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Post by kj on Nov 17, 2021 13:26:37 GMT
Not sure if anyone has discussed this, but I noticed that Una Mullally has had a series of articles lately complaining about Dublin being soulless, unaffordable, indifferent to its heritage etc etc. Example: "How are we supposed to live in a city we can't afford?"
I'm going to sound cynical here, but haven't her, her ilk and her newspaper been cheerleading and demanding the relentless globalisation of Ireland for the past 20 years or so? What did they think would happen? Dublin has become a miniature version of the standard global city: cold, soulless, unaffordable, glassboxes everywhere, and so on. As someone who lived the best part of a decade in London, I always viewed the IT possy as laughably idiotic and childishly naive, seeing as I did everyday the future they wanted for Ireland right in front of my eyes. And now that future has arrived and they aren't happy. I wonder is this another instance of a certain Irish trait in believing that all the nasty, bad things that happen around the world could never happen in Ireland because we're somehow "special"? |
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Post by kj on Nov 17, 2021 13:37:36 GMT
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Nov 17, 2021 14:46:54 GMT
Not sure if anyone has discussed this, but I noticed that Una Mullally has had a series of articles lately complaining about Dublin being soulless, unaffordable, indifferent to its heritage etc etc. Example: "How are we supposed to live in a city we can't afford?"
I'm going to sound cynical here, but haven't her, her ilk and her newspaper been cheerleading and demanding the relentless globalisation of Ireland for the past 20 years or so? What did they think would happen? Dublin has become a miniature version of the standard global city: cold, soulless, unaffordable, glassboxes everywhere, and so on. As someone who lived the best part of a decade in London, I always viewed the IT possy as laughably idiotic and childishly naive, seeing as I did everyday the future they wanted for Ireland right in front of my eyes. And now that future has arrived and they aren't happy. I wonder is this another instance of a certain Irish trait in believing that all the nasty, bad things that happen around the world could never happen in Ireland because we're somehow "special"? I ask myself this question all the time. They want to have their cake and eat it-- to trample over all traditions and social bonds, but to keep all the warm fuzzies associated with them. Everything costs something. |
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Post by Seán Ó Murchú on Nov 18, 2021 10:50:12 GMT
Unfortunately, Dublin has become a Global homo city! Its easy to tell just look at the streets.  |
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Nov 18, 2021 12:28:32 GMT
The flag with the pale red and blue stripes was flying on one of the flagpoles in UCD today. I took a picture of it because I was interested in what it was. I didn't realize it was the trans flag. Depressing.
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Post by Seán Ó Murchú on Nov 18, 2021 12:59:42 GMT
The flag with the pale red and blue stripes was flying on one of the flagpoles in UCD today. I took a picture of it because I was interested in what it was. I didn't realize it was the trans flag. Depressing. How did you not realize? you are such a dinosaur! You clearly have not been listening to you diversity and inclusiveness training during PRIDE months. |
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Post by cato on Nov 18, 2021 13:55:19 GMT
The flag with the pale red and blue stripes was flying on one of the flagpoles in UCD today. I took a picture of it because I was interested in what it was. I didn't realize it was the trans flag. Depressing. This flag seems to have sprung up ex nihilo created by the usual cohort of earnest activists. I recently heard an explanation for the colours pink and blue . They represent girls and boys. Here's me thinking that sexual stereotyping was a very BAD 👎 thing for all these years! |
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