Ireland and political impunity: an uncomfortable mirror
Public anger at the political class is reaching boiling point. Why is no action taken against them? The dilemma of whether to remove the politicians first or clean up the
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Why don't the Irish protest against their politicians? The roots of the discontent
Public anger at the political class has reached boiling point. The question circulating in certain circles is blunt: why don't the Irish go after their politicians? The answer, however, is more complex than it seems. Behind the rhetoric lies a deep debate about the strategy for tackling corruption and the migration crisis.
The dilemma of which comes first
Some argue that the politicians complicit in the "third-worldisation" of the West must first be removed before addressing the visible consequences. The metaphor of the dog and its owner illustrates this position: if a dog owner sets his dog on you, you kick the dog first and then go after the owner. In this case, the "dog" would be uncontrolled immigration and the "owner", the politicians who allowed it. But the reality is that the personal and family repercussions of acting against the established power can be brutal: isolation, media vilification and a lack of social support.
The shadow of dictatorship and the risk of being useful idiots
Another current warns of the danger of an outburst of violence with no political direction. They point out that the migration issue is being exploited to justify restrictive measures that would lead to a dictatorship. The comparison with Batista's Cuba comes up again and again: toppling a regime without a plan for what comes next can open the door to something worse. History shows that spontaneous movements can be used as useful idiots to increase state control.
The difficulty of naming those responsible
The list of accomplices is long: politicians, the police, NGOs, the media. All of them have lived well off other people's suffering, according to an analysis circulating on social media. But going after all of them would amount to assuming a large-scale civil conflict. The question remains open: who takes the first step, and with what consequences?
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Public anger at the political class has reached boiling point. The question circulating in certain circles is blunt: why don't the Irish go after their politicians? The answer, however, is more complex than it seems. Behind the rhetoric lies a deep debate about the strategy for tackling corruption and the migration crisis.
The dilemma of which comes first
Some argue that the politicians complicit in the "third-worldisation" of the West must first be removed before addressing the visible consequences. The metaphor of the dog and its owner illustrates this position: if a dog owner sets his dog on you, you kick the dog first and then go after the owner. In this case, the "dog" would be uncontrolled immigration and the "owner", the politicians who allowed it. But the reality is that the personal and family repercussions of acting against the established power can be brutal: isolation, media vilification and a lack of social support.
The shadow of dictatorship and the risk of being useful idiots
Another current warns of the danger of an outburst of violence with no political direction. They point out that the migration issue is being exploited to justify restrictive measures that would lead to a dictatorship. The comparison with Batista's Cuba comes up again and again: toppling a regime without a plan for what comes next can open the door to something worse. History shows that spontaneous movements can be used as useful idiots to increase state control.
The difficulty of naming those responsible
The list of accomplices is long: politicians, the police, NGOs, the media. All of them have lived well off other people's suffering, according to an analysis circulating on social media. But going after all of them would amount to assuming a large-scale civil conflict. The question remains open: who takes the first step, and with what consequences?
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