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Sinn Fein appealing to the lowest common denominator

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  • #92
    Varied
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Varied


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Ehhhh Tax the RICH!!!! Burn the bondholders!!! Tell the IMF to fcuk off!! Bastards!!!.




    *Nuttier rightwingers/libertarians are the opposite, great at raising money, crap at spending it or at least hate to do so. Hence I prefer the middle ground.

    Ok, so I have not heard nor seen any of this in their economic policies.

    Try again.


  • #93
    hungrypig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭hungrypig


    summerskin wrote: »
    gerryo777 wrote: »

    Yep my family moved to England to get away from it. Grandfather from enniskillen, grandmother from Westport, both catholic, both had enough and left. Simple really. As a result they gave their family opportunities they wouldn't have had in the north in the late 60s.

    And it wasn't me who mentioned bombing in the south, was another poster.

    well my grandparents were burnt out of their homes in belfast by brittish backed 'loyalists'. they then became refugees in dublin and for a long time, catholics from the 6 counties represented the largest refugee population in the south


  • #94
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    good or bad, they'll milk this for all its worth, they'll just love for this to be a hot topic on liveline or the like.. anything to get free publicity.....just by having this thread is a boost for them,

    best to ignore them me thinks


  • #95
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Dudess wrote: »
    I'm not a fan of SF but admit it... threads like this make you wet yourself with excitement eh? ;)

    Not excitement, just stress, so you will be glad to hear I am going to keep out of this one.

    enjoy - bye.


  • #96
    Samba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,476 ✭✭✭Samba


    super_furry wrote: »
    I have indeed and I'd encourage everyone to do likewise http://www.sinnfein.ie/economy . It's absolute pie in the sky nonsense. No-one's going to lose their jobs, they're be no cuts, no tax-increases, they'll take back the banker's bonuses and we'll all be grand.

    And it won't matter what the state of the global economy is, once you vote us in, everything will be fine!


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  • #97
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    hungrypig wrote: »
    imagine that, a political organisation acknowledging that not everyone is educated to the same level and reaching out to them.
    For yourself and others that have made this point, did you miss this sentence?

    "it seems that a lot of educated people seem to be swinging in the Sinn Fein direction using the excuse of 'there's nobody better'."


  • #98
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,302 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Varied wrote: »
    Ok, so I have not heard nor seen any of this in their economic policies.

    Try again.
    I will. By wondering if your suggestion to others was something you didn't do yourself? Have you read their economic policies?

    Burn the bondholders

    Tax the rich

    Tell the IMF to fcuk off

    You try again.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #99
    Protestant behind enemy lines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭Protestant behind enemy lines


    I won't be voting for Sinn Fein. I think everyone should reject this party which represents everything wrong with modern politics and religion. Hopefully they meet their maker and are punished for the evil deeds they have done on this Island.


  • #100
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,858 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Dudess wrote: »
    They've got their right-on, "we love the gays" thing going on too. :)

    They love them, but not in a gay way or anything.


  • #101
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    I won't be voting for Sinn Fein. I think everyone should reject this party which represents everything wrong with modern politics and religion. Hopefully they meet their maker and are punished for the evil deeds they have done on this Island.
    Usernames like that make me :mad:


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  • #102
    gerryo777
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭gerryo777


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    I won't be voting for Sinn Fein. I think everyone should reject this party which represents everything wrong with modern politics and religion. Hopefully they meet their maker and are punished for the evil deeds they have done on this Island.

    Hello, and welcome to boards.ie.
    Let me guess, your a protestant and you live in the republic???


  • #103
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Where To wrote: »
    Mountbatten.

    But Mountbatten murdered 26 unarmed, innocent catholic civilians in Derry at bloody Sunday?

    Silly comparison tbh :rolleyes:


  • #104
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,612 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Fenian Army wrote: »
    the bitterness is strong with this one I see. Better get used to the idea of the shinners being in power.

    sure..
    :rolleyes:

    Blowing up the likes of buildings and trains or whatever is easy, bringing company's into those building to create jobs and ensuring that trains run on time is hard as hell.

    SF very well may at some point in the future get into power but they certainly won't last long, as we've seen already they only have a few TD's and they are already screwing us over claiming high print costs and other such nonsense.

    Just wait till they really get access to the cashbox and they'll have a field day,


  • #105
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    I won't be voting for Sinn Fein. I think everyone should reject this party which represents everything wrong with modern politics and religion. Hopefully they meet their maker and are punished for the evil deeds they have done on this Island.

    Hi Keith. Welcome back auld hand.


  • #106
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    gerryo777 wrote: »
    Hello, and welcome to boards.ie.
    Let me guess, your a protestant and you live in the republic???

