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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Support for immigration is consider a left wing issue.

    The lunatic No Borders crowd are leftists. It is ok to call them lunatics as that is what they clearly are. Anyone calling for poeple to unlock their houses and cars and to leave them unlocked would also be called a lunatic.

    Calling for a country to be unlocked is the same thing.

    It is crazy to open our borders to the world.


    That's why I posed my question about support for unlimited immigration. You may have since noted that the left are unwilling to answer the question.
    What are they afraid of?
    That if they answer people will see them as foolish?

    If you think your own position is foolish and indefensible then perhaps you should row back from it.


    I see your article had the headline.
    Ireland refuses asylum to 90pc of applicants

    So what?

    All political parties seem to support open and unlimited immigration. No party has placed a limit on immigration which makes what I say true.

    It is bizarre that supposed nationalist parties like Sinn Fein support unlimited immigration. They are lying about their own nature.

    I'm on the left and answered your question, though. Stop generalising, please.

    Why didn't you read the article, I said all, don't just read the headline that I know is not overly relevant.

    If you had actually read the article you'd note we take in hardly any refugees/asylum seekers compared to similar EU members like Denmark. While that's happening Ireland is ahead on deportation of illegal immigrants. Please tell me how that's "unlimited"?

    The problem is though there's a problem when some of the right call for isolated nations, there's a big difference between a sensible border policy (one I support) and a completely isolated and closed border.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Head in the sand type refusal to debate.

    You support unlimited immigration in the sense you refuse to state an upper limit. Therefore, there is no upper limit.

    Are you unwilling to clearly state your own position as it sounds foolish?

    Thanks for that projection. Keep rolling out those straw men arguments.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    Brian? wrote: »
    Is all culture worth saving? I don't believe so.

    I may have chosen my phrasing poorly. Im not cheerleading the death of a culture. I'm celebrating an increasingly tolerant and multicultural society. Happy?

    But society is not increasingly tolerant.

    That is a fatal flaw in your world view.

    By forcing multiculturalism onto people you are destroying your own freedoms.

    Your attitude that the world is getting better is responsible for Brexit and for Trump.

    You're not only ignoring what people say, you are also ignoring the real world.

    The world is becoming increasingly intolerant and divisive. People now openly express racist views where previously they didn't.

    The power of the word racist is much reduced due to overuse and inappropriate use. Like antibiotics!


    Forcing multicultural societies on people who don't want them is destroying the social fabric of countries.

    France is close to a civil war. Before you object to that they do have a declared state of emergency and they do have heavily armed and masked soldiers on their streets.

    Society is the west is breaking down and it is the result of out of touch elites and out of touch leftists.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    alastair wrote: »
    Sinn Fein don't support unlimited immigration.
    But feel free to keep railing against windmills.

    What limit have they placed on immigration?

    If Sinn Fein don't support unlimited immigration you should be able to answer that question. Is the limit 1,000 or 10,000 etc?

    If you fail to answer you will appear to be a dishonest debater, Don Q.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭Walter H Price


    it's an poutlet for those who are sick of being labeled constantly by SJY types, communities online etc where it still ok to make a racist or sexist joke and call out Islam for what it is.

    Beyond that its a hodge podge, many right leaning atheists turn to the alt right and reject the traditional religious right. To be honest gay rights don't really matter too much , but there's very little acceptance of the Trans stuff and the other rainbow of genders now been bandied about. Many menisits and MGTOW types are attracted to it because of its open opposition to feminism and gender equality. But again the majority are not overly interested in the sex issue , for example the will support Le Pen in France as much as the did Trump or will Wilders in the Netherlands.

    The main areas of interest are anti immigration , particularly Muslim and African immigration into the west , Right leaning social and economic policy's , many would support the death penalty , cuts to social welfare , deportation of migrants etc.. the main ares of contention remain around religion and moral outlook , Moralistic alt right atheists may sty maintain very traditional views on things like abortion , gay marriage and the legalization of drugs. Hedonistic alt right atheists may be more supportive or indifferent to thees things e.e. i don't care about the gays either way , support abortion on demand and the legalization , control and tax of all drugs. I support small government , reduced welfare and an end to open door immigration policy's into the west.

