“For Roderic O’Gorman to send down heavy-handed men to push people and shove women and children is totally wrong…what happened could have been avoided”: Roscrea locals discuss asylum centre controversy.
Our political class now appears to be in such a desperate state of panic that the apparent priority here was not to think matters through, but to rush the story into print.
Conflicting messages
The Government now has two unpalatable options, and an unworkable one.
“A better future, not just for farmers, but for all citizens of Ireland.”
The last time a Government lost the co-operation and consent of the Irish people to govern them, it was largely as a result of policing tactics like these, and the injudicious use of its monopoly on the use of force.
It is very likely that over the coming months, the public are going to be confronted with the spectacle of dozens, if not hundreds, of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates for the county council telling voters on the doorsteps and on the local airwaves that their national party leadership is entirely wrong on immigration.
Facts say otherwise
Lucrative contracts
Cllr and first responder calls for ‘distribution and fairness’ on immigration
“Let’s not forget why people are here.”
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.