The current government are NAZIs...Aparently

Terry

http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-under-siege-enda-kennys-battle-cry-2011-01/

I am pleased to be here to launch the latest Edelman Trust Barometer. It comes at a time when the need to restore trust was never stronger. This day, in 1944, the Siege of Leningrad was lifted. 900 days of horror. But, in that time, the great art treasures of The Hermitage were hidden. Shostakovich composed his Seventh Symphony.

Amid the wreckage of their city and their lives, students sat and passed their university exams.

By this day, 27 January, 650,000 people died. But the human spirit endured and life went on.

In a sense, the people of Ireland, have been under siege. Though in our case, there was no enemy bombardment. Instead, it was friendly fire: the banks, property developers, ‘experts’, watchdogs. The government. Those gifted with the most precious possessions a democrat has – their trust, their vote. But still, we endure. For too many of us, life has changed. Changed utterly. But, still, life goes on.

But in the next four weeks, we start the journey of recovery. In fact, I would say, we start the journey of redemption. Because, yes, I believe in this time of national trauma, national suffering, national betrayal, we need a new redemptive politics, a new redemptive trust, a new redemptive government.

Is it just me, or is Enda Kenny stretching things a bit by comparing the current situation in this country to the siege of Leningrad?

Now I'm no fan of FF or the Greens, but I think this is really ridiculous.
The shower of, well, <insert adjective here> are not the greatest government the world has ever seen, but they aren't really comparable to the NAZIs.

The NAZIs created jobs and a great economy, and then slaughtered millions of innocent people.

Count Dooku

First was David McWilliams with Stalingrad
NAMA money pit could be our economic Stalingrad
Now Enda with Lenigrad
Because pattern with using red army battles now is clear, it is very interesting who from politicians will mention battle for Berlin with heavy losses but defeated Germans :rolleyes:

d'Oracle

Terry wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-under-siege-enda-kennys-battle-cry-2011-01/



Is it just me, or is Enda Kenny stretching things a bit by comparing the current situation in this country to the siege of Leningrad?

Now I'm no fan of FF or the Greens, but I think this is really ridiculous.
The shower of, well, <insert adjective here> are not the greatest government the world has ever seen, but they aren't really comparable to the NAZIs.

The NAZIs created jobs and a great economy, and then slaughtered millions of innocent people.

TABLOIDTASTIC observation there.

He is talking about people triumphing and succeeding despite extreme diversity.
Essentially trying to encourage people in bad times.

And you make it about NAZI's.
I hope you're joking and my post makes me look like a humorless twit.

Snakeblood

Terry wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-under-siege-enda-kennys-battle-cry-2011-01/



Is it just me, or is Enda Kenny stretching things a bit by comparing the current situation in this country to the siege of Leningrad?

Now I'm no fan of FF or the Greens, but I think this is really ridiculous.
The shower of, well, <insert adjective here> are not the greatest government the world has ever seen, but they aren't really comparable to the NAZIs.

The NAZIs created jobs and a great economy, and then slaughtered millions of innocent people.

It's a metaphor. I don't think you are supposed to take it literally.