    The third group, i the one i find most puzzling and they are the religious Alt Right , Justin Barrett and the National Party here being an example , pro church , anti gay, anti abortion ,anti immigrant ,anti welfare pro nationalist . I often wonder how this is not a conflicting set of believes given the core of their christian faith is to be open and welcoming charitable kind to the poor etc... so this group are particularly hard to take seriously. Though i supported Trump , Brexit and will Le Pen and Wilders , i wouldn't vote for Barrett.

    All in all it may form some new political movements but it remains to be seen how cohesive they will be.

    Trump was the poster boy candidate a Wealthy White Male racist , misogynist with a tough stance on immigration and Islam , but Pence and his classic christian conservatism has put a bit of a dampener on things , it is encouraging however to prominent alt right figures like Steve Bannon get roles within the Trump administration.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    But society is not increasingly tolerant.

    That is a fatal flaw in your world view.

    By forcing multiculturalism onto people you are destroying your own freedoms.

    Your attitude that the world is getting better is responsible for Brexit and for Trump.

    You're not only ignoring what people say, you are also ignoring the real world.

    The world is becoming increasingly intolerant and divisive. People now openly express racist views where previously they didn't.

    The power of the word racist is much reduced due to overuse and inappropriate use. Like antibiotics!


    Forcing multicultural societies on people who don't want them is destroying the social fabric of countries.

    France is close to a civil war. Before you object to that they do have a declared state of emergency and they do have heavily armed and masked soldiers on their streets.

    Society is the west is breaking down and it is the result of out of touch elites and out of touch leftists.

    Wow - it's the Henny Penny platform.
    I await this civil war in France with bated breath.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    What limit have they placed on immigration?

    If Sinn Fein don't support unlimited immigration you should be able to answer that question. Is the limit 1,000 or 10,000 etc?

    If you fail to answer you will appear to be a dishonest debater, Don Q.

    What limit have you set on immigration? Since you haven't articulated any, you're clearly a supporter of unlimited migration too, or a dishonest debater.

    See how that works?

    SF have precisely the same number assigned to immigration numbers as all other political parties - none. Because it's a dumb notion to pretend that you can summon one up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    Nobody is buying your 'emotionalism' spin.

    Just worth saying.

    It's not spin, it's fact. And yes plenty agree, just not you.
    You being the author of the previously cited "high quality post" suggesting members of the Alt right are just in need of girlfriends. :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    Trump was the poster boy candidate a Wealthy White Male racist , misogynist with a tough stance on immigration and Islam , but Pence and his classic christian conservatism has put a bit of a dampener on things , it is encouraging however to prominent alt right figures like Steve Bannon get roles within the Trump administration.

    Is Trump really those things though? In my opinion, the alt-right have supported a fraud just like the people who claim Hillary was the best option ever because she's a woman, experienced and "cares for us".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Amazingfun wrote: »
    It's not spin, it's fact. And yes plenty agree, just not you.
    You being the author of the previously cited "high quality post" suggesting members of the Alt right are just in need of girlfriends. :rolleyes:

    That's my opinion. I'm not passing it off as fact - as you seem to want for your, rather silly, opinion on, eh, 'emotionalism'. Seriously - nobody is buying it.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    That's my opinion. I'm not passing it off as fact - as you seem to want for your, rather silly, option on, eh, 'emotionalism'. Seriously - nobody is buying it.

    You cannot speak for anyone but yourself. And yes, I know that was your "opinion", as is the vast majority of this thread, obviously.
    The point was others have had posts censored as being unworthy and your smear let stand and *liked* by the very person doing the thread-pruning, lol.

    Pretty funny.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Amazingfun wrote: »
    You cannot speak for anyone but yourself.
    Like you just claimed to?
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    And yes, I know that was your "opinion", as is the vast majority of this thread, obliviously.
    The point was others have had posts censored as being unworthy and your smear let stand and *liked* by the very person doing the thread-pruning, lol.

    Pretty funny.
    Glad you're having fun.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    I'm on the left and answered your question, though. Stop generalising, please.

    Why didn't you read the article, I said all, don't just read the headline that I know is not overly relevant.

