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Socialist throws a smoothie on Varadkar

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  • #202
    KyussB
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭KyussB


    Just a pity it wasn't a horse-semen pie. It would do politicians a lot of good, to know that creating economic conditions that make the country unaffordable for most upcoming generations, makes people hate you - and that they are not unreachable by the public.

    Politicians without fear for the consequences of their policies, are a very bad thing. If more politicians had vulgar personal rebuke for their horrendous corruption and life-destroying policies - then the country would be a more vulgar, yet likely better run place. He is an awful human being - and the person throwing the drink drawing more vitriolic offence, than Leo himself - is absurd.


  • #203
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Same. I am including 4 years bachelors beforehand.

    What masters takes 4 years to complete?


  • #204
    bobbyy gee
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭bobbyy gee


    i read it was right wingers pissed off at locking down dublin


  • #205
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    I don't find it in the least bit funny.

    This type of crap is actually an attack on all our public representatives, regardless of where or who you align with politically.

    Imagine if that was acid, scalding hot or otherwise?


  • #206
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    KyussB wrote: »
    Just a pity it wasn't a horse-semen pie. It would do politicians a lot of good, to know that creating economic conditions that make the country unaffordable for most upcoming generations, makes people hate you - and that they are not unreachable by the public.

    Politicians without fear for the consequences of their policies, are a very bad thing. If more politicians had vulgar personal rebuke for their horrendous corruption and life-destroying policies - then the country would be a more vulgar, yet likely better run place. He is an awful human being.
    Indeed. One might also suggest you're not much of a poster boy for real humanity either!


  • #207
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    KyussB wrote: »
    Just a pity it wasn't a horse-semen pie. It would do politicians a lot of good, to know that creating economic conditions that make the country unaffordable for most upcoming generations, makes people hate you - and that they are not unreachable by the public.


    Even by your pie-in-the-sky standards that's pretty dumb.



    Go into politics yourself, horse, instead of writing foot long posts that nobody reads.


  • #208
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Danzy wrote: »
    What a horrible cun7 of a thing to do.

    Religious fanaticism of PbP, not just PbP at this stage.

    I'll guess Legion of mary.


  • #209
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    I'm not overly concerned about your interpretation or opinion to be honest Protonmike.

    I'd rather discuss this incident and the reaction around it.
    Thanks

    No, you actively compared the attacks and seemed to view one as deserving or 'asking for it' by counter protesting.. Meanwhile you're playing up this incident from all angles when in general it's been roundly condemned outside of a handful of tweeters...


  • #210
    The_Brood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 838 ✭✭✭The_Brood


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    Because we have the freedom to make our own choices. What you think that we should only offer regimented college courses which are useful to the job market?

    I’ve a feeling you did a degree that’s not very useful and now you’re sour about it. Try springboard, they offer ICT conversion courses to make job seekers more attractive to prospective employers.

    Ah, there we go. Is that what you would say to everyone who lost their job in the pandemic then? "Too bad your degree is useless for the situation, why don't you get a better one before you can eat?" No? So why are you saying that to those of us who were screwed over by academia?

    Extreme double standards there.

    I have done everything in this life to improve. There is no more blood left in my bones. Don't be lecturing me.


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  • #211
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    bobbyy gee wrote: »
    i read it was right wingers pissed off at locking down dublin

    It's certainly a socialist, many of them are on twitter cheering it. A woman in 20s/30s on a skateboard dressed in such a manner throwing a drink on a FG politician is unlikely to be "right wing".


  • #212
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Overheal wrote: »
    Why propagate random tweets from unverified accounts?

    Because anything some rando does is a leftest conspiracy. And any rando tweet backs that up.....


  • #213
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/philipoconnor/status/1306972340048277504

    There is always whataboutery from the left when this happens. This guy was Soc Dem candidate and is a supposed journalist.

    Professional protesters like this comrade are so desperate for there to be loads of fascists for them to fight but the demand far outweighs the supply.


