What a well balanced opinion, I like him even more now
Generally, good comedians are thoughtful and very intelligent. Here’s another example
So he’s saying that immigrants are the problem yeah (I mean someone has to misconstrue what he said)
“our towns and city’s have become much less safe”.
I’m not sure this is true.
He’s right, but didn’t he kind of contradict himself there by saying they shouldn’t be talking about complicated issues in 40 second clips before doing just that lol
That’s my president
Don’t have tiktok so don’t know who he is, but seems like a good summary, and fair points.
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The irony of him complaining about short tik tok clips backed up by nothing and then he does one himself
A lot is accurate other than the claim that people aren’t allowed to express their concerns about it. That is nonsense.
Nice to see someone use their platform with a good sensible, logical statement.
I mean we did have an election 4 months ago so some of what he’s saying about distrust in the government is nonsense because of how the electorate voted
(on immigration) “…..and the government continually does not allow people to express their concerns about that”
oh piss off i have been listening/reading people on the radio/newspaper/etc going on about “the government are not allowing people talk about this” since the very start of the increase in immigration.
A lot of reasoned points packed in here – but in what way are people being suppressed talking about it? Ireland’s (arguably) biggest influencer can make a video putting forward opinions on it – that will reach more than an editorial in the Irish Times. Just don’t really get how it’s being seen that we’re not “allowed” talk about such things.
He’s growing on me, fairplay
“not just because of immigration”
I come from Dublin 1, do I really need to listen to this culchie lecture me on how Dublin has “become” unsafe?
The 1990s when there were really no foreigners at all the city center was totally unsafe and it was the little shits from the local area who made it so.
Are Brazilians kicking the shite out of people in Talbot street?
If so it’s the first real instance of taking a “job” away from one of the local hoodies.
Talking absolute shite “the government won’t allow us to express our concerns” he moans on TikTok to his thousands of fans without the slightest hint of self awareness.
Jaysus fuck off back to small town everything was safe when everything was white lala land you dozy mucker.
This TikTok is how all those descents into “I’m just asking questions” start.
How are opinions “suppressed” ?
Go on, send me the links to the national parti “literature” genuinely (not) interested.
Ignoring your racist rants isn’t suppression it’s not giving a shite about it, different thing sonny.
“The goverment continually does not allow people to express their opinions about that”
I’m not sure what version of Ireland he’s living in, but it sure as shit isn’t the one I’ve been in for the last 16 months or so where immigration has been a _constant_ discussion.
Spot on. You’d wanna give your head a wobble if you think he’s wrong
People have legitimate concerns about immigration.
Yet instead of targeting those making millions from it, the billionaires both fueling and leading the charge against it and governments who continue to use mass migration as an excuse to keep the two of the above happy by not providing enough resources, are instead blaming the immigrant. That is wrong.
The vast majority of people coming to this country are coming to give their families a better life..
You hardly think Trump’s inner circle of billionaires like Trump or agree with his policies for example… They know he will keep the heat of him by blaming those less fortunate.
If you are a mechanic, own a grocery shop etc the immigrant will become your customer. Yet because of a failure to provide enough resources you are now blaming the immigrant instead of the government…..
It’s not just an Irish thing it’s happening the world over.
Yet just like every other crisis the few at the top make bank by using divide and conquer tactics.
He wound up doing the exact same thing he gave out about at the start of the video.
I see people here are making the usual error of mistaking a well articulated argument for a correct one. His take is as misinformed as McGregor’s rant in the White House, just spoken politely.
Refugees make up a tiny minority of immigrants into this country. Serious crime levels are down (except theft). Quality of life in this country remains among the highest in the world and we have one of the highest levels of social transfers to support (predominantly Irish people) in lower socio economic brackets. Our health outcomes are improving, notwithstanding the need for more community based healthcare capacity. We have a free education system better than most of the world.
Immigration was a massive (IMO overinflated issue) in both the local and European elections and the Dáil election last year. The Irish people roundly rejected right wing parties raising immigration concerns.