    If you had actually read the article you'd note we take in hardly any refugees/asylum seekers compared to similar EU members like Denmark. While that's happening Ireland is ahead on deportation of illegal immigrants. Please tell me how that's "unlimited"?

    The problem is though there's a problem when some of the right call for isolated nations, there's a big difference between a sensible border policy (one I support) and a completely isolated and closed border.



    The problem is the disconnect between what politicians say, and what they do.

    No party has placed a limit on immigration and in that sense the parties suppport umlimited immigration.

    I want a party to explicitily state that there is a limit, like Orban has done in Hungary.

    Ireland is often acting in secret.
    Why is our government unwilling to openly and straighforwardly discuss immigration?

    It is because immigration does not have the support of the public. So the government will do it in private as that's what Germany wants. It is in this sense that Germany is dictating to Ireland, and to Europe.

    Germany dictated its way through the financial crisis and Germany is now dictating its way through the immigration crisis caused by Germany itself.


    We have taken Syrian refugees.
    But it's very hard to get official figures, or locations where they have been placed.
    Why is the government so secretive?

    Who do the Government consider to be their boss?
    It seems clear that thats Germany, and not the Irish people.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    alastair wrote: »
    What limit have you set on immigration? Since you haven't articulated any, you're clearly a supporter of unlimited migration too, or a dishonest debater.

    See how that works?

    SF have precisely the same number assigned to immigration numbers as all other political parties - none. Because it's a dumb notion to pretend that you can summon one up.

    I haven't been asked to set a limit.

    Now that I have been, I'll give a limit now.

    100.

    That's how a question is answered.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    Like you just claimed to?

    I never claimed otherwise. You did.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    If you think France has embraced multicularlism, you're probably misunderstanding the term. They're quite the opposite.

    The principal of laïcité is heavily enshrined in French law. From the state's perspective, you're French first and foremost and if you think that clashes with your culture/religion, tough luck. Hence the ban on religious clothing such as burqas etc in schools and hospitals. Even attempts to ban the "Burquini" this summer by a few French mayors.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Shelby Scrawny Talc


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The problem is the disconnect between what politicians say, and what they do.

    No party has placed a limit on immigration and in that sense the parties suppport umlimited immigration.

    I want a party to explicitily state that there is a limit, like Orban has done in Hungary.

    Ireland is often acting in secret.
    Why is our government unwilling to openly and straighforwardly discuss immigration?

    It is because immigration does not have the support of the public. So the government will do it in private as that's what Germany wants. It is in this sense that Germany is dictating to Ireland, and to Europe.

    Germany dictated its way through the financial crisis and Germany is now dictating its way through the immigration crisis caused by Germany itself.


    We have taken Syrian refugees.
    But it's very hard to get official figures, or locations where they have been placed.
    Why is the government so secretive?

    Who do the Government consider to be their boss?
    It seems clear that thats Germany, and not the Irish people.

    If no party proposes a daily calorie intake limit, do all parties implicitly support unlimited obesity?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭R P McMurphy


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The problem is the disconnect between what politicians say, and what they do.

    No party has placed a limit on immigration and in that sense the parties suppport umlimited immigration.

    I want a party to explicitily state that there is a limit, like Orban has done in Hungary.

    Ireland is often acting in secret.
    Why is our government unwilling to openly and straighforwardly discuss immigration?

    It is because immigration does not have the support of the public. So the government will do it in private as that's what Germany wants. It is in this sense that Germany is dictating to Ireland, and to Europe.

    Germany dictated its way through the financial crisis and Germany is now dictating its way through the immigration crisis caused by Germany itself.


    We have taken Syrian refugees.
    But it's very hard to get official figures, or locations where they have been placed.
    Why is the government so secretive?

    Who do the Government consider to be their boss?
    It seems clear that thats Germany, and not the Irish people.

    Just out of curiosity, why are you so focused on immigration? Do you think that it has had much of an impact on your life of livelihood up to this point or that it will do in the future?

    Is it immigration from outside the EU or from within that you have an issue with?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The problem is the disconnect between what politicians say, and what they do.

    No party has placed a limit on immigration and in that sense the parties suppport umlimited immigration.
    That's one perspective. I guess. They're all presumably supporters of the LUAS-driving cats too, since they've not articulated policy on that.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I want a party to explicitily state that there is a limit, like Orban has done in Hungary.

