anyone here going to vote sinn féin?

Deleted User wrote: »

This thread has become a great big yawnfest by the way.
The elections over.
The people have spoken.

At last somebody said it.........

If the OP should ask to close the thread.......

Simply put we the people can not afford this IMF/EU loan even with a 2% reduction in interest rates now being applied {which wont happen the most we can hope for from our spineless new leader would be a 1% reduction on a portion of the loan}
hence a combined effect of unemployment, mortgage arrears, rising mortgage interest rates, being by forced and a health that is worsening by the day not improving, to name but a few all this will bring about a revolt and afterwards another general election where i will be voting S/F

But ireland will be better for it and we WILL recover when S/F and the united left alliance are returned as our next government, with Pearce doherty at the tiller and Joe Higgins as first mate, we the Irish people will navigate this storm, to calmer waters, where all the children of the nation will be cherished equally. Erin go brach. slan libh.

SEVERA wrote: »

But ireland will be better for it and we WILL recover when S/F and the united left alliance are returned as our next government, with Pearce doherty at the tiller and Joe Higgins as first mate, we the Irish people will navigate this storm, to calmer waters, where all the children of the nation will be cherished equally. Erin go brach. slan libh.

Were you and Ming having a "smoke" when you worked this out

SEVERA wrote: »

yes please close it.
i too am bored as two of the more outspoken anti S/F contributors have failed to engage with any of what Ive posted, namely a black briar and a lord sutch with merely a little sarcasm {the lowest form of humour} from the latter.
for what its worth, i have suggested this government will only last between 12-18 months, the reasons aren't very complicated

My View :The Government will last up to the time when general and widespread industrial unrest becomes an issue. The unrest will be a result of increasing inflation and higher interest rates, while at the same time employers not giving pay increases . Labour will eventually be forced to stand up to the Unions and history tells us that they wont upset their pay masters.
However this scenario will see the Irish voter moving back towards the right and so no good news for SF............... We are saved from that TG

Dan_Solo wrote: »

I just hope that the average member of the Irish electorate isn't too proud to admit their mistake when, despite savage cutbacks in public services and taxes to levels that impoverish the majority of workers, we default on our IMF loan anyway because we were lied to about being able to afford it.
I agree, 12-18 months and bye bye Kenny/Gilmore.

And I just hope that the Shinners can accept the majority choice. I appreciate that doing so will be a new experience for you all

Fitzerb wrote: »

Were you and Ming having a "smoke" when you worked this out

ha nice one but i have not being smoking or drinking.
my advise to you is vote S/F when the opportuntity arrises for you again,
in fact you will be glad to when it comes,
we are in for one rough ride over the next 18 months and there will be many leave this country, but hold strong the reward will be worth it in the end for you and future generations to come.

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Hilarious. Unfortunately for your theory I think you'll find Labour get a pittance from the Irish unions. You sure you've got the right country there mate?:D

Mate.......... A very British saying for a Shinner. :D:D

You are really getting into the spirit of it now for Lizzies visit


A Chara
There are 12 Unions affiliated to the Irish Labour Party, this is not counting general party membership who are also Union members and are in the various branches of the Labour party. The Labour Party without the involvement of the Unions would be very much diluted. The Unions are pay master for the Labour Party in many ways other than cash and have a significant influence at conference and on the National Executive. But out of interest I should inform you that SIPTU gave over €100,000 to the Labour Party last year. That is one of the 12 unions. I do appreciate that this is small fry compared to the funds that SF get from their main backers. The Northern Bank.

Solnskaya wrote: »

Without wishing to add to the rabble rousing, I believe that the FG Labour coalition will have little choice but to run along the rail laid for them and us by the Outgoing govt. Sadly, this rail does not lead to a happy garden, but rather it leads off a cliff, and I would imagine that within 12-14 months, most of us will be in little doubt that we have reached the edge. And yes, for the first time, I voted SF.

There is no happy garden that any party's plan will take us to.

There's a gag in the Simpson's where Homer is coaching Bart in the art of golf putting. Before his first attempt Homer advises Bart to keep his head still and follow through. Bart misses, and Homer's advice for his next shot is to "move your head about and don't follow through"

It would seem this is the kind of thinking being applied by some of those who look to SF for deliverance. There is no easy out of this mess. SF would burn bridges with the EU and the IMF, will continue to live in denial about our massive budget deficit (bank problems aside) by refusing to countenance cuts and spend all the remaining money we have on a gamble that we can get out of this unaided.

At best, this is a highly risky, and hugely optimistic strategy which will leave us with no friends and no good will if it failed, which it probably would. At worst, it is cynical populism by a party who knew they were not going to be in power.

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Harney/FF/PDs have killed more with their health cuts than the IRA ever will.
And they did their best to help the yanks murder tens of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans.
IRA? Small time murdering scumbags compared to the nation's favourites FF...

Are you trying to compare our health policy to the bombing
campaign of the IRA in the 80's.
Do you reckon landing at Shannon had the impact you say ?
Would the yanks not just have found somewhere else to land.
I am really encouraged by the SF thinking.

[QUOTE= ;71027857]Another One ....... why is there more ?



I ’t mention anything about Bank Bail Out or Public Service Cuts. Please stop making up the fantasies.
You are not correct to say I am proud, how could any Irishman worth his salt be proud to see SF, a shower of murdering scumbags in our [/QUOTE]
if you honestly think this{which is not true} you must also regard ff as a bunch of murdering scumbags,
what about the hundreds of over the last two years that can be directly attributed to economic circumstances and ff what about the knock on affect of that on all over
are there going to be any trials to hold the people that were in charge of this country to account for economic treason?
people in glasshouses should never throw stones.

lugha wrote: »

Alas, no.

Vote socialist!

Vote Sinn Fein!

Vote nationalist!

Vote Sinn Fein!

Vote national-socialist!

(ah you must mean FG...)