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JS Dylan Haskins running for General Election in Dublin South East

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  • #32
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    yosser hughes wrote: »
    He has absolutely no chance.Some people ae getting a little carried away here.
    johnmcdnl said it all in his post,which was right on the money.No need for me to elaborate further.


    Never said he was a dead cert for a seat, just think the boards vote page for his constituency might be indicative that he has more of chance than I originally thought, ie, none. The poll is absolutely bang on for my constituency anyway.


  • #33
    Mark200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    Corruptedmorals wrote: »
    Never said he was a dead cert for a seat, just think the boards vote page for his constituency might be indicative that he has more of chance than I originally thought, ie, none. The poll is absolutely bang on for my constituency anyway.
    Boards definitely isn't a random sample.


  • #34
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    Mark200 wrote: »
    Boards definitely isn't a random sample.

    This gentleman is absolutely correct. The Boards demographic is male, ages 16-30, virgin, has a bum fluff goatee and wears a Che Guevara T-shirt. Take a brief look at the politics forum - it's jammed full of Sinn Féin hacks. Hardly representative of the Irish population at large. I wouldn't pay much attention to Boards' little polling experiment. When you grow up, leave college and get a real job, your political views will inevitably change.


  • #35
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Fo Real wrote: »
    wears a Che Guevara T-shirt.
    As a "crazy lefty", I have not found an awful lot of sympathy to my views here, actually. That said, I only post in a couple of forums, so perhaps they are anomalous.


  • #36
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    Fo Real wrote: »
    This gentleman is absolutely correct. The Boards demographic is male, ages 16-30, virgin, has a bum fluff goatee and wears a Che Guevara T-shirt. Take a brief look at the politics forum - it's jammed full of Sinn Féin hacks. Hardly representative of the Irish population at large. I wouldn't pay much attention to Boards' little polling experiment. When you grow up, leave college and get a real job, your political views will inevitably change.

    wait and see how SF actually do in the elections... SF are polling around the 12-13% in all the national polls and it's no different here..


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  • #37
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    johnmcdnl wrote: »
    wait and see how SF actually do in the elections... SF are polling around the 12-13% in all the national polls and it's no different here..

    I see your location is Co. Cavan - the progressive, enlightened heart of Irish society. I'm sure Sinn Féin will win a seat in your constituency, but the rest of the Irish populace hasn't forgotten about the disgusting acts of atrocity committed by the IRA in the past.

    Pearse Doherty was revealed to be a liar during the week over his college qualifications and Gerry Adams, the Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead (LOL), was shown up to be economically illiterate with regards to the Republic's economy in a recent BBC NI interview. He didn't even know what the child benefit rate was! Fact is, he's a citizen of a foreign country and there is a reason Sinn Féin have never gotten into government down south. If there's anything worse than a idealistic, middle class Trinity student trying to save the world, it's an ignorant Sinn Féin head.


  • #38
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    Fo Real wrote: »
    I see your location is Co. Cavan - the progressive, enlightened heart of Irish society. I'm sure Sinn Féin will win a seat in your constituency, but the rest of the Irish populace hasn't forgotten about the disgusting acts of atrocity committed by the IRA in the past.

    Have a look all through the general election results through every constituency in Ireland and look how well SF are actually doing...
    ;)

    not just Cavan/Monaghan that SF are doing well in is it :rolleyes:

    you'll find there's a lot of population of Ireland have accepted the Peace Process and are moving on today - maybe it's just you that's stuck in the past...


  • #39
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    johnmcdnl wrote: »
    Have a look all through the general election results through every constituency in Ireland and look how well SF are actually doing...
    ;)

    not just Cavan/Monaghan that SF are doing well in is it :rolleyes:

    you'll find there's a lot of population of Ireland have accepted the Peace Process and are moving on today - maybe it's just you that's stuck in the past...

    Why did you even bother coming to Trinity? Are you aware that the college was founded by Queen Elizabeth I?