    Orban hasn't set any limit on immigration. And best of luck getting any sort of electoral support for Orban style politics in Ireland.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Ireland is often acting in secret.
    Why is our government unwilling to openly and straighforwardly discuss immigration?
    It does - and it reflects the concerns of the electorate - it's not been a high profile issue. Immigration control platform candidates perform laughably badly in elections.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    It is because immigration does not have the support of the public.
    Not a jot of evidence for that.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    So the government will do it in private as that's what Germany wants. It is in this sense that Germany is dictating to Ireland, and to Europe.
    Germany is dictating nothing to Ireland on immigration.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Germany dictated its way through the financial crisis and Germany is now dictating its way through the immigration crisis caused by Germany itself.
    Germany certainly landed the Schengen states with responsibility for many refugees after they had problems coping on their own, following the invite. That's fair.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    We have taken Syrian refugees.
    But it's very hard to get official figures, or locations where they have been placed.
    Why is the government so secretive?
    Numbers are public - and tiny. Perhaps there's concern about anti-refugee crazies who are a little obsessive on where refugees have been placed. In reality, the housing locations of Syrian refugees are no great secret.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Who do the Government consider to be their boss?
    It seems clear that thats Germany, and not the Irish people.
    No it's not. That's just nonsense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Amazingfun wrote: »
    I never claimed otherwise. You did.

    Nope - you did:
    It's not spin, it's fact. And yes plenty agree, just not you.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    If no party proposes a daily calorie intake limit, do all parties implicitly support unlimited obesity?

    I believe all parties support the limits prescribed by the HSE.
    90 grams for sugar for example.

    Has any party suggested a limit on the number of immigrants we accept?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I believe all parties support the limits prescribed by the HSE.
    90 grams for sugar for example.

    No doubt you have the party policy documents supporting this belief?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    alastair wrote: »
    ..

    Numbers are public - and tiny. Perhaps there's concern about anti-refugee crazies who are a little obsessive on where refugees have been placed. In reality, the housing locations of Syrian refugees are no great secret.
    ...

    Do you have an official source for the number of Syrians?

    Your link is to a four month old newspaper article.

    The article says that the government have agreed to an ADDITIONAL 260.

    quote
    The Government has announced plans to resettle an extra 260 refugees from Lebanon who have been displaced by the Syrian conflict.



    Do you have an official source for the total number of supposed Syrians we have taken in?

    Have these Syrians received housing ahead of Irish people?

    Do you support Irish people living on the streets while Syrians are fast tracked?


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Has any party suggested a limit on the number of immigrants we accept?

    I can't see any party proposing this. It makes the system unduly rigid.

    For example, what happens if the HSE says they need to hire 20 more doctors and the government has to say, "sorry, we've hit the 50,000 limit for this year already"?

    I think the current system is much more suitable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    Nope - you did:

    Nice try. My original post was from myself with no claims of including anyone else. YOU responded with that with the ridiculous claim that "nobody" agreed with my pov. I replied that yes, others do, because I know others that do---but you have no way of speaking on behalf of all thread watchers/contributors.

    Maybe stick with "they got no girlfriends" type post, it seems to be your forte.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Amazingfun wrote: »
    I replied that yes, others do, because I know others that do

    So... that would be speaking on behalf of others. As I said.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    So... that would be speaking on behalf of others. As I said.

    lol, no it wasn't. I made zero mention of anyone else in my post, that's all you. And why you are so obsessed with this boring point is anyone's guess. YOU jumped in to claim "nobody" agreed, something you have no way of knowing in the first place.

    Bye now ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Do you have an official source for the number of Syrians?

    Your link is to a four month old newspaper article.

    The article says that the government have agreed to an ADDITIONAL 260.

    quote
    The Government has announced plans to resettle an extra 260 refugees from Lebanon who have been displaced by the Syrian conflict.



    Do you have an official source for the total number of supposed Syrians we have taken in?

    Have these Syrians received housing ahead of Irish people?

    Do you support Irish people living on the streets while Syrians are fast tracked?

