only consider their particular views. Education is more commonly available, and foreign ideas are far more accessible. Thinking that western politicians are ideologically driven, and restricted to that ideology is terribly naïve. These are people who have chosen this profession as a career, and have trained/educated themselves for it. It's no longer a farmer from Kerry looking to improve his local area, and is thrust into the spotlight for few years before returning to his cows.

There is a pushback against the idiotic policies that have been implemented over the last few decades, but it's too little, and has no momentum. The political parties in Ireland are essentially in agreement on most issues. Oh, they'll bitch and moan at each other like children, but it's all part of the game they play. There are no alternatives... and Irish people are nowhere close to being ready to take to the streets, demanding change to occur. I saw that with the Banking crash. Sure, there was anger, but nothing happened. Not one of our glorious politicians were punished for their negligence, or corrupt dealings with property developers. Not one. Expensive tribunals to fill the pockets of the legal system, and cost the taxpayer more, but with no power to punish. A perfect example of how weak the electorates influence over the establishment is.

We're fucked. It's really that simple.

Our politicians have decided that Ireland needs a population of 8-10 million.. most of whom will come from outside. There is no interest in natural growth of the current population (both native/foreign), instead, this needs to happen as quickly as possible. Two decades. 20 years. Bloody hell. I've seen no major investment in our nations infrastructure to compensate for such a surge in population. Every "major" undertaking seems to get delayed, then postponed, and nothing happens for years, while costs mount up. Do we really believe that our political groups are capable of expanding our road/rail networks to support such a population? Really? Housing? Social housing is a terrible idea on the grand scale because it is unprofitable. It's a drain. Just like welfare has shown itself to be. Where is the economy to support these idiotic and short-sighted views? cause we don't have it.

We really do need a pushback but I don't see it happening, as long as people continue believing they can do it within the system that the politicians have created. It is simply amazing how much governments can change/implement without the approval of the electorate.. and no, I have very little faith in regulatory bodies. There have been too many cases of government spending being biased, and the regulatory bodies missing it completely.. Nah.

My hope is Europe TBH. Not necessarily the EU, as that organisation has become too bloated, just as full of gamesmanship, and far too interested in virtue projects that put the interests of non-Europeans ahead of those it was created to serve. But Europe is changing. Becoming less tolerant of the pro-immigration policies of the past. The failures of integration (whatever that means). The virtue signalling of the political groups at the expense of their electorates. Hopefully, as Europe changes, Ireland will be forced to follow suit.. because left to their own devices, our own politicians will wreck this nation. I have no faith in Irish people to rein them in.

The Labour Party is currently torn asunder with a civil war over what the definition of a woman is.

I'd say Keir Hardie and Clement Atlee would be turning in their Graves at what a joke that party has turned into.

No representation of the working class, at all.