  • #214
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    The_Brood wrote: »
    Ah, there we go. Is that what you would say to everyone who lost their job in the pandemic then? "Too bad your degree is useless for the situation, why don't you get a better one before you can eat?" No? So why are you saying that to those of us who were screwed over by academia?

    Extreme double standards there.

    I have done everything in this life to improve. There is no more blood left in my bones. Don't be lecturing me.

    Because people who lost their jobs had no choice in the matter. Every student can choose what course they study.

    Sorry things haven’t worked out for you, but Ireland by and large is a safe, prosperous and equal country that anybody should feel grateful to live in.


  • #215
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,369 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    It's certainly a socialist, many of them are on twitter cheering it. A woman in 20s/30s on a skateboard dressed in such a manner throwing a drink on a FG politician is unlikely to be "right wing".

    I would say just about over 20. Left wing student who is reality, hasn't a clue what's going on but it's still 'radical'.

    Ireland and Leo need to start taking security more seriously.


  • #216
    BPKS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,235 ✭✭✭✭BPKS


    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    It's certainly a socialist, many of them are on twitter cheering it. A woman in 20s/30s on a skateboard dressed in such a manner throwing a drink on a FG politician is unlikely to be "right wing".

    That's exactly what they want you to think


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  • #217
    backspacer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭backspacer


    Normally I wouldnt be all that bothered but this was just cowardly, I shudder to think what is the escalation from this if this is given a free pass.


  • #218
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Revolutionary LARPing


  • #219
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    Mongfinder General wrote: »
    A lot of people will see this as a laugh. What if there was acid in that cup? Without victim blaming, Varadkar needs to wise the fcuk up and have security with him whenever necessary.

    Which will cost a fortune every year, as most Ministers and a lot of other politicians will also want security. Means less money for the more important things in life.

    Ireland is a bit of an oddity in that security around politicians is very low, let's try to keep it like that.


  • #220
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    PBP want an eternal lockdown. It’s Boyd-Barrett’s wet dream to have everyone on the mega dole, picking their arses all day.

    So some wan throws we don't know what in Varadkars face and you want a party, likely not involved in the slightest sanctioned?
    And the left are the overly sensitive?


  • #221
    The_Brood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 838 ✭✭✭The_Brood


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    Because people who lost their jobs had no choice in the matter. Every student can choose what course they study.

    Sorry things haven’t worked out for you, but Ireland by and large is a safe, prosperous and equal country that anybody should feel grateful to live in.

    What choice was I supposed to make? I did everything. I researched everything. I made contacts, I asked around, I prepared, I pushed myself - everything before ever agreeing to do the degree. There is nothing more I could have done. Then every last opportunity in the field disappeared pretty much as soon as I got my degree, and/or turned out to be complete nonsense lies by the professors. And I was left on the streets.

    How am I responsible for that? I did everything right.

    Ireland is a country that mocks the hard-working working poor, exactly like you are mocking me. Making it out as if it is my fault. I did everything right.


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  • #222
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    Another Soc Dem with thinly veiled support for this assault, this time a Kildare county councillor Chris Pender. Unsurprising from someone with "ANTIFA" in his bio. If this is the standard of politician we can look forward to now from the Social Democrats, they will be going nowhere fast.

    https://twitter.com/ChrisPenderKE/status/1307005315855024129


  • #223
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    The_Brood wrote: »
    What choice was I supposed to make? I did everything. I researched everything. I made contacts, I asked around, I prepared, I pushed myself - everything before ever agreeing to do the degree. There is nothing more I could have done. Then every last opportunity in the field disappeared pretty much as soon as I got my degree, and/or turned out to be complete nonsense lies by the professors. And I was left on the streets.

    How am I responsible for that? I did everything right.

    Ireland is a country that mocks the hard-working working poor, exactly like you are mocking me. Making it out as if it is my fault. I did everything right.

    What did you do your degree in?


  • #224
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭Polar101


    I wouldn't be a fan of Varadkar, but no-one should have to tolerate (cowardly) behaviour like this.

    I also reserve the right to demand repercussions for the attacker, even though there might be other wrongs happening the world right now and I haven't spoken up about those.