    It's a figure short of the 4,000 committed to taking in. Does the current tally have some sort of special significance to you? I've no problem with refugees being provided with housing.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Shelby Scrawny Talc


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I believe all parties support the limits prescribed by the HSE.
    90 grams for sugar for example.

    I've had a quick search for Sinn Fein's prospective daily calorie limit and am struggling to find anything.

    Any suggestions on where I might find it? Or any of the other parties?

    I might suggest that it is unlikely that any of them have proposed any limits on daily calorie intake. I think that if this is the case, then it is quite unfair of you to not treat this same 'refusal to suggest a limit' similarly as you have the below.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Has any party suggested a limit on the number of immigrants we accept?

    I doubt it. I believe it's quite fair to say that the limits of immigration are set by the dynamics of the economy, both the Irish and the global. It would be strange to put a hard and fast number on it, as the dynamics of the system change so frequently as to render that number next to obsolete almost immediately after it would be published.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Amazingfun wrote: »
    lol, no it wasn't. I made zero mention of anyone else in my post, that's all you.

    Except that you did:
    It's not spin, it's fact. And yes plenty agree, just not you.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    Our government is betraying the Irish people by putting the interests of foreigners ahead of Irish people.

    One Syrian is too many if he takes the house or the bed of an Irish person.

    I hope Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are voted out at the next election.

    I know they won't be but an increasing number of ordinary people want the Irish Government to provide necessary services to Irish people, instead of virtue signalling and scouring the world for foreigners to help.




    Poor Irish people deserve representation too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    alastair wrote: »
    Except that you did:

    Again: You are lying as that was not my original post.
    This is a stupid exchange and you seem to enjoy a wide latitude on here for trolling, ironically!


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,567 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    alastair wrote: »
    So... that would be speaking on behalf of others. As I said.
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    lol, no it wasn't. I made zero mention of anyone else in my post, that's all you. And why you are so obsessed with this boring point is anyone's guess. YOU jumped in to claim "nobody" agreed, something you have no way of knowing in the first place.

    Bye now ;)
    alastair wrote: »
    Except that you did:
    Amazingfun wrote: »
    Again: You are lying as that was not my original post.
    This is a stupid exchange and you seem to enjoy a wide latitude on here for trolling, ironically!

    Amazingfun and alastair, stop bickering.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Shelby Scrawny Talc


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Our government is betraying the Irish people by putting the interests of foreigners ahead of Irish people.
    That is quite the statement. Our Government is certainly aiding 'foreigners' above and beyond the aid that they offer directly to some of her own residents, but the situations that those people find themselves in are quite different.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    One Syrian is too many if he takes the house or the bed of an Irish person.
    This is an interesting point. I wonder if it is worth trying to couch an actual analysis of this out of you?
    Are there are many beds or houses that have been offered to refugees instead of Irish people? (regardless of need, simple binary)
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I hope Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are voted out at the next election.
    I know they won't be but an increasing number of ordinary people want the Irish Government to provide necessary services to Irish people, instead of virtue signalling and scouring the world for foreigners to help.
    Scouring?
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Poor Irish people deserve representation too.
    Do they not get it? Ireland with one of the most redistributive system in the OECD. One of the highest net-transfers as a percent of almost all countries? One of the biggest effects on GINI due to transfers in the Western World?

    http://igees.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Distribution-of-Income-Post-Tax-and-Transfers.pdf


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 691 ✭✭✭legocrazy505


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Our government is betraying the Irish people by putting the interests of foreigners ahead of Irish people.

    One Syrian is too many if he takes the house or the bed of an Irish person.

    I hope Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are voted out at the next election.

    I know they won't be but an increasing number of ordinary people want the Irish Government to provide necessary services to Irish people, instead of virtue signalling and scouring the world for foreigners to help.

    Poor Irish people deserve representation too.

    What have you been smoking? I give you the facts that Ireland is ahead of other EU nations when it comes to deporting people. We've taken less than 50 of the 4000 refugees we're supposed to be taking. See the link I provided earlier.

    Where are you getting this idea that they are taking houses of Irish people? Could you provide evidence of that? No, probably not.

    Fianna Fail aren't even in government....

    I'm a foreigner, by the way, just want to get that out there. :P I'm British born. Where are you getting this idea though that the Irish government is opening the floodgates while poor old Mary can't get the services she needs.

