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Sinn Féin in the lead! FF & FG surprised?! What do you think? Exciting or scary times?!

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Housiemousie · 05/02/2020 01:16

I have always been a Fine Gael voter. I'm from a long line of FG voters, many active in the party, who would be horrified by how much I want Mary Lou to succeed.

I really want to like Leo. He looks the part but he's not speaking to me. I am self employed in rural Ireland and neither FF or FG have sounded like they know I or any of my family or friends exist in the 20 years I have lived here (having worked abroad for a decade post uni). I even have a soft spot for Micheál Martin (who can resist a Cork accent) But I am not a farmer so he's not representing me either.

So why is Mary Lou so appealing? I couldn't even listen to Gerry Adams. Is it the fact that because she's not northern I'm not thinking IRA? Or because we really have moved past that Hmm, or is it that we are so, so sick of the entrenched fat cats of FF and FG that anything (well, almost, you can keep Aontu) will be better?

I'd love to hear I'm not alone in finding this upcoming election more exciting than previous ones.

OP posts:
JaneJeffer · 09/02/2020 14:19

Samhradh don't you know all the middle class children are not allowed to do history at school? Grin

SecretIdentitee · 09/02/2020 14:20

NothingWrong "He didn't grow up with our history passed down from great-grandparents down to grandparents, then to parents and then to you. He just couldn't know."
Leo was born in the Rotunda, Dublin to an Irish (Waterford) mother.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:20

Hahahaha Jane
don't you know he lost an election over this issue.

SalmonOfKnowledge · 09/02/2020 14:21

This a very old old Irish mindset nobody sane wants to return to surely! That one has to be 100% White, Catholic and poor, going back 20 generations to be properly Irish. But that is not a mindset that will work for the diverse population we have today.

AgileLass · 09/02/2020 14:21

Gross, racist comments - not that far removed from Gemma O’Doherty

SalmonOfKnowledge · 09/02/2020 14:23

What streets? @NothingWrong 🤔

There are plenty of streets. You are not revealing anything new.

There is republican mindset out there. We know.

JaneJeffer · 09/02/2020 14:24

Nothing I think you'd get on great with Boris Johnson.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:25

I actually wanted him to remain as Taoiseach as since I'm not in Ireland, for selfish reasons, I thought he represented us well.
I have no gripe against him. In fact, I have a secret crush on him.
But, I'm telling you what lost the election for him.

Believe it or don't.

Come up with other reasons. Homelessness. Housing crisis. Health crisis. The most expensive hospital in the world. Yup, they all indicate his complete dischord from average joe too.

NoGravyForYou · 09/02/2020 14:25

Jesus this thread has taken weird turn. Thought it was only my racist FIL who spoke about Leo like that.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:26

And if you so much as dare to even attempt to call me racist, I'll have you reported quicker than you can post.

AgileLass · 09/02/2020 14:27

If you don’t want your posts to be called racist, maybe don’t write racist posts.

Taytocrisps · 09/02/2020 14:29

If the cap fits.......

Amara123 · 09/02/2020 14:31

Well it would be factually incorrect "on the street" so I hope you would be correcting those facts.
But I think that you probably don't and quite enjoy "othering" him.

I think his perspective is typical of Dublin people who are well off. But then we are all products of our environments.

And you better believe I will not tolerate this not so subtle racism in Ireland. We are much better than that!

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:31

How am I racist?

SalmonOfKnowledge · 09/02/2020 14:34

You see only one version of Irish.

That is not Ireland 2020.
It never was in truth

SalmonOfKnowledge · 09/02/2020 14:36

We all know he made a mistake. He knows it too.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:37

I'm saying, that the man hasn't had generations of history (Irish) history, drummed into his poor little head. So he doesn't understand! Because he couldn't! Which is why he's supposed to have advisors on policies. Which he didn't. Absofuckinglutely nothing to do with his race. Thank you very much.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:38

He made a big mistake. He just didn't get the measure of the people right.

AgileLass · 09/02/2020 14:42

I'm saying, that the man hasn't had generations of history (Irish) history, drummed into his poor little head. So he doesn't understand! Because he couldn't!

Leo Varadkar has an Irish parent, Irish grandparents and was educated in Ireland for all of his schooling.

You’re embarrassing yourself.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:42

What was it Marie Antoinette said? Let them eat cake?
She didn't last too long either.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:43

No he has not. His parents are both Indian.

AgileLass · 09/02/2020 14:46

Jesus Christ do a bit of research before you spout off and make yourself look like even more of an eejit. Leo Varadkar’s mother is from Dungarvan.

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:46

I think he's make a better diplomat than politician. His politics are way too right for me.

JaneJeffer · 09/02/2020 14:47

Nothing where are you from? Hmm

NothingWrong · 09/02/2020 14:48

His parents, for the 10th time are both Indian.