Do we cherish our republic enough?

Orando Broom wrote: »

I'm ashamed of what Irishness has become. The Shinners (gatekeepers of criminality and injustice on this island) have corralled the concept of republicianism and twisted it for thier own gain. You can't be a republican without it standing for a hotch-potch of anti-establishment, para-socialistic anti rule of law ramblings of a deranged lunatic fringe.

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have become the bastions of personal accrual of wealth and status. They act in concert against the citizens of this country in a bid to further thier own personal wealth.

Labour are just silver spoon idealogues who are clueless about how to run a modern economy, clinging to failed doctrines that died out forty years ago.

that is just our political parties. The good denizens of this country are essentially hyenas who have spent the last decade eating the tails off one another for personal gain. There is zero spirit or pride in where we are from. You have west of Ireland people who move to Dublin and can not wait to ditch their accent and deny their roots and upbringing. You have people from across they country ashamed of their parish, their little corner of this country. You have people of all stripes mimicking fake MTV 'realities' in the vain belief that this is social progression.

There is no civic pride in the citizens of Ireland, this lack of pride has seen us elect and more shamefully re-elect the Jackie Healy-Rae's, the Ivor Callelly's and a far too long a list of rogues and shills.

The talk of pride, we adorn our national flag with beer slogans kowtowed to a minority who refused to stand as an island for our national anthem. we look back on our history with such utter disdain.

Just two examples; He may not have been perfect, but Eamon DeValera at least walked the walk and the disgraceful excoriation of his memory should be all our shame. Even the Catholic Church can no longer be defended. Over 1000 years of enlightenment, (argue how you like) education and ecumenicism forgotten because of the wrong doings of a minority. This is not a defence of the shameful behaviour of the Irish Catholic Church and nor is it an apology for it's undue influence over Irish society, but bear this in mind, The Catholic Church influenced the state because for almost a thousand years it was the only semblance of state we had. They educated millions of Irish and clothed and fed and kept countless more from an early grave. It's the lack of balance in the argument that's shameful not the argument itself which is valid.

we have handed over our present past and future to an unelected minority of purported curators who have and are continuing to dictate how this country is, was and should be viewed.

When the people of Ireland stop being sheep and start to express their own, valid opinions on how they perceive the country and not parrot and ape and undeserving minority then we'll have a place we can call home with pride.

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pmcmahon wrote: »

proud Unionist,i'll respect your republic if you respect Great Britain and Northern Ireland

major bill wrote: »

bigots aint wanted in dublin big differance but continue fishing there!!!

KeithAFC wrote: »

Just saying how it is. Like when you see tri colours flying from buildings. Its weird.

KeithAFC wrote: »

I remember having a gers top on under a jumper and didn't want to take my jumper off lol.

KeithAFC wrote: »

it was a weirder feeling in the republic.

Sofiztikated wrote: »

What will we think of next, using our own currency in shops?

going to South Africa with a "Fuck N*****s" slogan

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

if you hate the republic so much why do you post on a site which is made up of people who make you feel intimidated?