    You know why people can't get the services, it's not immigration, it's poor policy of successive centrist and centre-right governments.

    Anyone who thinks the government is providing palaces and glorious services to immigrants is beyond delusional. You do know thousands of asylum seekers live in "direct provision centres", they aren't living in luxury. I'm totally fine with someone who is critical of an open border policy but the claim Ireland is suffering from it is unfounded.
    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/lives-in-limbo

    Irish people deserve representation? Please tell me has Enda come out and said the Irish from now on will be second to immigrants? What policies suggest it?

    You are spouting countless claims without any evidence, provide a link, a quote, something that isn't just BS.

    And before someone goes "all snowflakes da lot of ye!" any reasonable person should be annoyed at this kind of carry on. If you just start claiming things without actually backing it up you really aren't remotely informed enough to act like your opinion is valid.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Go to https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/ for a true insight into the Alt Right at ground level

    The NYT did an article on this subreddit and it's possible impact on the election.

    It's not a bad read.
    On the morning of Nov. 9, a moderator who goes by the handle OhSnapYouGotServed posted on a Reddit topic page called The_Donald: “How does it feel, centipedes? The God Emperor said that we would get tired of winning. Are you tired of winning yet? Feel vindicated, centipedes. It’s over and there is nothing they can do about it. We are the future.”

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/reddit-and-the-god-emperor-of-the-internet.html


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    I had said.
    I know they won't be but an increasing number of ordinary people want the Irish Government to provide necessary services to Irish people, instead of virtue signalling and scouring the world for foreigners to help.

    Scouring?

    Yes.

    from google.
    define scouring
    subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.


    Perfectly cromulent use of english by me.

    :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,349 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    I'm interested in hearing of these houses and beds that are being taken from Irish people and given to Syrians.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Shelby Scrawny Talc


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I had said.
    I know they won't be but an increasing number of ordinary people want the Irish Government to provide necessary services to Irish people, instead of virtue signalling and scouring the world for foreigners to help.
    Yes.
    from google.
    define scouring
    subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.
    Perfectly cromulent use of english by me.
    :)


    I disagree, but will let it go....

    What of all of the rest of the issues I've raised?

    From your cognitive dissonance on the difference between the lack of Sinn Fein's policies on limiting daily calorie intake and on the lack of annual immigrant limit.

    To the asserted but unsupported notion that the state is serving others above and beyond her own citizens, and that the 'Poor Irish' people are unrepresented in their own nation.

    Any responses? Rebuttals? Opinions?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭Walter H Price


    Is Trump really those things though? In my opinion, the alt-right have supported a fraud just like the people who claim Hillary was the best option ever because she's a woman, experienced and "cares for us".

    I think he has a pretty misogynistic view of women hahahaha hard to argue with that but its ok, is he racist possibly possibly not hard to tell weather he actual dislike immigrant and Muslims or weather he was playing to the crowd some of his recent appointees like Steve Bannon definitely do so hopefully it will swing towards the former and we will see stronger borders in the US and maybe even a ban on Muslims or some form of register, because where america leads Europe follows and we need closed borders right now.

    You're right Trump could be a total fraud , there's a very real chance and Pence is definitely your stereotypical christian conservative but Trump at least offered a tiny chance that we would see shift to the right and a move away from the establishment in they way that Hilly represented more of the same ol same ol main stream PC establishment bullsh!t


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    wrote:
    One Syrian is too many if he takes the house or the bed of an Irish person.

    ...
    This is an interesting point. I wonder if it is worth trying to couch an actual analysis of this out of you?

    ...

    It is very simple.

    The Irish government should house all Irish people, or explain why they cannot be housed, before a single house is allocated to foreigners.

    It is a very extreme position I will grant you.

    My actual position is far less extreme. Perhaps the government can agree to house some genuine refugees but the government must begin to engage on these issues or they will find themselves voted out.

    The media can cheerlead the government and pretend the government do no wrong but more and more people are disregarding what the lying papers say. The Leugenpresse, as they're called in Germany.

    You cannot win a debate for all time by lying. Eventually the lies are exposed for what they are.


