Malachy Steenson had someone attempt to kill him only an hour or two ago, thankfully Gardai were able to intervene but it’s very scary people are willing to kill over politics.
yep. a storm has been brewing
Can you imagine the outrage from the media, Gardaí, FFG etc against Sinn Fein if a Sinn Fein politician was out putting up posters and got attacked but other shinners appeared and battered the shíte out of the racist fools !!
People saying Sinn Féin are traitors are likely those who would have supported Sinn Féin when Sinn Féin actively endorsed terrorism and were steeped in blood. If said people are unusually aggressive, nativistic, or confrontational it should hardly be surprising.
As for OP equating the attempted assassination of Robert Fico – the Solvakian PM is typically described as a populist, even if a left wing one. The assassin apparently founded “Movement Against Violence” and is probably a self described “liberal” justifying violence because of Fico’s autocratic stances or some similar shit.
Apart from a general coarsening of politics the two things are unrelated.
Hasn’t there been attacks lately?
Already happening, an independent out in Blanch & a Green Party on NCR attacked in the last few days out campaigning. Depressing to see things get so nasty here, no matter what your political leaning.
I blame social media, poxy scourge on society feeding these eejits conspiracy theories and linking them up with like minded cretins.
It’s a worrying sign when Sinn Fein TDs are in the firing line.
Have I missed something? What is with all the Sinn Fein hate graffiti recently? What have they done recently to cause this?
You know what, as much as I don’t want that to happen, maybe they’ll do something about the number of gardaí and lenient sentences.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a TD, Senator or Councillor gets attacked or worse. We’re already getting pretty close to it.
I’m kinda surprised it hasn’t happened already. There’s alot of angry people out there.
Slovakia 2.0? (Please god no)
Once it inevitably happens maybe the govt will actually take a harder stance on the housing and immigration issue.
They need to start handing down harsh meaningful sentences to scumbags who harrass or attack our elected representatives or interfere in the electoral process.
And while they’re at it give out harsher senteces for scumbags who attack anyone.
A traitor to what? Did she promise them something and betrayed them? Did she join the British army?
If this gets any worse Sinn Fein might need to organise some sort of protection. A militant wing of the party to protect them and deal with these thugs.
People out there are angry. It’s not right and I don’t agree with it but I think there is a lot of people who feel that they have been ignored and ostracised and are at their wits end.
If something does happen I expect to see some draconian legislation in the pipeline.
The word “traitor” just reminds me of poor Jo Cox in the UK who got murdered just for being a remainer with the murderer saying “death to traitors”. Feels like we’re approaching a time where politicians need to think about their security a lot more than previously.
Yeah 2 today. Green party candidate Janet Horner got assaulted, and someone tried to stab independent Malachy Steenson.
Somewhat ironic given how quick elements of SF have historically been to call other people traitors, especially the northern branch of them who’ve dined out a long time on calling everyone else Free Staters and traitors to them. SF always thought blood and thunder sloganing, graffiti and implied threats of political violence would only ever be their sole preserve.
They thought their brand of flag-waving nationalism would be the only one on the island and rowed in behind near open borders etc but misread a lot of their base’s feelings on the matter and it’s slowly blowing up in their faces.
It’s a funny old world.
You can blame Tiktok in part for it contributing pushing narratives that radicalise people via it’s recommendation algorithm.
Just so happens they’re owned by the Chinese, who *definitely* have no vested interest in destablising the West. EU should follow the example of the US and ban it outright.
Let the far-right return to /pol/ and IRC channels where normal people can’t be influenced by them.
I have to say it’s pretty amusing seeing people complain about this now that it’s happening to politicians they like or agree with.
When the National Party lad got a milkshake poured over him in Galway ages ago it was hilarious, and just fun and games.
Now here we are and suddenly there’s collective hand-wringing going on that people are getting too bold in their attacks on politicians.
It’s only a matter of time.
So the lads connected to the English far right and have lads who did time in the Brit army are calling republicans traitors? That’s a sure fire way to end up in a shallow hole on a beach in Louth.
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Those people are such numb skulls. In what conceivable way is Mary Lou a traitor? Quite possibly one of the most helpful and caring people about. She isn’t even in government, just stupid locals repeating yank media
Political violence… in Ireland? Can’t imagine such a thing.
In my work, we had racist comments written on a post that had a black lady in the image. Half of the comments were from troll accounts. There are malicious groups stoking the fire from who knows where.
There are at least 3 cases of German politicians being attacked while hanging posters in their cities. Some attacks happened in Poland as well. Today Slovakia.
