Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

oceanman wrote: »

but surely with unemployment at an all time low there cant be many of "those people who don't get up early in the morning" ?

There are people I see every day who never even worked for 1 day of their lives.
Loads of them too. They have no interest in working either. Nothing stopping them bar laziness and a dependent culture. Shameful.

KrustyUCC wrote: »

well apparently 6 of angles couldn't find a bed for the night so poor Margaret took them to Tallaght Garda Station instead

Don't be obtuse.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

What is very apparent is the media attack on Peter Casey calling him ‘populist’ and ‘single issue’ and taking a pop at ‘the disadvantaged’.

The lad was telling the truth, surely.

Contrast that with the treatment given to the ‘real populists’ the Alphabet Soup crowd!!

Want an increase in pay in Dublin Bus/Luas/ Bus Eireann - sure give it to them

Where are you having the picket- we’ll join you

Where is the demo supporting breaking the law- we’ll join you

We want to occupy empty houses- sure we’ll support you.

Want an increase in welfare/ state pension- why not, hand it out.


You see there’s a subtle difference in the point of attack from these people, they target the taxpayer, the people who pay for everything,Middle Ireland,people who pay their way and contribute by their diligence and effort.

Fair game it would appear to be from the media reaction.

However when a coterie of folk who contribute very little to society, pay very little into the community chest,occupy a disproportionate number of prison places,are called out ,there is media odium for the person who states those facts.


Has this poster puzzled, so it has.

if you want to change the things he was talking about, make sure not to vote for any of the parties that have increased the dole, gave travelers the ethnic minority status etc etc. don't be blaming the people on the dole, travelers etc etc. If you want to blame people, blame those responsible.

Then again, that means taking responsibility in voting. Im sure many of the Casey voters dont know what that is

mickdw wrote: »

All so true. Attack and abuse the generosity of the tax payer - no issue.
Make valid comments re the abuse of the tax payers - complete media shut down to try to make it go away and a Taoiseach who was supposedly in favour of workers then tut tutting the man making the sensible comments.

Its an extremely sinister situation. People are not fools. This is going to continue to boil up until things change.

As an example, it appears a welfare family have to receive a house suitable to their needs - limited number of children per room etc yet working people it seems have to make do with whatever they can afford whether suitable or not.
This automatically leads to poorer standards of living for workers. Its a scandal, pure and simple.
The politicians of course are in a spot as welfare levels are now so high that the welfare vote is all powerful.

Its a banana republic of the highest order, it will be hard to ditch the pensioners and carers etc, maybe just rise that in line with inflation. But JSA and JSB should be frozen, scrap the christmas bonus for unemployed, deduct the council rent many arent paying from source. Let them pay say E20 for a gp visit. Cut enough that usc can be abolished over several budgets!

This most recent budget, was easily the biggest insult to workers ever! It was actually fantastic that people got to vent their frustration for a ceremonial role, it was kind of risk free! I posted this months back, it will hit the stage, where people have had enough of reduced living standards and others with no commute, no big debt, no boss, no f**cking worries in the scheme of things! Typical ireland, 20-30 years behind most other developed nations on a host of fronts, that total abuse of the taxpayer wouldnt be tolerated in other countries!

I have a german dad who moved here a long time ago, the german system is based on what you pay in, because he paid in very little there as he left at a young age, you know what his German pension is? E90 a week, thats it! So they make it clear over there, you get back what you put in! Here? its comedy! some of the leftie pr**cks in the media and politicians may feel some responsibility or god knows what for the legions of wasters here, well I dont. If they are so concerned, start paying more than they are legally obliged too, into the pot that will be pissed up against a wall!

mickdw wrote: »

All so true. Attack and abuse the generosity of the tax payer - no issue.
Make valid comments re the abuse of the tax payers - complete media shut down to try to make it go away and a Taoiseach who was supposedly in favour of workers then tut tutting the man making the sensible comments.

Its an extremely sinister situation. People are not fools. This is going to continue to boil up until things change.

As an example, it appears a welfare family have to receive a house suitable to their needs - limited number of children per room etc yet working people it seems have to make do with whatever they can afford whether suitable or not.
This automatically leads to poorer standards of living for workers. Its a scandal, pure and simple.
The politicians of course are in a spot as welfare levels are now so high that the welfare vote is all powerful.

Complete media shut down? Casey has been all over the media for weeks.

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Complete media shut down? Casey has been all over the media for weeks.

Hes been all over the media being criticized by the media! All the usual suspects Kitty Holland, Fintan O Toole etc etc all lining up to say how shocked they were to find out nearly 25% of the population were racists.


Interesting slot on Ivan Yates radio show from Rathkeale where Peter Casey had one of his biggest votes, a town where 80% of the houses are apparently owned by travellers. Lots of big houses, new cars and vans, no shortage of money obviously. Gets "lively" in December when around 2000 relations arrive back for a month.
The source of the money?, maybe google Rathkeale rovers for that.

Idbatterim wrote: »

But are they gaming the system if they are entitled to all of this in Treasure Island? These people are hardly going to stop claiming, the GOVERNMENT preside of this shambles and make the rules, the buck stops with them!

Some are, some aren’t.

I have no issue at all with people who genuinely are needing help, no issue at all.

I do agree it’s the Governments job to ensure full compliance, but my main point is that the media would then get stuck in unlike their attitude to the lefty lot who say yes to everything as long as their cohort are not paying.

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Complete media shut down? Casey has been all over the media for weeks.

He was given his time on the presidential debates. There was no choice but to allow him that. Other than that he was treated as a lunatic, all positive comment suppressed, polls which would have clearly shown his support suppressed. Even following his 23% vote, the media come out and say Casey polls 23% despite his comments when clearly it was due to his comments that he polled well.
He was painted a racist, a nutter, incoherent and then polls showing no movement from 2% published on the last sunday before the election. There was a clear strategy to shut him down and no doubt it worked to some degree.

How many people heard him speak, agreed with him but then saw that he was still a 2% no hoper and decided that maybe they didnt have the correct picture and so didnt vote for him. Look at that against an alternative situation where a sunday paper before the election showed him at 30 to 40 percent in rural areas. People would have been much more likely to vote with him as they agreed with everything he said.
The media and the government did everything in their power to shut him down and paint him is a bad light.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Some are, some aren’t.

I have no issue at all with people who genuinely are needing help, no issue at all.

I do agree it’s the Governments job to ensure full compliance, but my main point is that the media would then get stuck in unlike their attitude to the lefty lot who say yes to everything as long as their cohort are not paying.

Yeah but thats why you would expect some leadership, some backbone, which we have NONE of here, LEO the LIAR is a wishy washy populist clown!

Bob the Builder wrote: »

WHAT?!

I think the real issue Casey brought up here is not the travellers at all, but rather the disconnect that exists between the Irish Media and reality.

Which gives the tree huggers a false sense of belief that they are speaking for the majority and that objectors are a minority of fascists