Pure nonsense. “legalised violence of troikanomics”.
Jock
Also, the kids in cars myth has been busted many times.
italia'90
Good morning young Lowry.
Anomanomanom
You are a master troll.
scottser
he’s not really a master at anything other than baytin.
Rep
Very well written.
Diddley Aye
I think Wilson Joyce should experience being “grounded” in his car for a few hours followed by being “splashed” by a water balloon.
What fun eh?
Joe the Lion
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleight of hand
ahjayzis
No one said it was fun or pleasant?
But Joan wasn’t made homeless or had her income cut by 50% or 100%, or exiled from the country.
That’s the point. It’s a fupping water balloon, perspective.
Diddley Aye
It was thrown by a scumbag at our democratically elected Tanaiste. If you think thats ok then its a short step to believing in Kitty Hollands imaginary car dwellers.
Jock
Don’t forget the photoshopped brick.
Mani
Did we elect her Tanaiste?
Wow, my memory really is banjaxed.
Jock
Yes we did.
Diddley Aye
Sneer away. I’ve never voted Labour so its not a political point to me. I’d like to think that anybody who delivers a smack to the face to a middle aged woman that Joan Burton received that day is a lowlife and anybody who supports it or who thinks its funny is also a lowlife.
Mani
Such nuanced thoughts you have. You must own your own car.
Pedant
No, the Dail elects the Tanaiste. We elect the TDs who sit in the Dail. That’s how a parliamentary system works.
Jock
Ok then pedant, you’d agree that the people don’t elect a president in the USA?
Pedant
Nope. I would not agree. You’re alluding, I think, to the electoral college. But the voters cast their ballots for the candidate himself, not for the members of the electoral college who are appointed subsequently to ratify the voters’ decision. The only people to have cast a ballot for Joan the Moan were those in her own constituency, Dublin West.
Ruth
Traditionally, it is eggs that are used by citizens to voice discontent with politicians, a water balloon is a far safer, and less humiliating, option. Joan should grow a pair. The letter is a sterling piece of work, and hits the nail squarely on the head. You, and your ilk, would do well to heed the klaxons of change.
Diddley Aye
Ok you converted me. I should mention that I have also been recently converted from my mild approval of marraige equality to mild dissaproval. I now intend to throw eggs and water balloons at those politicians who support it. Does that make me a passionate protestor or a mouth breathing homophobe. I think its fun
Nially
It makes you a passionate protestor for mouth-breathing homophobic ideas. Duh.
ahjayzis
If a solicitor incensed at the (delayed, delayed, delayed) reform of the rigged legal system threw it, it’d be better so?
That’s an abuse of the word democratic – Joan was elected to leadership of her party by her party members – an infinitesimally small percentage of the electorate, 3000 people I believe – and promptly inherited the tanaiste-hood which was ‘won’ by Gilmore on the basis of him winning 10% support of the population. Put down the West Wing boxset.
But that’s an aside – Joan’s party campaigned on certain issues – made promises – and promptly broke ALL of them. Respect for democracy from the population requires a modicum of respect for democracy from politicians.
More_Bemuda_Than_Berlin
Establishment & traditional media put in their place?
Tick!
Medium Sized C
Supposed violence is hitting someone with something.
Real Violence is taxation.
Also, we aren’t being called to outrage at homelessness?
He is just ignoring what doesn’t suit his arguement there
And finally, when you lead with telling someone that their distaste for something is not real you are leading with being an bottomhole.
Otherwise fair play to him.
Joe the Lion
He didn’t lead with that. He starts off with a gag. He compared recent ones to their record of what he in fact described as objective analysis.
Helen
Says the guy who forced his wife to have her baby in a private hospital so she wouldn’t have to mingle with the plebs.
Medium Sized C
I love you, Helen.
Helen
:-)
Ruth
Derp, derp, derp.
Medium Sized C
Is that what these Klaxons of change sound like?
Ruth
No, in terms of where your ideological stance is located it is a representation of what those who are more left-inclined view hear whenever you comment. Incidentally, are you aware of the research that proves, empirically, that those who anonymously support right-leaning ideologies online are, more often than not, possessors of an inferior intelligence quotient to those who support left-oriented ideals?
Medium Sized C
You clearly know nothing about my political ideology.
I think the point of this is more that it got published by the I.T., rather than the fiery content of the letter
Ruth
At least they did that, while their own journalists aren’t in the ha’penny place of real journalism.
yrtnuocecnareviled
Damn fine wordspersonship.
Damn fine.
Anomanomanom
All media seems to using the go to word “customers”. It’s simple psychology, say something as much as possible with as many repetitions as you can. People start to associate “customer” with iris water. Very clever actually.
d4n
It’s actually more than that, the word customer has been replacing the word citizen for quite a while now
Spare
Great prose, masterful letter, but flawed points.
The media do cover the social impact of economic decisions. Tones of coverage from all perspectives; #vinb, reports from think tanks, vox pops, Morning Ireland, main news bulletins, Frontline/Prime Time/CB Live, Joe Duffy, etc.
What the letter writer wants is the inappropriate hand wringing given to the Pres Abuse to be given to the issues he is most concerned about. But two wrongs don’t make a right.
Ruth
You’re not right. you know.
Neilo
Terrible prose. Reads like the transcript of a Socialist Workers Party think-in.
World -class penmanship
tell them, tell them that you told them, tell them again
Fair play, in fairness.
Fake letter is fake.
A belter of a letter.
I’d say Wilson Joyce is sh*te on Twitter; this is not a bad thing.
It didn’t take long for that Je Suis Charlie stuff to go out the window did it?
Charlie was not shot by a midget.
