When politics and journalism becomes a self-reinforcing echo chamber, with each side adopting the attitudes and opinions of the other, that’s good for neither.
In terms of purchasing power, each Irish resident theoretically had a €91,346 slice of GDP. However, once the Silicon Valley boys and the rest had pressed the transfer button, this was magically reduced to a €64,596 GNP slice.
Irish Bill not dead yet
Protest
Many of those who call themselves Irish Patriots claim – fairly or unfairly – to be defending western civilisation, and our way of life. Acting like civilised people ourselves might be a good start.
While other cities glory in open, uncluttered spaces, Dublin does its best to feel, and appear, cramped and over-regulated.
Thus, the contortions: The transparent attempt, having spent years accusing everybody else of “dog-whistling”, to learn how to do it themselves.
Potential for 5 years jail time
The sad fact is that people are living longer but are experiencing ageism at a younger age.
It is, one supposes, possible that misogynistic news-editors have deleted footage of the many thousands of the front-line women soldiers in Gaza and Ukraine, but that’s rather unlikely.
Culture or “Aufhebung”
Up 132,653 since Census