how are you? wrote: » Looking at labour and fianna gael it makes me feel sick to know that they too do not have the courage to take decisive and inspired action that will create a new ireland that is just and equal for all.
MrStuffins wrote: » Get off your arse and do something then! A thread on Boards is not the answer!
how are you? wrote: » I wrote this thread with a heavy heart and an anger and frustration with the situation Ireland now finds its self.We have been beaten down as a society,economy and nation.Have we no fight in us?? looking at the french on tv tonight I ask myself WHERE IS OUR PRIDE?? Im very proud of this country and all it represents and stands for but looking at the next ten years of cutbacks,higher taxes,misery for hundreds of thousands with out work and facing crippling debts I ask:CAN WE TAKE CONTROL OF OUR DESTINY? the vast majority are going to endure the pain for an elite group of irresponsible bankers and out of touch politicians who DO NOT FEEL THE REAL PAIN Looking at labour and fianna gael it makes me feel sick to know that they too do not have the courage to take decisive and inspired action that will create a new ireland that is just and equal for all.we are staring down a dead decade or more of poor economic growth that will decay our society,values,confidence,youth and our nation. Irish people are very easy going and do not hit the streets or protest in any great force.surely it is time that we as irish men and irish women arise from the stranglehold of financial markets,bondholders and an inept political class to BUILD A NEW DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Go mbeannaí Dia duit
how are you? wrote: » Boards is a great medium to broadcast ideas and gauge support.
Donkey Oaty wrote: » You there. Yes, you. Outline your solutions, then I might have a listen to what you have to say.
Donkey Oaty wrote: » What ideas? Support for what?
how are you? wrote: » You know nothing of what i do or have done.Boards is a great medium to broadcast ideas and gauge support.its time for people to awaken on mass and you never know one thread could influence many of people who might not otherwise have acted.
how are you? wrote: » Not screwing us all for the next decade maybe.telling europe that we will not cripple the country with cuts . get real political reform and real support to businesss and real support to people in financial misery.
fontanalis wrote: » I don't know what these types of posts are even about, do people jsut think a few thousand people runnig around destroying property and stalling the country will bring an end to problems.
how are you? wrote: » its time for people to awaken on mass and you never know one thread could influence many of people who might not otherwise have acted.
snyper wrote: » "looking at the french" See thats your first mistake. They are fcuked too. Why, because they cant afford to pay for a nation that doesnt want to work past 55
how are you? wrote: » You know nothing of what i do or have done.
Rebelheart wrote: » Lads, how about less of this shít knocking a fella when he expresses such anger. Try praise, encouragement and then suggestions for how he could improve? A person should be encouraged to speak up against something he/she finds unjust, not derided for it. Respect.
Nevermind_ wrote: » I think most people are just too busy with everyday life, trying to pay bills keep their job etc. to bother protesting, even if they are outraged at what is happening. In the 80s we didnt have as much employment/debt as we do now, so we had plenty of time for striking/marching
how are you? wrote: » I wrote this thread with a heavy heart and an anger and frustration with the situation Ireland now finds its self.We have been beaten down as a society,economy and nation.Have we no fight in us??
how are you? wrote: » looking at the french on tv tonight I ask myself WHERE IS OUR PRIDE??
how are you? wrote: » Im very proud of this country and all it represents and stands for but looking at the next ten years of cutbacks,higher taxes,misery for hundreds of thousands with out work and facing crippling debts I ask:CAN WE TAKE CONTROL OF OUR DESTINY?
how are you? wrote: » the vast majority are going to endure the pain for an elite group of irresponsible bankers and out of touch politicians who DO NOT FEEL THE REAL PAIN
how are you? wrote: » Looking at labour and fianna gael it makes me feel sick to know that they too do not have the courage to take decisive and inspired action that will create a new ireland that is just and equal for all.we are staring down a dead decade or more of poor economic growth that will decay our society,values,confidence,youth and our nation.
how are you? wrote: » Irish people are very easy going and do not hit the streets or protest in any great force.surely it is time that we as irish men and irish women arise from the stranglehold of financial markets,bondholders and an inept political class to BUILD A NEW DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
how are you? wrote: » the french arnt just protesting against the retiremant age.they see this as a battle with the government because the people are being asked to pay for a financial crisis they,in the most part,had no invovement in.
starbelgrade wrote: » Bollox. He said what he wanted to say & people are replying as they see fit. Respect goes both ways.
Rebelheart wrote: » Why is it that in this country - a land where the "rebel" is supposedly held in high esteem - we have a society in the real world which deplores any person or groups of persons who rebels against something in the same generation? Compared to, for instance, the French, the Irish people are a complete walkover these days. Even in the 1970s hundreds of thousands of Irish people took to the streets to protest against taxes. Now, we are spiritually conquered. The Irish have huge, huge cause to be on the streets in large numbers. They should be calling for heads. They should be demanding a wholesale change in the political - particularly the political patronage - system in this state. But the Irish people aren't. In this context, anybody who speaks up against this huge majority of lily-livered spineless sorry excuses for Irish people is worthy of encouraging. Here on Boards.ie, however, a person who speaks up is derided by the "don't rock the boat" mob in Afterhours.
snyper wrote: » Of course, however may they protest untill the proverbial cow comes home it changes nothing. If one earns 500 per week and spends 800 per week, something must be cut, protesting saying it not my fault doesnt cut back on the expenditure, its nice to vent, but wont solve the problem
Rebelheart wrote: » Here on Boards.ie, however, a person who speaks up is derided by the "don't rock the boat" mob in Afterhours.
starbelgrade wrote: » Meh.
Rebelheart wrote: » This is self-serving defeatist bullshít. Protesting does change things. Look at how France has escaped the worst of the recession because so many people have protested to ensure state involvement in many more areas of the economy than existed in Ireland or the United States (and thus avoid the worst excesses of boom-bust cycles). For that matter, ask any OAP in this state about how they still have their medical card. Protesting works.