    Many so called refugees are liars and scammers. It is not correct to ignore that.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Shelby Scrawny Talc


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    It is very simple.
    The Irish government should house all Irish people, or explain why they cannot be housed, before a single house is allocated to foreigners.
    It is a very extreme position I will grant you.
    I understand the ideal. Its not confusing.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    My actual position is far less extreme. Perhaps the government can agree to house some genuine refugees but the government must begin to engage on these issues or they will find themselves voted out.
    That is exactly, and I mean exactly, what the Government has set out to do, and pretty much has always set out to do. Unfortunately they are not able to deliver on absolutely everything that they set out to do as they are constrained by an awful lot of things. (cash being a topical one of course).
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The media can cheerlead the government and pretend the government do no wrong but more and more people are disregarding what the lying papers say. The Leugenpresse, as they're called in Germany.
    The Government do tonnes wrong, they are just people making decisions. They are not fallible.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    You cannot win a debate for all time by lying. Eventually the lies are exposed for what they are.
    This is an interesting point to enter in here. Perhaps worth bookmarking.
    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    Many so called refugees are liars and scammers. It is not correct to ignore that.
    The vast majority of refugees that apply for asylum in Ireland are not accepted as such. This unfortunately offers us two possibilities. A - That you are correct (which I think is true) or B - That we are over-zealous in our determination of their status (which I hope is not the case).

    It's not ignored, in fact it's quite well known, as the links offered to the 'MSM' / 'Lying Papers' / 'Leugenpresse' in this thread show.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    because where america leads Europe follows
    It does? Nope - it really doesn't.
    and we need closed borders right now.
    Not a view the electorate hold. Nor a view that actually makes any sense on any level.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The media can cheerlead the government and pretend the government do no wrong but more and more people are disregarding what the lying papers say. The Leugenpresse, as they're called in Germany.

    By a small group of reactionaries, who delight in dragging up some old nazi lexicon. Sure.


  • Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    The media can cheerlead the government and pretend the government do no wrong...

    If you think "the media" (what media?) pretend the government do no wrong, then - with the greatest of respect - there's not a great deal of point taking anything else you've said seriously.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    oscarBravo wrote: »
    If you think "the media" (what media?) pretend the government do no wrong, then - with the greatest of respect - there's not a great deal of point taking anything else you've said seriously.

    Perhaps this is another example of 'MSM-phobia'.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 267 ✭✭Muhammed_1


    I would support a straight forward anti-immigration candidate.

    There are very few, if any.

    Just like the liberal left and the media failed to see the support for Brexit or for Trump you also fail to see the lack of support for immigration policies in this country.


    People are pointing out that Ireland in fact isn't a great destination for refugees, as we use Direct Provision and we refuse asylum to large numbers of people. But those people stay here in secret even after failing in their applications.

    Our politicians are often falling over each other to support immigration and asylum seekers in public. They certainly describe anti-immigration policies as racist and wrong, despite the fact that they follow those policies themselves to some degree.


    Irsih politicians are devoid of vision or of statesmanship. Weak insipid self interested puppets of corporations and foreign governments. Enda Kenny is not someone to be proud of.


    Like Katie said, I'd rather be grabbed by the pussy than be led by one.

    Enda Kenny anyone?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I would support a straight forward anti-immigration candidate.

    There are very few, if any.

    Just like the liberal left and the media failed to see the support for Brexit or for Trump you also fail to see the lack of support for immigration policies in this country.

    You seem to fail to see the lack of support for immigration control platform candidates in this country. Because they certainly put themselves up for election, and repeatedly lose their deposits.

    People vote for the platforms they prefer. Your views are not electorally popular.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭Walter H Price


    alastair wrote: »
    It does? Nope - it really doesn't.


    Not a view the electorate hold. Nor a view that actually makes any sense on any level.

    Ok lets wait and see shall we .... We've had BREXIT, Trump , Le Pen is next , then Wilders , then Mama Merkels finished in Germany ... lets see how few people want an end to the open border madness

    In the meantime no point arguing.


  • Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Muhammed_1 wrote: »
    I would support a straight forward anti-immigration candidate.

    There are very few, if any.

    They pop up from time to time. Problem (for them) is, nobody votes for them. Which goes to show that, contrary to what you seem to believe, immigration just isn't that big an issue for the average Irish voter.


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