Storming capitol in Washington and Reichstag in Berlin…
People are upset and tbh hard to blame them…first covid and lockdown after lockdown, people refused work and deemed not essential. Housing situation in dire state for a decade now and no response from politicians. Inflation driving people into poverty. Just a Handful of big big problems that are quite international actually.
Meanwhile politicians believe their decisions go without consequences and begin to wake up slowly realising they can become easy targets.
Nobody should condone violence but its not that hard to see why we are getting pissed off as a society 🤷
We endured shit loads in only past 4 years, some people evidently have reached their limits.
Someone will be killed sooner rather than later at this point.
Anyone I don’t like is a traitor.
Nice n simple. The way it needs to be for these racist knuckledraggers.
Definitely, it seems the number of nutjobs has dramatically increased in recent years and they don’t seem to fear consequence. Out of interest, what would make Mary Lou a ‘traitor’? Or do they just spit out random shit because they don’t actually understand politics?
Far right terrorists acting with impunity burning down buildings and nothing being done. They’ll kill someone one of these days.
Honestly they need to pull the thumb out of their politcal asses and get a new prison or 2 built. The reason the lowlifes are getting more aggressive is that they’ve been too soft touch for years and this has made them more brazen. Prisons are already pretty stretched as it is at least from what we’ve heard in the past. Really need more resources diverted away from useless quangos and back handers for their hotelier friends and back into serious core infrastructure like giving the guards better resources and that.
Far right being useful idiots attack the opposition who are NOT IN GOVERNMENT, it’s incredible really
I said it only last week in this sub, will it take a joe cox type murder before something is done? Two councilors attacked on the same day in Dublin. It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed.
Slovakian PMs shooting today. The escalating situation in W Europe around politics and political discourse is beginning to resemble the 1930s. Centre ground seems to have disappeared and people at different extremes are shouting over each other and nobody’s listening. Social Media is like an accelerant. Grim times ahead
This is beginning to look like the conditions in Weimar Germany…
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We’re already getting [pretty close](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/local-election/social-democrats-campaigners-say-they-were-threatened-with-knife-while-putting-up-local-election-posters/a1067859381.html)
You also have the Michael Healy Rae thing from a while back where his assistant was shoved and he was jostled.
Your post was a [premonition](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/s/GO0aPW76hY)
Malachy Steenson had someone attempt to kill him only an hour or two ago, thankfully Gardai were able to intervene but it’s very scary people are willing to kill over politics.
yep. a storm has been brewing
Can you imagine the outrage from the media, Gardaí, FFG etc against Sinn Fein if a Sinn Fein politician was out putting up posters and got attacked but other shinners appeared and battered the shíte out of the racist fools !!
People saying Sinn Féin are traitors are likely those who would have supported Sinn Féin when Sinn Féin actively endorsed terrorism and were steeped in blood. If said people are unusually aggressive, nativistic, or confrontational it should hardly be surprising.
As for OP equating the attempted assassination of Robert Fico – the Solvakian PM is typically described as a populist, even if a left wing one. The assassin apparently founded “Movement Against Violence” and is probably a self described “liberal” justifying violence because of Fico’s autocratic stances or some similar shit.
Apart from a general coarsening of politics the two things are unrelated.
Hasn’t there been attacks lately?
Already happening, an independent out in Blanch & a Green Party on NCR attacked in the last few days out campaigning. Depressing to see things get so nasty here, no matter what your political leaning.
I blame social media, poxy scourge on society feeding these eejits conspiracy theories and linking them up with like minded cretins.
It’s a worrying sign when Sinn Fein TDs are in the firing line.
Have I missed something? What is with all the Sinn Fein hate graffiti recently? What have they done recently to cause this?
You know what, as much as I don’t want that to happen, maybe they’ll do something about the number of gardaí and lenient sentences.
It’s already happened.
[Tania Doyle](https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-councillor-and-husband-attacked-fingal-6377809-May2024/) got attacked hanging posters near the petrol station in Hartstown.
The trash are getting bold.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a TD, Senator or Councillor gets attacked or worse. We’re already getting pretty close to it.
I’m kinda surprised it hasn’t happened already. There’s alot of angry people out there.
Slovakia 2.0? (Please god no)
Once it inevitably happens maybe the govt will actually take a harder stance on the housing and immigration issue.
They need to start handing down harsh meaningful sentences to scumbags who harrass or attack our elected representatives or interfere in the electoral process.
And while they’re at it give out harsher senteces for scumbags who attack anyone.