  • #225
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    KevRossi wrote: »
    Which will cost a fortune every year, as most Ministers and a lot of other politicians will also want security. Means less money for the more important things in life.

    Ireland is a bit of an oddity in that security around politicians is very low, let's try to keep it like that.

    I'm quite happy to live in a country where incidents like this are so rare that our public figures don't feel the need to hide behind a security bubble. Long may it continue.


  • #226
    Lundstram
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Lundstram


    One day that liquid will be acid if the courts don't come down hard on her.

    Make an example of her, 30 days in prison for assault. An extra week for running away like a coward.


  • #227
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    It's certainly a socialist, many of them are on twitter cheering it. A woman in 20s/30s on a skateboard dressed in such a manner throwing a drink on a FG politician is unlikely to be "right wing".

    So if MM has a giggle at it it was a...what are FF?
    You're desperate to get a dig in to shore up your leftist conspiracy theories.
    Before all the Trump brainwashing, this would have been passed of as 'some student'. Now it has to be a party or movement sanctioned act.
    Could have been someone out skateboarding saw Varadkar, doesn't like him, threw whatever on him.

    Not all right wingers are tattooed skin head thugs you know.


  • #228
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    He's just said it was a smoothie and it got on his face and suit.


  • #229
    The_Brood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 838 ✭✭✭The_Brood


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    What did you do your degree in?

    No, I will not give that information. Because it doesn't matter. It's not a liberal arts field or whatever you are immediately getting ready to accuse me of. What matters is I have evidence 100% to prove that by every stretch of what I could have researched and found out, there were supposed to be opportunities for hard working, well studied people to get their foot in the door. That was all a lie. And when years later I eventually contacted the university again they told me "you're doing the right things, just keep trying."

    It is a criminal circle, one partly funded and entirely defended by the government.


  • #230
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    Bowie wrote: »
    So some wan throws we don't know what in Varadkars face and you want a party, likely not involved in the slightest sanctioned?
    And the left are the overly sensitive?

    Where did I say want them sanctioned?


  • #231
    KyussB
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭KyussB


    The incident itself isn't really funny - more momentary schadenfreude than anything else - but the overdefensive reaction is pretty funny. There was a person calling for her to be shot in the back as she ran away, elsewhere.


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  • #232
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/1307017237560164354?s=20


  • #233
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    The_Brood wrote: »
    No, I will not give that information. Because it doesn't matter. It's not a liberal arts field or whatever you are immediately getting ready to accuse me of. What matters is I have evidence 100% to prove that by every stretch of what I could have researched and found out, there were supposed to be opportunities for hard working, well studied people to get their foot in the door. That was all a lie. And when years later I eventually contacted the university again they told me "you're doing the right things, just keep trying."

    It is a criminal circle, one partly funded and entirely defended by the government.

    There are plenty of opportunities for educated individuals, lots of graduate programs with consultancy firms, multinationals and indigenous Irish companies.

    That failing, go for springboard and learn to program. Entirely government funded.


  • #234
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    Where did I say want them sanctioned?

    You didn't specifically, no. You are using this act to criticise a party, for all anyone knows, had **** all to do with this.
    I find it unlikely any mainstream party will have throw something in Varadkar's face as a key policy.


  • #235
    soups05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭soups05


    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    Absolute scumbag. The era of "it's ok to physically assault people we don't agree with" is beyond f*cked up. I hope she gets prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but I have little faith in that happening when you consider the literal rapists and violent burglars who get suspended sentences in this country...


    Agreed. The Two guys who broke my jaw and kicked the you know what outta me while i lay on the ground got a suspended sentence ffs. No justice in this country anymore.


  • #236
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    Bowie wrote: »
    You didn't specifically, no. You are using this act to criticise a party, for all anyone knows, had **** all to do with this.
    I find it unlikely any mainstream party will have throw something in Varadkar's face as a key policy.

    No I didn’t. I was referring to an article another poster linked to, published by PBP which called for an extended lockdown.

    Please stop making stuff up.


  • #237
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,909 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    disgraceful carry on, id love to see her try do the job!


