The Golden Rule for voters – “Watch the politician very closely – when you can see their lips moving that’s how you’ll know they’re lying”

The Golden Rule for voters – "Watch the politician very closely – when you can see their lips moving that’s how you’ll know they’re lying"
by u/Larrydog in ireland

26 comments

  1. What is the targeted minority ? Is that about the travelers again ? I met group of them twice since in Ireland, while they were trespassing on private land and a public park beside my estate on separate occasion. They’re the one that hate and insult and are violent towards the non-travelers, not the other way around. I hope that law will actually apply to them.

  2. She’s a clown.. why doesn’t she focus on real issues like more Garda visibility in the city centres and harsher sentences.

  3. Jesus can we get more reporters like that lad, not falling for the evasion and continuing to press the issue.
    Look at her squirm and then the “can I finish answering the question”

    You work for us dickhead so answer the question.
    The mask is slipping

  4. Free speech doesn’t stop us from building consensus around and addressing any and all ills in our society. Every single good thing we have came from the ability for people to think and speak freely.

  5. I don’t know anything about this issue so I wont comment on that , but I will say this reporter is never getting invited back to a government press announcement again. He has certainly been black listed. No cushy PR relations TD advisor job for him in the future.

    Who is he?

  6. I agree that minority groups shouldn’t be targeted by hateful acts or speech, but at the same time I guess neither should any group? Hope the hate speech laws don’t backfire or prevent normal discourse

  7. So what she’s effectively saying is “screw what the public thinks, we’re right in our position”

    Also I’m convinced these “public consultations” and citizens’ assemblies and such are just a way for the government to hire a load of yes men to endorse their existing position so they can point to it and say “look, this is what the people want”

  8. I don’t know who this guy is but he is straight to the point. We need more people like this, who are not cow towing or afraid to ask questions that the politicians dont want asked!!

    The media and government are way too cushy with each other in this country!

  9. Thankfully the other journalist jumped in. We can’t be forcing ministers to defend their actions.

  12. Anyone who thinks this isn’t about the state regulating language would want to give their head a good wobble.

    Its also activists wanting to suppress opposing ideas.

  13. It’s hard to argue this without sounding like a right wing nut but I’m massively against people who “hate” people based on who they are but I’m also incredibly fearful of the government, any government getting to decide what is and isn’t acceptable to say.

    America has its problems but the 1st amendment is such a powerful piece of their constitution.

  15. I’m gonna be honest here. Why is this flared as satire when she’s clearly lying out of her hole?

    She’s clearly resentful to the journalist and to the public. She’s getting so much push back/negging and wants out. The big fucking “stop annoying me” head on her.

    Deflecting questions with pre memorised irrelevant spiel.

    Fucking rot your brain this shite.

  16. So the police in Rotherham didn’t do anything about Pakistani grooming gangs which raped 2000 young children because they didn’t want to be seen as racist accusing a minority group of this. Can’t wait to see similar things like this happen here. These grooming gangs literally taunted the police there saying they couldn’t touch them. I just think this bill will be a great way for scum to hide behind and abuse

  17. Love to see such great questioning. Wish we could get more of that.

    What a lazy attempt to avoid answering though.

  21. Straight out of the US handbook.

    “Dont question anything I’m doing, we have to take more power to protect you!”

    Its already illegal to be violent or hateful.

  22. I was in a nightclub in london, a seriously drunk Gay lad, was absolutely locked. He fell against My Wife, Broke Her glass and cut Her hand. I simply siad” please f off and annoy someone else” He got really agressive and tried He hit Me with His glass, I kicked the legs from under Him and Gave Him a kick in His nuts. As I was leaving a metro came over to Me and siad” I want to Have a chat With You down the station, because of the hate crime, against this Man” little dope was balling, make-up waa running down His face, Lucky for Me the bouncer Who pulled Me away from Him siad” You again! You pull this shit everyweek, Officer This fool does this once or twice a month”
    Lucky Me
    Very dangerous Law

  24. And there you have it. The majority neither want nor see need for this dangerous and ill-conceived bill. Oppose the control of speech at EVERY turn.

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