General Election Thread

[astfgyl]

Had my first canvasser there a minute ago. Fine Gael. Told me for a minute about how wonderful this local person was and blah blah blah.

So I pointed to Simon Harris on the leaflet and asked were they fully behind his "new energy"? Of course, they says. So I asked if they were behind his old energy, like during his meteoric rise to party leader and of course they were.

So then I asked what they thought of his treatment of kids with scoliosis during his time... and they started walking away without giving an answer so I asked them hang on a minute I see that he's going to be very supportive of the Gardaì going forward with this "new energy", and how exactly did he plan on doing that, seeing as we are hemorrhaging trained Gardai to Australia for better conditions and nicer weather and what was the plan to put a stop to that?

They actually didn't know, so I left them go at that. There was no point and they seemed a little hapless, like Hugh grant in 4 weddings sort of hapless where their bumbling silliness was almost slightly charming, but you just know they'll be figuratively giving it to a filthy crack whore down a dark lane the minute they are accepted back in.

As they were heading off, I asked did they have any indication at all of what this "new energy" might entail but they weren't having it, which is fair enough because I was obviously a waste of their time and efforts.

Now I don't believe in shouting at the doorstep or any of that and I meet them all with a smile on my face, but they really don't like questions usually and just want me to nod and agree while they extol the virtues of their pet career politician like fuck that carry on.

I'd love to get Mattie McGrath for the craic.

This is actually much more fun than the US election, even though the result is another Aliens vs Predator tag line of "whoever wins, we lose" but if the US election is the first AvP film, the Irish one is that fuckin high school yoke they called AvP 2.

[Trev]

I'd love to get Mattie McGrath  the Irish one is that fuckin high school yoke they called AvP 2.

Funnily enough I just watched that last week for the first time since going to see it in the cinema. Forgot how dark the whole thing is, there might be a decent enough action film hidden in there if you could see what the fuck was going on

[astfgyl]

Actually yeah, it was nearly as hard to make out as the Game of Thrones one where winter finally came but we couldn't actually see what happened when it did.

Sort of like government policy in a nutshell, but then I suppose it's hard to give a couple of weeks shape-shifting at the doors making false promises and telling provable lies and then come out the other side of the elections with any sort of coherent anything. Like Mickey Rourke at the end of Angel Heart...

"I know who I am I know who I am I know who I am....." while the place fuckin falls apart around them in a disaster of cronyism and spin.

[son of the Morrigan]

Independent Ireland haven't been mentioned for some reason, they'll do well off the back of the revulsion people have for the current coalition of cunts, and then, assuming they get enough seats, they will go into coalition with the aforementioned cunts. 

[astfgyl]

Independent Ireland haven't been mentioned for some reason, they'll do well off the back of the revulsion people have for the current coalition of cunts, and then, assuming they get enough seats, they will go into coalition with the aforementioned cunts. 

They instantly sold out the minute even one of them got the sniff of Europe. I would write them off, personally.

Pity, but they are only a pretence of an alternative

[The Butcher]

If you want FF/FG back in, then you'll vote Lab/Soc Dems/Indo Ireland/Greens. That's how I see it anyway. I can understand people voting Soc Dems or Indo Ireland in terms of them not being tainted by not really being in government before (bar the ex Labour TDs that are in Soc Dems now) but it shows how extremely hard it is to move away from the 100 year stranglehold of FF/FG.

Politically stranded but my vote will go to all the nutjobs as a complete protest vote and if the mainstream parties realise more n more votes are going that way, my hope would be that they would have to move back to more sensible policies but even that seems pretty hopeless.

[astfgyl]

Man you're spot on. I'm actually going to vote for whatever is the most ridiculous looking option as well because anything else is meaningless

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

If you want FF/FG back in, then you'll vote Lab/Soc Dems/Indo Ireland/Greens. That's how I see it anyway.

Vote Labour get FG
Vote Independent get FF FG
Vote Green get FF FG
Vote Soc Dems get party open to FF FG
Vote Sinn Féin get party open to FF FG

Vote socialist get fierce opponents of this rotten two party state.

https://x.com/RebelTVIreland/status/1855559017172471983

I suppose many would contest that assertion as regards SF, but we'll see. As an aside, anyone who may be interested in genuine working class socialist perspectives could give that account a follow.

[Hellyeah]

Speaking of crazy candidates this lad has been running for as long as I'm alive in wicklow. Always gets about 300 first preference, big GAA head and if he had his way we'd go back to famine times.

[son of the Morrigan]

Independent Ireland haven't been mentioned for some reason, they'll do well off the back of the revulsion people have for the current coalition of cunts, and then, assuming they get enough seats, they will go into coalition with the aforementioned cunts. 

They instantly sold out the minute even one of them got the sniff of Europe. I would write them off, personally.

Pity, but they are only a pretence of an alternative

I agree with ya man, they are a pretence of an alternative, but I wouldn't write them off when it comes to winning seats.

[Caomhaoin]

Speaking of crazy candidates this lad has been running for as long as I'm alive in wicklow. Always gets about 300 first preference, big GAA head and if he had his way we'd go back to famine times.

Why? Because he's religious? Or anti-abortion?

[Mower Liberation Front]

Speaking of crazy candidates this lad has been running for as long as I'm alive in wicklow. Always gets about 300 first preference, big GAA head and if he had his way we'd go back to famine times.

Why? Because he's religious? Or anti-abortion?

Because he's GAA head. Nobody played football here until the 1860s.

[Caomhaoin]

Nice one 😂

[Hellyeah]

Speaking of crazy candidates this lad has been running for as long as I'm alive in wicklow. Always gets about 300 first preference, big GAA head and if he had his way we'd go back to famine times.

Why? Because he's religious? Or anti-abortion?

Non of the above. The votes are only from his GAA background/friends. He would be anti everything ie progress, new developments, immigration etc. Coming here taking our jobs, Ireland for Ireland and all that craic. Borderline racist.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

So, any of ye in The Monk's constituency?   
https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/10/anybody-can-run-mary-lou-mcdonald-unfazed-by-gerry-hutchs-election-bid/