If people can stop voting in the same gobshites who have been letting this country go to crap, that would be great!
Look at the crime statistics and ask people who lived in Dublin in the 70s and 80s whether it’s safer now than it was when Ireland was a significantly poorer country. Very clearly not as dangerous today, and unless you have very little experience living in or near large cities it’s gonna be quite obvious that Dublin is not especially dangerous.
Who is this man? He seems very delicious and I’m tempted to follow him because of it…
Irish people when talking about being refugees themselves: 😇
Irish when talking about a Brazilian Uber Eats driver: ⚡️🙋🏻♂️💂🏻⚡️
What people like Garron are I guess too lazy to address isn’t that people aren’t allowed to say how they feel or ask questions (these people are ironically responsible for the worst instances of vandalism and violence in Dublin over the past 18 months).
Saying something like “immigration is a joke here” or “Dublin is getting increasingly unsafe” is just a statement. It’s not an argument or automatically a fact. When people who make these statements are asked to actually demonstrate that or are met with evidence that suggests otherwise they just reveal themselves to be completely disingenuous. Is it because they’re genuine racists ? Who knows but we need to stop letting people get away with suggesting that the expectation of someone to backup what they say or admit they’re wrong is the same as preventing they airing their opinions
As he says it is not solely an immigration issue, but it is one of many parts.
Antisocial behaviour is rising.
Policing and the judiciary are doing nothing about it.
There are less Garda on the streets and the scumbags feel they have free reign because, well they do.
The cities and town are all slowly dying.
Shops, pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels, etc are collapsing.
Even foreign multinationals are pulling out constantly (Argos, HMV, New Look, etc).
Part of this began during COVID, part is down to online shopping, part down to increased insurance costs, and part is down to high rates getting higher with each shop that closes.
We pay high levels of tax and every year more and more goes into the pockets of companies set up by “friends” of politicians who either buy up what few houses there are, or make money giving away tents that get destroyed a week later or paying to house migrants in hotels that were once the centers of communities.
Which of course is causing our tourism industry to hemmourage visitors as the cost of a holiday here has become too much, and of course this adds more pain to the hospitality industry.
Which brings us to the housing issues.
On a basic level we increased our population by 20%, mainly through immigration, in less than 20 years, while building a fraction of the housing that was needed, and in many cases worsening the infrastructure that wasn’t good enough 20 years ago.
We have a housing issue, an education issue, a policing issue, a transport issue, and a health care issue.
All are worse than they were 20 years ago while we have added a million people to strain the stretched system to breaking point.
People can’t afford to buy a home, scrape to afford the ever increasing food bill, have developed an irrational hatred of the local postman brought about by the horrors of the next elecricity and heating bills, all while living in existential dread of how they will ever be able to afford to retire in a few decades.
And that’s just those without kids as that brings around a whole host of more issues.
And all the government offer is more of the same, and some antiprotest and hate crime legislation to make sure nobody is allowed to complain too vociferously.
All while smiling and telling us how they will keep speeding up the process.
And none of that touches upon the often unfounded but sometimes understandable fears and worries caused by the rapid immigration from dozens of countries over a relatively tiny period of time.
Which leads to an erosion of the sense of community and comfort of your surroundings that helped people survive troubled economic times in the 80’s and 00’s.
But don’t worry, all of those new legislations and social media piles ons will soon stop you being allowed to say anything and repressing fears has always worked well in the past.
It definitely isn’t adding fuel to any growing fires.
As the dad of a mixed race two year old I despair at the thought of the Ireland she will grow up in.
He’s articulate and conveys his points well
Does Ireland have an ‘immigration issue’? If so, what evidence is there to support that beyond a vibe?
I don’t understand this claim that these concerns are being suppressed. It was the biggest topic of the local and European elections. There was a dedicated leaders debate on the topic of immigration. Several parties ran on immigration as an issue. There’s constant articles and stories about immigration for years now.
How is it being suppressed?
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Actually speaking a lot of sense, fair play.