  • #238
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    It always looks so pitiful and pathetic, whoever does it. The scuttling away, the covered face. It is such a limp dick, cowardly thing to do.


  • #239
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    Bowie wrote: »
    So if MM has a giggle at it it was a...what are FF?
    You're desperate to get a dig in to shore up your leftist conspiracy theories.
    Before all the Trump brainwashing, this would have been passed of as 'some student'. Now it has to be a party or movement sanctioned act.
    Could have been someone out skateboarding saw Varadkar, doesn't like him, threw whatever on him.

    Not all right wingers are tattooed skin head thugs you know.

    You've spent this entire thread deflecting from this assault on Varadkar by one of your comrades. The only conspiracy theories I've seen have been from your comrades claiming Varadkar faked the whole thing for public sympathy.

    I have no time for Varadkar, but I won't entertain such silly conspiracies that he faked it. I'll leave that to the crank left. The facts are the Gardaí are investigating and this individual will be charged and prosecuted. I'm not sure why you have an issue with this.
    .


  • #240
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Sir Oxman wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/1307017237560164354?s=20

    She should be done for assault.

    I'm a little concerned if Varadkar wasn't joking. I mean who sees a random young woman walking towards them and thinks Avril Lavigne?


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  • #241
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,909 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Bowie wrote: »
    She should be done for assault.

    I'm a little concerned if Varadkar wasn't joking. I mean who sees a random young woman walking towards them and thinks Avril Lavigne?

    she should be charged alright


  • #242
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Bowie wrote: »
    I'm a little concerned if Varadkar wasn't joking. I mean who sees a random young woman walking towards them and thinks Avril Lavigne?
    It's Complicated


  • #243
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    AppleMaggot wrote: »
    No I didn’t. I was referring to an article another poster linked to, published by PBP which called for an extended lockdown.

    Please stop making stuff up.

    He's having a tough time defending this assault on the Tanaiste, most likely supports it but is busy trying to muddy the waters and engage in whataboutery.


  • #244
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,254 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    An attack on an elected representative is an attack on the state which is an attack on everyone.


  • #245
    IAMAMORON
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    is_that_so wrote: »
    He's just said it was a smoothie and it got on his face and suit.

    I don't think that makes a difference, at all.

    He is the countries' Tanaiste for starters, he should be getting protection going forward, the country is far too polarised at the moment.

    What happens if that was acid or other chemicals or scalding coffee either?


  • #246
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    He's having a tough time defending this assault on the Tanaiste, most likely supports it but is busy trying to muddy the waters and engage in whataboutery.

    It’s not even whataboutery. The poster seems to be replying to comments that exist only on their imagination.


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  • #247
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    There may also be a racist and homophobic element to this.


  • #248
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,909 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Donald Trump wrote: »
    An attack on an elected representative is an attack on the state which is an attack on everyone.

    its not really, but she should be charged, our politicians need to be protected


  • #249
    KyussB
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭KyussB


    Anyone who throws a drink or anything in a politicians face has a fairly high-to-certain chance of being arrested and potentially imprisoned for it, and knows this - so while it's certainly not a brave thing to do, it can hardly be called cowardly.

    Implementing policy which destroys or enormously harms thousands/tens-of-thousands or even hundreds-of-thousands of lives - making the country near unlivable financially for many - and suffering no personal consequences for it, likely ending up in a lucrative private financial board position after office? That is enormously cowardly and treasonous.


  • #250
    AppleMaggot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21 ✭AppleMaggot


    KyussB wrote: »
    Implementing policy which destroys or enormously harms thousands/tens-of-thousands or even hundreds-of-thousands of lives - making the country near unlivable for many - and suffering no personal consequences for it.

    What are you on about?


  • #251
    Donald Trump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,254 ✭✭✭✭Donald Trump


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    its not really, but she should be charged, our politicians need to be protected




    Of course it is.


    The direct result is not as serious as Novichok in Nalvany's water bottle but such tactics can be used to the same effect - shutting up or frightening off people who might have different political views.




    It is a pity Leo wasn't as quick as two-jags




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