  • #40
    dabh
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    Fo Real wrote: »
    Why did you even bother coming to Trinity? Are you aware that the college was founded by Queen Elizabeth I?

    I think you are making an unfounded assumption there. See another thread on 'Abolishing the Seanad':
    johnmcdnl wrote: »
    well seeing as I didn't go to Trinity or NUI I don't get to vote for it or have any say who gets into it..


  • #41
    sron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭sron


    Fo Real wrote: »
    Why did you even bother coming to Trinity? Are you aware that the college was founded by Queen Elizabeth I?

    Are you aware that both the Free State and subsequent Republic in which you reside was founded by militant nationalists? Why do you bother staying?


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  • #42
    Fo Real
    Closed Accounts Posts: 479 ✭✭Fo Real


    sron wrote: »
    Are you aware that both the Free State and subsequent Republic in which you reside was founded by militant nationalists? Why do you bother staying?

    Now all the IRA heads come crawling out of the woodwork...

    Don't worry. I won't be residing in your failure "Free State" for much longer. I'll be joining the thousands of other young graduates deserting this sinking ship in their droves.

    Now perhaps you will answer my question: why did you bother coming to TCD? Surely you're aware if its strong British and Protestant connections?


  • #43
    sron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭sron


    Fo Real wrote: »
    Now all the IRA heads come crawling out of the woodwork...

    Don't worry. I won't be residing in your failure "Free State" for much longer. I'll be joining the thousands of other young graduates deserting this sinking ship in their droves.

    Now perhaps you will answer my question: why did you bother coming to TCD? Surely you're aware if its strong British and Protestant connections?

    I'm neither a Shinner nor an ardent nationalist, so the question bears no particular relevance to me. I simply find Shinner-bashing to be the last refuge of the political bore.


  • #44
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    The IRA/Sinn Féin/Queen Elizabeth I posts above are off topic.


    Stick to discussing Dylan Haskins.


  • #45
    Tragedy
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    Jonathan wrote: »
    The IRA/Sinn Féin/Queen Elizabeth I posts above are off topic.


    Stick to discussing Dylan Haskins.
    The more I think on it, the more I dislike his campaign and his candidacy. Seems more like an ego boost than anything else.


  • #46
    Kama
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭Kama


    It's an adroit move, Haskins running. As his (clearly self-authored) wiki will testify, he's an individual mildly obsessed with personal branding/self-promotion (I mean this as observation rather than criticism, it's an utterly valid life-choice). So minimally you have a huge boost in eye-ball hours, press coverage, face on streets etc. Which imho is what it's all about; positioning, promotion, PR.

    In terms of actual voting, last I checked Ireland remained a house-owning democracy; the boardsie catchment ≠ Irish political selectorate. That being said, he's gone from 50-1 to 12-1 on PaddyPower in a week ;)


  • #47
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    Judging by the history of the IPs that have been editing the page(and defending it on the talk page), both he and friends/team are aggressively using wiki as an attempt to raise profile.

    What a dick.


  • #48
    aas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭aas


    Oh no, anything but my personal repository of anime trivia and diagnosis criteria for various autism spectrum disorders.


  • #49
    gearoidof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭gearoidof


    I saw some of his posters had been put up facing west on pearse street. Oh dear...


  • #50
    Steve Higginson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭Steve Higginson


    gearoidof wrote: »
    I saw some of his posters had been put up facing west on pearse street. Oh dear...

    Maybe he's trying to highlight the drop in footfall on the street because of Trinity?


  • #51
    dannyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dannyc


    this picture of haskins pretty much sums up the issue for me.

    he does have a lot of experience, and if he was running for head of the arts council i wouldn't think twice about giving my vote. but i don't see what in his cv should give him the right to cast a valuable vote on issues relating to defense, economics, health, or really anything not pertaining to the arts. just saying "i'll take a look at it when i get into office", or "i'm willing to listen to what people think should be done about the issues", while admirably open minded, doesn't in my opinion qualify someone for a role in determining the future of the irish state. in a lot of ways i think its pretty arrogant of him to think he's ready for such an important position without having the credentials of at least some junior position in the government to show that he can operate within the political system. i won't be voting for him this season.