He’s spot on.
What a well balanced opinion, I like him even more now
Generally, good comedians are thoughtful and very intelligent. Here’s another example
So he’s saying that immigrants are the problem yeah (I mean someone has to misconstrue what he said)
“our towns and city’s have become much less safe”.
I’m not sure this is true.
He’s right, but didn’t he kind of contradict himself there by saying they shouldn’t be talking about complicated issues in 40 second clips before doing just that lol
That’s my president
Don’t have tiktok so don’t know who he is, but seems like a good summary, and fair points.
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The irony of him complaining about short tik tok clips backed up by nothing and then he does one himself
A lot is accurate other than the claim that people aren’t allowed to express their concerns about it. That is nonsense.
Nice to see someone use their platform with a good sensible, logical statement.
I mean we did have an election 4 months ago so some of what he’s saying about distrust in the government is nonsense because of how the electorate voted
(on immigration) “…..and the government continually does not allow people to express their concerns about that”
oh piss off i have been listening/reading people on the radio/newspaper/etc going on about “the government are not allowing people talk about this” since the very start of the increase in immigration.
A lot of reasoned points packed in here – but in what way are people being suppressed talking about it? Ireland’s (arguably) biggest influencer can make a video putting forward opinions on it – that will reach more than an editorial in the Irish Times. Just don’t really get how it’s being seen that we’re not “allowed” talk about such things.
He’s growing on me, fairplay
“not just because of immigration”
I come from Dublin 1, do I really need to listen to this culchie lecture me on how Dublin has “become” unsafe?
The 1990s when there were really no foreigners at all the city center was totally unsafe and it was the little shits from the local area who made it so.
Are Brazilians kicking the shite out of people in Talbot street?
If so it’s the first real instance of taking a “job” away from one of the local hoodies.
Talking absolute shite “the government won’t allow us to express our concerns” he moans on TikTok to his thousands of fans without the slightest hint of self awareness.
Jaysus fuck off back to small town everything was safe when everything was white lala land you dozy mucker.
This TikTok is how all those descents into “I’m just asking questions” start.
How are opinions “suppressed” ?
Go on, send me the links to the national parti “literature” genuinely (not) interested.
Ignoring your racist rants isn’t suppression it’s not giving a shite about it, different thing sonny.
“The goverment continually does not allow people to express their opinions about that”
I’m not sure what version of Ireland he’s living in, but it sure as shit isn’t the one I’ve been in for the last 16 months or so where immigration has been a _constant_ discussion.
Spot on. You’d wanna give your head a wobble if you think he’s wrong
People have legitimate concerns about immigration.
Yet instead of targeting those making millions from it, the billionaires both fueling and leading the charge against it and governments who continue to use mass migration as an excuse to keep the two of the above happy by not providing enough resources, are instead blaming the immigrant. That is wrong.
The vast majority of people coming to this country are coming to give their families a better life..
You hardly think Trump’s inner circle of billionaires like Trump or agree with his policies for example… They know he will keep the heat of him by blaming those less fortunate.
If you are a mechanic, own a grocery shop etc the immigrant will become your customer. Yet because of a failure to provide enough resources you are now blaming the immigrant instead of the government…..
It’s not just an Irish thing it’s happening the world over.
Yet just like every other crisis the few at the top make bank by using divide and conquer tactics.
He wound up doing the exact same thing he gave out about at the start of the video.
I see people here are making the usual error of mistaking a well articulated argument for a correct one. His take is as misinformed as McGregor’s rant in the White House, just spoken politely.
Refugees make up a tiny minority of immigrants into this country. Serious crime levels are down (except theft). Quality of life in this country remains among the highest in the world and we have one of the highest levels of social transfers to support (predominantly Irish people) in lower socio economic brackets. Our health outcomes are improving, notwithstanding the need for more community based healthcare capacity. We have a free education system better than most of the world.
Immigration was a massive (IMO overinflated issue) in both the local and European elections and the Dáil election last year. The Irish people roundly rejected right wing parties raising immigration concerns.
