Orange is the new Burke

Well if MrBurke said it it must be true👍🏻

He probably does have support from some students, teachers and parents. It doesnt particularly make a big difference though.

Burke's claims of support remind me of all the times Trump made statements that started with "A man came up to me with tears in his eyes and said, Sir (insert a load of BS about how great Trump is)".

He's misrepressented the case in public by claiming that he's been punished for being against transgenderism when he is being punished for his behaviour in the workplace and his refusal to follow procedures.

That does not make him an 'essentially honest' person and would give me plenty of reason not to believe him unquestioningly.

Given how much respect he and his family have shown for court orders and the functionings of the courts, it woudln't surprise me if he lied in a sworn document if he thought it'd help his case.

Believing what people say when their actions suggest otherwise just because they are religious is the kind of reasoning that let religions wreak so much havoc around the world.

I don’t know what the terms of the ruling were in regards to an appeal but if the judge put a stay on it, the judgement stands for that period of time so he would still be liable for the fines if he wins his appeal. I would guess that he would have had a lot more support if he approached it differently but he can’t just ignore court orders that don’t suit him but order the courts to make an order against someone else.

I would guess that the ones at the school that support him are much like the ones I've seen here supporting him. They support his anti-trans agenda and want to pretend that that is why he was fired. When at the base of it he was fired for being a bully.

I've read quite a lot of this thread and all of the people that I've seen defending Burke has talked about how they support his anti-trans position. The closest I've seen to people defending his behavior have been the ones that question whether or not his actions towards the principal even happened, or questioning whether they warranted his dismissal. But I haven't seen anyone saying that they thought yelling at the principal in the middle of a church service, and then again at the dinner afterwards was a good thing for him to do.

And yes, I am speculating about the positions of the theoretical Burke supporters at the school. Ones that we only have his unsubstantiated word as proof that they even exist. And being the scofflaw that he is I'm not going to just assume that anything he says is actually true.

That is a very naive assumption

If he started a go fund me to pay the fine, I think people would be surprised at how well he would do, and not just from within Ireland. It has got a lot of coverage in the UK and I think the tide is really turning on this gender business there. More and more people not afraid to call it out unlike here.

Why don’t you start it for him so. Be very public about who you are and what your intentions are with the money. I’m sure he’d happily take your donation to his cause.