It does, nonetheless, pose the question: should we permit midgets to bear arms?
Yes. And bear legs too.
Ok. And what about thalidomide victims?
mmmm, bear arms.
go play with the kangaroos
Pure nonsense. “legalised violence of troikanomics”.
Also, the kids in cars myth has been busted many times.
Good morning young Lowry.
You are a master troll.
he’s not really a master at anything other than baytin.
Very well written.
I think Wilson Joyce should experience being “grounded” in his car for a few hours followed by being “splashed” by a water balloon.
What fun eh?
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleight of hand
No one said it was fun or pleasant?
But Joan wasn’t made homeless or had her income cut by 50% or 100%, or exiled from the country.
That’s the point. It’s a fupping water balloon, perspective.
It was thrown by a scumbag at our democratically elected Tanaiste. If you think thats ok then its a short step to believing in Kitty Hollands imaginary car dwellers.
Don’t forget the photoshopped brick.
Did we elect her Tanaiste?
Wow, my memory really is banjaxed.
Yes we did.
Sneer away. I’ve never voted Labour so its not a political point to me. I’d like to think that anybody who delivers a smack to the face to a middle aged woman that Joan Burton received that day is a lowlife and anybody who supports it or who thinks its funny is also a lowlife.
Such nuanced thoughts you have. You must own your own car.
No, the Dail elects the Tanaiste. We elect the TDs who sit in the Dail. That’s how a parliamentary system works.
Ok then pedant, you’d agree that the people don’t elect a president in the USA?
Nope. I would not agree. You’re alluding, I think, to the electoral college. But the voters cast their ballots for the candidate himself, not for the members of the electoral college who are appointed subsequently to ratify the voters’ decision. The only people to have cast a ballot for Joan the Moan were those in her own constituency, Dublin West.
Traditionally, it is eggs that are used by citizens to voice discontent with politicians, a water balloon is a far safer, and less humiliating, option. Joan should grow a pair. The letter is a sterling piece of work, and hits the nail squarely on the head. You, and your ilk, would do well to heed the klaxons of change.
Ok you converted me. I should mention that I have also been recently converted from my mild approval of marraige equality to mild dissaproval. I now intend to throw eggs and water balloons at those politicians who support it. Does that make me a passionate protestor or a mouth breathing homophobe. I think its fun
It makes you a passionate protestor for mouth-breathing homophobic ideas. Duh.
If a solicitor incensed at the (delayed, delayed, delayed) reform of the rigged legal system threw it, it’d be better so?
That’s an abuse of the word democratic – Joan was elected to leadership of her party by her party members – an infinitesimally small percentage of the electorate, 3000 people I believe – and promptly inherited the tanaiste-hood which was ‘won’ by Gilmore on the basis of him winning 10% support of the population. Put down the West Wing boxset.
But that’s an aside – Joan’s party campaigned on certain issues – made promises – and promptly broke ALL of them. Respect for democracy from the population requires a modicum of respect for democracy from politicians.
Establishment & traditional media put in their place?
Tick!
Supposed violence is hitting someone with something.
Real Violence is taxation.
Also, we aren’t being called to outrage at homelessness?
He is just ignoring what doesn’t suit his arguement there
And finally, when you lead with telling someone that their distaste for something is not real you are leading with being an bottomhole.
Otherwise fair play to him.
He didn’t lead with that. He starts off with a gag. He compared recent ones to their record of what he in fact described as objective analysis.
Says the guy who forced his wife to have her baby in a private hospital so she wouldn’t have to mingle with the plebs.
I love you, Helen.
:-)
Derp, derp, derp.
Is that what these Klaxons of change sound like?
No, in terms of where your ideological stance is located it is a representation of what those who are more left-inclined view hear whenever you comment. Incidentally, are you aware of the research that proves, empirically, that those who anonymously support right-leaning ideologies online are, more often than not, possessors of an inferior intelligence quotient to those who support left-oriented ideals?
You clearly know nothing about my political ideology.
Two of you in that, so.
About time the nonsense was called. And in fairness, he is small. More a goblin methinks.
He’s Dobby.
Wilson Joyce….. sounds like an 80s porn star name
Good penmanship….. oh yeaaaaa babyyyy
handful?
Look at the video again there are dozens of these mouth-breathers hurling insults;
They attempted to rush the car of the head of State and were only prevented in doing so by another dozen or so Gardai.
This Derek Byrne is an obnoxious ape.
It was a very normal peaceful protest. The O’Brien led media are doing their utmost to discredit these fine citizens.
Disturbing scenes as protesters target Irish President – ‘You little mid…: http://youtu.be/4SlaoOH5BKo
Who cares if the poison dwarf is insulted?
I think the point of this is more that it got published by the I.T., rather than the fiery content of the letter
At least they did that, while their own journalists aren’t in the ha’penny place of real journalism.
Damn fine wordspersonship.
Damn fine.
All media seems to using the go to word “customers”. It’s simple psychology, say something as much as possible with as many repetitions as you can. People start to associate “customer” with iris water. Very clever actually.
It’s actually more than that, the word customer has been replacing the word citizen for quite a while now
Great prose, masterful letter, but flawed points.
The media do cover the social impact of economic decisions. Tones of coverage from all perspectives; #vinb, reports from think tanks, vox pops, Morning Ireland, main news bulletins, Frontline/Prime Time/CB Live, Joe Duffy, etc.
What the letter writer wants is the inappropriate hand wringing given to the Pres Abuse to be given to the issues he is most concerned about. But two wrongs don’t make a right.
You’re not right. you know.
Terrible prose. Reads like the transcript of a Socialist Workers Party think-in.
The man has a point…
Mr Joyce not Neilo…