The crisis

deirdre_dub

I was moved when I read this this morning -

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1126/president_mcaleese_economy.html

Basically, it's President McAleese acknowledging the distress and anger of the Irish people in the current crisis.

I hadn't realised just how much this crisis had affected me psychologically. I've been concentrating on the economic consequences, but I now realise that I've been feeling desperately insecure, worried, and even lonely.

I know I'm not alone in this, so I thought I would raise the issue here. I think this is one of those times that people need to reach out to each other.

Heisenberg.

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aidan24326

deirdre_dub wrote: »

I hadn't realised just how much this crisis had affected me psychologically. I've been concentrating on the economic consequences, but I now realise that I've been feeling desperately insecure, worried, and even lonely.

You wouldn't be alone in feeling like that. Lots of people worried about the immediate situation in terms of meeting mortgage payments etc. and the longer term consequences of whether Ireland can get out of this mess, or how long that might take.

However, don't be giving McAleese much credit. She's just spouting the usual bullsh1t platitudes without actually doing anything remotely useful.

She says this:

President Mary McAleese has said that she understands the distress being experienced by people across the country due to the economy

Sure she 'understands', I mean, the recession is really hitting her hard you know. Not easy to scrape by on a mere 300K per year plus generous expenses. Anyway, that's a topic for a different forum.

But unless you're in immediate financial difficulty yourself, there's no point in getting in a tizzy over it. The world will go on, us included.

deirdre_dub

Scien wrote: »

Keep the head up and look out for number 1 and your immediates

Isn't that the ultimate cause of the crisis - that too many people have been looking out for number 1 and those close to them, and to hell with everyone else? Isn't that the ultimate idea behind the cronyism that has helped bring us to this place?

Your health & safety is always the primary concern and this crisis poses a threat to neither in the medium term.

It might. I'm dependent on the health service (the drug payment scheme, in particular), which could get decemated in the cuts.

No matter how bad it is I try to get some perspective by thinking about what our fore fathers have gone through for our Country; centuries of occupation, famine, Civil War, threat of Nazi occupation, the troubles etc

Indeed - thanks.

When you think of the bigger picture, this is only a minor blip.

For you, maybe. But not for everyone.

The resilience of the Irish people will always triumph.

Not if an attitude of "look after yourself and those close to you and to hell with everyone else" persists. OK - in fairness - Ireland would still survive under such a philosophy, but it's not an Ireland in which I would want to live.

deirdre_dub

aidan24326 wrote: »

You wouldn't be alone in feeling like that.

I know. And I also know that I don't have it the worst.

However, don't be giving McAleese much credit. She's just spouting the usual bullsh1t platitudes without actually doing anything remotely useful.

I would say that bringing to my attention, at least, that there is more to this crisis than the political and economic, is useful. I now feel a whole lot better having seen put into words what I was feeling - and that IMNSHO is useful.

Sure she 'understands', I mean, the recession is really hitting her hard you know. Not easy to scrape by on a mere 300K per year plus generous expenses.

So you share in the anger she wrote about. I can't blame you... !

But unless you're in immediate financial difficulty yourself, there's no point in getting in a tizzy over it.

Indeed. Or, if I do get into a tizzy over it, I need to recognise that I've done so. I did, and I have President McAleese to thank for getting me to recognise it.

The world will go on, us included.

At least until 21-Dec-2012

krudler

Meh, more nonsense from McAleese, a president with no power, shes a figurehead, there to smile at camera, wave at people who dont care about her and drain yet more money from the taxpayer.

aidan24326

deirdre_dub wrote:

I would say that bringing to my attention, at least, that there is more to this crisis than the political and economic, is useful. I now feel a whole lot better having seen put into words what I was feeling - and that IMNSHO is useful.

I have to admit though, I'm at a loss as to what McAleese said that wasn't pretty obvious. It seems lost on her that she herself is part of that socio-political elite that have pillaged the country.

Anyway, if she made you feel better then fair enough. She did something useful today anyway!

Ickle Magoo

This is not a PI.

PI is a forum for people to seek advice for a specific issue they have. If you want a discussion about the humanitarian side of the economic crises or to discuss Ms McAleese's role in Irish politics then feel free to post on Humanities/Politics.