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  • #52
    zam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭zam


    dannyc wrote: »
    this picture of haskins pretty much sums up the issue for me.

    Love the name of this picture. "Can I see some ID please"


  • #53
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    dannyc wrote: »
    this picture of haskins pretty much sums up the issue for me.
    Well that's pretty ridiculous. Do you think he's the only politician getting that look at the doorsteps.


  • #54
    TrollHammaren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭TrollHammaren


    This may not be a popular thing to propose, and I'm open to disagreement, but I get a strong impression that he's a massive egotist looking for a career boost. If you look at his CV, it's basically a bunch of artsy social stuff.

    I just can't shake the feeling that his running for a seat is primarily for getting his own face and name out there. I have no problem with someone trying to increase their profile, but not under the guise of "wanting to make a difference", along with a bunch of vague aspirations. His only real, solid policies I can see is transparency and seanad/dáil reform.

    I certainly wouldn't be voting for him if he was in my constuency.


  • #55
    dannyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dannyc


    evercloserunion wrote: »
    Well that's pretty ridiculous. Do you think he's the only politician getting that look at the doorsteps.

    No, not at all... But for me it highlights the naive idealism vs reality of the situation pretty well... Look at the vast difference in age between Dylan and the contituents who he's trying to represent. What does Dylan know about having to repave your driveway, pay your mortgage and bring your kids to school? Again, if his district was made up of all students and Dylan was running for office to give them a voice I'd understand, but he's running to support a majority of people who've had experiences and needs in life that he hasn't encountered yet, simply due to his age. I think he grossly overestimates how effective he can be as a young idealistic guy in the dail... People need to work within the political system if they want to affect change, and Dylans portfolio of "working within the system" is sitting on the board of directors of an arts project in temple bar and putting on gigs in his house... not really as nationally important a cv I would have expected coming from someone running for office as a TD.


  • #56
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    So, apparently the reasons for voting for him are the following:
    he's young,
    he also shops in Urban Outfitters,
    he closes the top button of his shirts without wearing a tie.


  • #57
    feeder666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭feeder666


    @ravelleman
    the reasons for voting for you are that you stink and your opinions are sheer bunk yes that's right SHEER BUNK
    haskins is a top bloke i asked him to stop riding taking my sister out on dates cos it was hurting my feelings and he did whereas you couldn't get laid on boards dot ie even if someone gave you five years membership


  • #58
    feeder666
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭feeder666


    sorry make that five years and ten months you clown


  • #59
    delta_bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    feeder666 wrote: »
    @ravelleman
    the reasons for voting for you are that you stink and your opinions are sheer bunk yes that's right SHEER BUNK
    haskins is a top bloke i asked him to stop riding taking my sister out on dates cos it was hurting my feelings and he did whereas you couldn't get laid on boards dot ie even if someone gave you five years membership

    I think this man speaks for us all :)


  • #60
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    So, apparently the reasons for voting for him are the following:
    he's young,
    he also shops in Urban Outfitters,
    he closes the top button of his shirts without wearing a tie.

    you forgot the most important part - he wrote a letter to his local TD when he was 15 ;)


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  • #61
    languagenerd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭languagenerd


    While his policies are bit vague (to say the least), if Haskins' campaign leads to more young people getting involved, then I'm for it. The Dáil should represent all sectors of the community, yet youngest TD in the last Dáil was 31 years old (Lucinda Creighton). This effectively means that the 18-30 age group (the future of this country) are not properly represented... There hasn't been a TD in their early twenties sinced the 1980s.

    There are TDs to represent all other age groups of the electorate (the oldest TD in the last Dáil, Jackie Healy-Rae was 79), so maybe it's time the younger members of the population to get involved in politics, to run for election. Who knows, they could be exactly the change we need!

    (I don't just mean Haskins', I mean people aged 18-30 in general)


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