Dublin dail protests - read OP before posting

I didn't get to see the news all day yesterday, and only seen my first clip of the incident today online.

It was of MHR getting harassed whilst heading to get his laptop fixed!

Can anyone enlighten me as to what their beef is exactly with MHR? I'm no fan of him but what exactly did he do to deserve the wrath of the mob?

So, by that point of view the "mainly peaceful" BLM protests that saw many cities in the US burn, should have been restricted by the authorities. Fair enough.

Go on, ignore my core point about people voting less because they don't trust the system to give them what they want, and tell me that the solution to these problems is voting.

Pick out which bit of the WHO advice you disagree with. I have no truck with conspiracy theories. Happy to engage with genuine concerns backed up with hard evidence, but not interested in the conspiracy theories, but yes, if everyone else is getting the vaccine and accepting a little risk for the good of the population as a whole, it is only the sociopaths who won't.

True, but we're still not great compared to other westernised countires.

if they were instigating violence, then yes - absolutely - why not?

But I can't comment on anything specific because you haven't mentioned anything specific.

Let’s be honest, they didn’t cover themselves in glory. They don’t recognise Taiwan. The lab leak theory was a conspiracy but now it’s widely accepted. Then in the US they discredited a Nobel prize winning biologist as he questioned their plan the whole thing was a bit of a sh*t show. I’m vaccinated by the way.

edit: mental health issues from lockdown, delays in screening for cancer. The list goes on.

There will always be people who don't " trust the system " whatever that system is, and will listen to conspiracies on social media and engage in hype and drama . They are thankfully in the minority .

The majority engage in our democracy through elected councillors and representatives, people vote and even if they are not happy with the system see their vote as the best way to seek change and representation.

Power to change governments or anything else should not be handed over to a violent mob unless they are the majority of the people and are living in a society that is corrupt and undemocratic .

Only a conspiracy theorist could even begin to imagine that that is Ireland today .

“So many”? We’re currently at full employment.

This is delusional..

I don't know if you even go to GAA matches but if that was going on at a match people would be removed from the pitch and sanctioned . I have seen spectators told to leave by referees and other officials and banned from attending matches thereafter. Gardaí involved if they don't comply .

Noone puts up with that sort of skanger behaviour in sport or public life nor should they have to.

Clearly the GRA are happy to sit back and watch this stuff due to the Drew/roster issue

Jeez pensioners don't have to work.." low work intensity among pensioners " ? ..and most have paid tax all their lives !

Don't be saying that pensioners were a factor in this protest ?

These people were in the 20 to 60 age group from what I have read or seen ..

Thing is, I and lots of others don't consider it a functioning democracy.

It's like The Simpsons episode where the choice is Kang or Kodos, it's not really a choice, just an illusion of one. Voting FG, FF or SF, actually makes no difference, they're all out to **** us.

"Lots of others". Can you quantify how many constitutes "lot of others" and explain how you arrive at the figure? Otherwise you are just another poster engaging in hyperbole.

I never said they were or not . I was replying to somebody talking about pensioners ...read the post I was replying to.