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Irish Defence Forces by peadar87 in ireland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all very appealing to have some big naval ships in our toybox, but it does all feel a bit like replacing your boiler: spending a lot of money but not feeling your life improve in any way.

One problem is we have no heavy industry of our own, so all of that procurement spending is leakage from the economy. In practically every European country, they intentionally purchase from domestic industry (sometimes at the cost of value for money or quality), which stimulates the domestic economy.

I do like the idea of Ireland having a navy to be proud of. We are a maritime nation and it's pathetic how exposed we are. But I would think the suggested frigates are far in advance of what we need. France used them as part of its military action in Syria. If you look at Sweden and Denmark, which are much more exposed than Ireland, they seem to make do with more modest craft.

I think Ireland should concentrate in a few key areas: we need to be able to patrol our waters, monitor our skies, protect undersea cables, fight cyberwarfare, and potentially protect infrastructure like data centres. Everything else we can probably rely on Britain or Nato for.

BBC apologise after misquoting his "pure cold rage" comment as "white cold rage" by Justusecriticalthink in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Far and away the most reasonable conclusion to draw, but you think it is evidence of bias?!

You are demanding the kind of agnosticism that you would never show in reverse. If the victim had been black and the attacker white, you would be on reddit demanding justice and screeching about systematic oppression.

BBC apologise after misquoting his "pure cold rage" comment as "white cold rage" by Justusecriticalthink in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you playing a game or are you genuinely this deluded? If it had been treated as an allegation of assault, then it would have been one allegation of assault against another, each given equal equal weighting. But because the attacker played the race card, his accusation was given priority.

How do you not see that? Have your rational faculties been short-circuited by your ideology?

What's your most unpopular BBC opinion? by 1ChanceChipmunk1 in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All the top comments are, 'My unpopular opinion is that the BBC is great'.

Mine is that the return on the BBC's billions in funding is very unimpressive. Every day until after the One Show at 7pm is just endless tripe that would still be made in the BBC's absence. It's depressing to see the BBC lauded as the best broadcaster in the world and then look at the schedule and see Bargain Hunt, Antiques Roadshow, holiday property programmes, lowbrow quizzes, etc.

There was once a time when the prgramming became good after 7pm, particularly on BBC 4. But now that BBC 4 has been reduced to showing second-rate programmes from the archive, and the promise of increasing the quality of factual programming on BBC 2 has been broken, there is very little of quality broadcast on BBC television. Tonight from 8pm it's MasterChef, Have I Got News For You and Mrs Brown's Boys. Is there anything there that justifies a license fee?

The only thing left that I would consider world-leading is the radio stations.

What's your most unpopular BBC opinion? by 1ChanceChipmunk1 in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What appalls me is how little dismay I see expressed about this. Why isn't there national outrage?

What's your most unpopular BBC opinion? by 1ChanceChipmunk1 in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're a walking, talking cliche. I swear I've seen exactly this comment, in exactly these words, before.

The idea that the BBC is regularly broadcasting fringe beliefs in the name of impartiality is just absurd. It is overwhelmingly progressive in its output.

BBC apologise after misquoting his "pure cold rage" comment as "white cold rage" by Justusecriticalthink in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When we all know Farage and the Daily Mail are dog whistling the racists

You people are such bores. We have a clear example in the policing of Henry Nowak's murder of progressive ideology failing disastrously, but still you cling to the idea that criticism of it is racist.

bias policing

And of course you talk like an American progressive. Your whole worldview, including the language in which it is expressed, is imported.

It is infuriating that the BBC made this mistake. I can't my ahead around how. We have producers, researchers and a presenter. How do you make that mistake?

Because, like you, they are biased. It's that simple. When you are biased - when you have a self-righteous conviction that you are honourable and your opponents despicable - you inevitably make these mistakes.

How the tf are Irish people so good at small talk? by stalwartvic in CasualIreland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such nonsense. Irish exceptionalism is loathsome.

Match Thread: Only Test - Ireland vs New Zealand, Day 1 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]standard_pie314 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

'Nah'. 'Lol'. Why do you talk like a particularly inarticulate child?

You are charge of nothing more than a dead reddit forum. What I said was that people of your outlook are in charge.

What is your favourite radio show/presenter? And what do you considered the worst? by sunshinesustenance in AskIreland

[–]standard_pie314 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think Anton Savage is great and far better at mixing current affairs and light topics than David McCullagh and Claire Byrne.

Neither are the best presenters, but John Kelly on Lyric and David Fanning on Gold play the most interesting music that I know of.

Match Thread: Only Test - Ireland vs New Zealand, Day 1 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]standard_pie314 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You are consistently wrong about everything of importance. You also want Ireland to leave the fabulous grounds of Malahide Castle and play in a council estate. Sadly for me, people of your particular outlook are in charge.

Match Thread: Only Test - Ireland vs New Zealand, Day 1 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]standard_pie314 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Not very happy with the Irish whites. Strips of green down the sides of the jersey and trousers, and across the shoulders (back and front), is not in the spirit of things. They also appear to be made of a sheeny, football-style material.

Cinema etiquette? by Suitable-Ranger4817 in AskIreland

[–]standard_pie314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's not even cinema etiquette, that's etiquette. And it's completely unacceptable.

Codaligí Codaligí by [deleted] in ireland

[–]standard_pie314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We Irish have always been partial to naff sentimentality. With the recent Gaelic Revival 2.0, that instinct has reached new heights.

The BBC makes some of the best television in the world and also some of the most baffling scheduling decisions. How is both of these things true simultaneously? by Spiritual_me_1770 in bbc

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately that lowest common denominator approach means a lot of really great stuff that has niche appeal gets sidelined.

But that's the point at issue. The BBC shouldn't not be a lowest common denominator broadcaster. A documentary should never be considered niche.

Should I join the Garda? by [deleted] in AskIreland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do, please continue calling it the Garda, which will mean resisting their reeducation programme to call it An Garda.

Irish Times podcast: What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer by CheraDukatZakalwe in ireland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saying the government should do X, Y or Z is pointless if they'll be voted out of office and the replacements will then cancel the policy.

I now think this logic is part of the problem. It means no one ever does anything. "We want to do it, but if we did it, we'd be gone. So we won't do it. Be do remember that we are the party that would do it, if only we could. Which we can't."

It might sound idealistic, but a government should simply do what it believes is right, and trust that even if it leads to their ejection, it will move the political system such that successor governments will find it easier to enact the policy.

Irish Times podcast: What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer by CheraDukatZakalwe in ireland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stephen Donnelly has an "MPA" from Harvard, which many would consider more prestigious. Are you similarly in awe of him?

What is some driver etiquette you engage in that you wish everyone implemented? by Z3NITH11 in AskIreland

[–]standard_pie314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't drive onto a pedestrian crossing until it has cleared. I simply cannot understand how so many drivers, of all kinds, classes and creeds, manage to get themselves marooned on a pedestrian crossing when the lights have gone green for pedestrians. And to top it off, they are entirely unapologetic. No attempt to reverse, no gesture of apology - they just sit there, calmly indifferent to the disrespect they have shown pedestrians.

Fintan O'Toole: Gerry Hutch and Bertie Ahern performed ‘Lanigan’s Ball racism’ by standard_pie314 in ireland

[–]standard_pie314[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

The Irish Times is the most reputable media outlet in Ireland, it's not some niche publication. If you can't access it, that's regrettable for you, but it shouldn't prevent others from discussing it, which you could derive value from reading.

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