A traitor to what? Did she promise them something and betrayed them? Did she join the British army?
If this gets any worse Sinn Fein might need to organise some sort of protection. A militant wing of the party to protect them and deal with these thugs.
People out there are angry. It’s not right and I don’t agree with it but I think there is a lot of people who feel that they have been ignored and ostracised and are at their wits end.
If something does happen I expect to see some draconian legislation in the pipeline.
The word “traitor” just reminds me of poor Jo Cox in the UK who got murdered just for being a remainer with the murderer saying “death to traitors”. Feels like we’re approaching a time where politicians need to think about their security a lot more than previously.
Yeah 2 today. Green party candidate Janet Horner got assaulted, and someone tried to stab independent Malachy Steenson.
Somewhat ironic given how quick elements of SF have historically been to call other people traitors, especially the northern branch of them who’ve dined out a long time on calling everyone else Free Staters and traitors to them. SF always thought blood and thunder sloganing, graffiti and implied threats of political violence would only ever be their sole preserve.
They thought their brand of flag-waving nationalism would be the only one on the island and rowed in behind near open borders etc but misread a lot of their base’s feelings on the matter and it’s slowly blowing up in their faces.
It’s a funny old world.
You can blame Tiktok in part for it contributing pushing narratives that radicalise people via it’s recommendation algorithm.
Just so happens they’re owned by the Chinese, who *definitely* have no vested interest in destablising the West. EU should follow the example of the US and ban it outright.
Let the far-right return to /pol/ and IRC channels where normal people can’t be influenced by them.
I have to say it’s pretty amusing seeing people complain about this now that it’s happening to politicians they like or agree with.
When the National Party lad got a milkshake poured over him in Galway ages ago it was hilarious, and just fun and games.
Now here we are and suddenly there’s collective hand-wringing going on that people are getting too bold in their attacks on politicians.
It’s only a matter of time.
So the lads connected to the English far right and have lads who did time in the Brit army are calling republicans traitors? That’s a sure fire way to end up in a shallow hole on a beach in Louth.
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Those people are such numb skulls. In what conceivable way is Mary Lou a traitor? Quite possibly one of the most helpful and caring people about. She isn’t even in government, just stupid locals repeating yank media
Political violence… in Ireland? Can’t imagine such a thing.
In my work, we had racist comments written on a post that had a black lady in the image. Half of the comments were from troll accounts. There are malicious groups stoking the fire from who knows where.
There are at least 3 cases of German politicians being attacked while hanging posters in their cities. Some attacks happened in Poland as well. Today Slovakia.
Storming capitol in Washington and Reichstag in Berlin…
People are upset and tbh hard to blame them…first covid and lockdown after lockdown, people refused work and deemed not essential. Housing situation in dire state for a decade now and no response from politicians. Inflation driving people into poverty. Just a Handful of big big problems that are quite international actually.
Meanwhile politicians believe their decisions go without consequences and begin to wake up slowly realising they can become easy targets.
Nobody should condone violence but its not that hard to see why we are getting pissed off as a society 🤷
We endured shit loads in only past 4 years, some people evidently have reached their limits.
Someone will be killed sooner rather than later at this point.
Anyone I don’t like is a traitor.
Nice n simple. The way it needs to be for these racist knuckledraggers.
Definitely, it seems the number of nutjobs has dramatically increased in recent years and they don’t seem to fear consequence. Out of interest, what would make Mary Lou a ‘traitor’? Or do they just spit out random shit because they don’t actually understand politics?
Far right terrorists acting with impunity burning down buildings and nothing being done. They’ll kill someone one of these days.
Honestly they need to pull the thumb out of their politcal asses and get a new prison or 2 built. The reason the lowlifes are getting more aggressive is that they’ve been too soft touch for years and this has made them more brazen. Prisons are already pretty stretched as it is at least from what we’ve heard in the past. Really need more resources diverted away from useless quangos and back handers for their hotelier friends and back into serious core infrastructure like giving the guards better resources and that.
Far right being useful idiots attack the opposition who are NOT IN GOVERNMENT, it’s incredible really
I said it only last week in this sub, will it take a joe cox type murder before something is done? Two councilors attacked on the same day in Dublin. It’s only a matter of time before someone is killed.
Slovakian PMs shooting today. The escalating situation in W Europe around politics and political discourse is beginning to resemble the 1930s. Centre ground seems to have disappeared and people at different extremes are shouting over each other and nobody’s listening. Social Media is like an accelerant. Grim times ahead
This is beginning to look like the conditions in Weimar Germany…