When they say they would like to combat misinformation, they are saying they would like to regulate what you read, what you watch, what you hear, and what you consume.
These campaigns often come down to who you side with, more than what you side with.
This is the trap in which Ireland’s politicians have caught themselves: They say the country is not full, because they can say nothing else without changing their policy.
The state’s record on father’s rights has been abysmal for years.
Any honest conversation about misinformation would include the basic fact that the greatest purveyors of misinformation in any democracy – not only Irelands – are elected politicians and unelected political actors.
This is a Government – and in fact an entire political class – with very low levels of respect and admiration from the public by historical standards.
Councillor Walsh told this reporter yesterday that he firmly believes the raids this weekend had a political motive.
It’s easy and tempting to look at the figures, released yesterday, showing 10,000 home STI kits being ordered in Ireland every month, and just write it off as another sign of civilisational decline. Your correspondent knows this because, in truth, that was my own initial reaction: What kind of society do we live in where […]
The Soc Dems have every chance of watching Labour sink, and picking up the survivors. In the meantime, they have no reason to lash themselves to a sinking ship.
We can also say with certainty that those lockdown years had immense costs that have never been truthfully acknowledged by those who promoted the lockdowns
After all, first it’s porn. Then it will be you’re forced to hand over your details to read certain news sites or access certain social media platforms.
The Government, in building new accommodation centres for migrants, is setting a precedent that essentially admits that building such centres is an obligation of the state without any defined limit