    .....I'd be unsure of his faith, but not unsure of where he lives
    http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/old-country-bridge-jessica-jenney.jpg


  • #107
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,365 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    I won't be voting for Sinn Fein. I think everyone should reject this party which represents everything wrong with modern politics and religion. Hopefully they meet their maker and are punished for the evil deeds they have done on this Island.

    You can take that back to pulseresources. But tell Keith AFC we miss him when you're there. Now there was a troll that knew the meaning of the word subtlety.


  • #108
    paddyandy
    Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    SF cannot get the mature and wordly wise voter but it knows how to massage the naive and young .It does it quite well too and i'm afraid of them .It has always supported youth issues and steered very clear of law and order while harpin' on jobs instead .Again it does not want to annoy anybody under 25 .


  • #109
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Ghandee wrote: »
    But Mountbatten murdered 26 unarmed, innocent catholic civilians in Derry at bloody Sunday?

    Silly comparison tbh :rolleyes:
    Who's comparing?


  • #110
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Where To wrote: »
    Who's comparing?

    I am.

    Let's discuss.

    Or are your half baked, smart arsed, one line replies all you can muster?


  • #111
    Protestant behind enemy lines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭Protestant behind enemy lines


    gerryo777 wrote: »
    Hello, and welcome to boards.ie.
    Let me guess, your a protestant and you live in the republic???
    Yes. I hope to leave soon and live in Northern Ireland.


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  • #112
    gerryo777
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭gerryo777


    Ghandee wrote: »
    But Mountbatten murdered 26 unarmed, innocent catholic civilians in Derry at bloody Sunday?

    Silly comparison tbh :rolleyes:

    Not to mention the hundreds of thousands who died because of his actions in dividing India/Pakistan as the last viceroy of India.


  • #113
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    Yes. I hope to leave soon and live in Northern Ireland.

    Donegal?


  • #114
    RMD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    I look forward to the day SF reach power. They'll serve 1 term and not be voted in for decades again, even the poorly educated will realise how idiotic their policies are by the end.


  • #115
    Varied
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Varied


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    Wibbs wrote: »
    I will. By wondering if your suggestion to others was something you didn't do yourself? Have you read their economic policies?

    Burn the bondholders

    Tax the rich

    Tell the IMF to fcuk off

    You try again.

    Burning the bondholders, what exactly is wrong with this policy?

    They don't say tax the rich, they say they want a fairer tax system.

    As for "telling the IMF to **** off", again I have yet to find where exactly they say that in their actual econmic policies, not a sensationalist Irish times headline.

    Try again.


  • #116
    gerryo777
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭gerryo777


    Protestant behind enemy lines wrote: »
    Yes. I hope to leave soon and live in Northern Ireland.

    What colour are the trolls in NI?


  • #117
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    RMD wrote: »
    I look forward to the day SF reach power. They'll serve 1 term and not be voted in for decades again, even the poorly educated will realise how idiotic their policies are by the end.
    1 term is More than enough to destroy the country.
    Varied wrote: »
    They don't say tax the rich, they say they want a fairer tax system.
    They have said it over and over!


  • #118
    Protestant behind enemy lines
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭Protestant behind enemy lines


    Ghandee wrote: »
    Donegal?
    Probably Antrim and live amongst gods own people.


  • #119
    gerryo777
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭gerryo777


    RMD wrote: »
    I look forward to the day SF reach power. They'll serve 1 term and not be voted in for decades again, even the poorly educated will realise how idiotic their policies are by the end.

    Reckon that's what's going to happen FG/Labour............For the same reasons!


  • #120
    forfuxsake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭forfuxsake


    summerskin wrote: »
    Not ethnic cleansing at all. If I lived in a country where I was in a minority in wanting a particular set of rights/government/anything fcuking else I'd leave. Especially if what i wanted was available a short drive away.

    Bollocks to all this about being driven out of your home, if you don't like somewhere, move!

    The British govt were absolute twats to Catholics in the north for years. The clever ones left, the rest fought for "freedom". Guess which ones had the better lives?

    Some run away, others stand their ground.

    My grandfather swore he would never be driven from his homeland, he lived and died where he was born.

    I'm sure your grandfather had a better life but luckily for him he had that choice, he wasn't constrained by honour and pride.

    The indigenous people of any land should never be forced to move.


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  • #121
    Where To
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭Where To


    Ghandee wrote: »
    I am.

    Let's discuss.

    Or are your half baked, smart arsed, one line replies all you can muster?
    Nothing to discuss.

    Poster asked who was bombed in the south.

    A. Mountbatten

    Case closed.


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