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We can and there is a huge swell of support for Sinn Fein a nationalist left wing party (the political arm of the IRA). The two centre right parties FF & FG (FF
by rorykoehler 5y ago
We can and there is a huge swell of support for Sinn Fein a nationalist left wing party (the political arm of the IRA). The two centre right parties FF & FG (FFG) that have held power since Ireland gained independence are very pro the current taxation policy and have up until now had an iron grip on power due to a culture of voting for whoever your parents voted for. This is slowly changing. Loads of Irish people don't want this. The only problem I see is that we have structured our whole economy around FDI and there are no realistic proposals to revamp our economy to a similar level of wealth through different means. Enough people in Ireland will continue to vote for FFG because they get preferable tax treatment on investments as landlords, backroom deal etc. Ireland is a corrupt mess tbh.
- Supernaut 5y agoPerhaps they continue to vote for 'FFG' on the grounds that unlike SF, they're not apologists for mass murder and terrorism?
- rorykoehler 5y agoIf you think that you don't know very much about recent Irish history. They all have significant blood on their hands, mostly due to their relationship with the Catholic Church.