If people can stop voting in the same gobshites who have been letting this country go to crap, that would be great!
Look at the crime statistics and ask people who lived in Dublin in the 70s and 80s whether it’s safer now than it was when Ireland was a significantly poorer country. Very clearly not as dangerous today, and unless you have very little experience living in or near large cities it’s gonna be quite obvious that Dublin is not especially dangerous.
Who is this man? He seems very delicious and I’m tempted to follow him because of it…
Irish people when talking about being refugees themselves: 😇
Irish when talking about a Brazilian Uber Eats driver: ⚡️🙋🏻♂️💂🏻⚡️
What people like Garron are I guess too lazy to address isn’t that people aren’t allowed to say how they feel or ask questions (these people are ironically responsible for the worst instances of vandalism and violence in Dublin over the past 18 months).
Saying something like “immigration is a joke here” or “Dublin is getting increasingly unsafe” is just a statement. It’s not an argument or automatically a fact. When people who make these statements are asked to actually demonstrate that or are met with evidence that suggests otherwise they just reveal themselves to be completely disingenuous. Is it because they’re genuine racists ? Who knows but we need to stop letting people get away with suggesting that the expectation of someone to backup what they say or admit they’re wrong is the same as preventing they airing their opinions
As he says it is not solely an immigration issue, but it is one of many parts.
Antisocial behaviour is rising.
Policing and the judiciary are doing nothing about it.
There are less Garda on the streets and the scumbags feel they have free reign because, well they do.
The cities and town are all slowly dying.
Shops, pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels, etc are collapsing.
Even foreign multinationals are pulling out constantly (Argos, HMV, New Look, etc).
Part of this began during COVID, part is down to online shopping, part down to increased insurance costs, and part is down to high rates getting higher with each shop that closes.
We pay high levels of tax and every year more and more goes into the pockets of companies set up by “friends” of politicians who either buy up what few houses there are, or make money giving away tents that get destroyed a week later or paying to house migrants in hotels that were once the centers of communities.
Which of course is causing our tourism industry to hemmourage visitors as the cost of a holiday here has become too much, and of course this adds more pain to the hospitality industry.
Which brings us to the housing issues.
On a basic level we increased our population by 20%, mainly through immigration, in less than 20 years, while building a fraction of the housing that was needed, and in many cases worsening the infrastructure that wasn’t good enough 20 years ago.
We have a housing issue, an education issue, a policing issue, a transport issue, and a health care issue.
All are worse than they were 20 years ago while we have added a million people to strain the stretched system to breaking point.
People can’t afford to buy a home, scrape to afford the ever increasing food bill, have developed an irrational hatred of the local postman brought about by the horrors of the next elecricity and heating bills, all while living in existential dread of how they will ever be able to afford to retire in a few decades.
And that’s just those without kids as that brings around a whole host of more issues.
And all the government offer is more of the same, and some antiprotest and hate crime legislation to make sure nobody is allowed to complain too vociferously.
All while smiling and telling us how they will keep speeding up the process.
And none of that touches upon the often unfounded but sometimes understandable fears and worries caused by the rapid immigration from dozens of countries over a relatively tiny period of time.
Which leads to an erosion of the sense of community and comfort of your surroundings that helped people survive troubled economic times in the 80’s and 00’s.
But don’t worry, all of those new legislations and social media piles ons will soon stop you being allowed to say anything and repressing fears has always worked well in the past.
It definitely isn’t adding fuel to any growing fires.
As the dad of a mixed race two year old I despair at the thought of the Ireland she will grow up in.
He’s articulate and conveys his points well
Does Ireland have an ‘immigration issue’? If so, what evidence is there to support that beyond a vibe?
I don’t understand this claim that these concerns are being suppressed. It was the biggest topic of the local and European elections. There was a dedicated leaders debate on the topic of immigration. Several parties ran on immigration as an issue. There’s constant articles and stories about immigration for years now.
How is it being suppressed?
100% agree with him!!
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