The Next Uachtarán na hÉireann

[Henrys Fonda]

Bet you miss the days when Fianna FAIL weren't just Fine Gaels bitch as they have been for the last 10 years , when they proudly had the words The Republican Party on their posters and were the party of the workers .

I bet you miss the days when the lefty loopers were running the country?
Oh wait that never happened and never will. Nobody wants them but tbf their salty tears after every election are delicious.

 

[polladdy]

I think there are things to admire about nearly all the Irish parties that we sometimes don't give them credit for. FF are really the architects of the very successful modern Irish state. FG have been behind what is pretty much an economic miracle taking us from where we were in 2011 to now. Labour and the Greens stepped up at difficult times for the state and made huge advances on their agendas relative to their number of seats. You could say the same about the PDs even if their agendas are less progressive in my eyes at least anyway. And how SF managed the peace process is unquestionably the most skilful and probably in my opinion most important practice of politics in the history of Ireland, and I very much admire that as committed flag-shaggers they have always resisted the temptation to tap into nativist populism.

You could find fault with all of the above but I'd respect all of them more than the sanctimony of SDs and Aontu who have far more in common than either would like to admit and most of the "independents" who are simply on the make. The far left are really not a party more a collection of rival factions whose interests occasionally overlap. But I'd have a lot of respect for Richard Boyd Barrett certainly.

There are a fuck load of problems with our country and public life but I wouldn't swap our politics or politicians for those of Britain, France or America for anything.

another man who sees the emperors new clothes about government since 2011... ill continue to be the young boy and say they did feck all. The government only affect the civil service, they have no positive contribution to society unless you are elderly...

 

[Yermon]

I bet you miss the days when the lefty loopers were running the country?
Oh wait that never happened and never will. Nobody wants them but tbf their salty tears after every election are delicious.

What lefty loopers do you mean?

Or is it you think anyone to the left of FFG is automatically a “lefty looper”.

 

[Yermon]

another man who sees the emperors new clothes about government since 2011... ill continue to be the young boy and say they did feck all. The government only affect the civil service, they have no positive contribution to society unless you are elderly and well heeled.

FYP

 

[Henrys Fonda]

What lefty loopers do you mean?

Or is it you think anyone to the left of FFG is automatically a “lefty looper”.

*yawn* you really are a waste of time. Tis no wonder you’re paid from the neck down.

 

[Henrys Fonda]

Quick edit there on the like, busted haha

 

[Herbert]

FF are a larger party than FG and have been since 2019.

still their bitches cranky .

 

[ThatFella]

I see calls of spoiling votes here.
Like genuinely do people not get it?
If you're anti government they are more than happy if you spoil your votes as it means you didn't vote for Connolly either.
Why do you think the government haven't come out with a campaign or at the very least a campaign around misinformation on voting as there's alot of it out there.

I was laughing earlier on some far right agitator Facebook page, they'd up a post encouraging the spoiling the vote and write down the name of the person like Maria Steen as a protest vote.
A fella commented saying 'would make more sense to vote for Gavin as if he wins can reopen nominations and get Maria Steen on the ballot.'
The page replied 'no don't do this as if Gavin wins FF can claim back their election expenses'

These brain boxes genuinely do not understand like, they want a protest and they want Maria Steen and they can do it if they want but they won't cause it means FF get their expenses back. Honestly the funniest take on something I've ever seen. If the far right had brains they'd be a lot more dangerous than they already are.

 

[Hallbopping]

still their bitches cranky .

How so? The only people I’ve heard saying that are SF voters pissed that FF won’t go in with them.

 

[polladdy]

They have managed to keep Daly and Wallace away from the campaign so far

How strong is the link to Wallace and Daly?? I dont think she was in the european parliament cheering them on... I'd say she like to check stuff out herself so she travelled to Syria and wherever else... nothing wrong with that...
I often have travelled with people who i have no time for but it doesnt mean i'm converted while away..