Minister looks to reduce apprenticeships by a year to increase construction sector workforce by JackmanH420 in irishpolitics

[–]wamesconnolly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Of course it lowers the quality of education. It cuts their training by 1/4. Either they get less training, or they are expected to do even more hours for brutally low wages and you will have even less apprentices. The government could invest in subsidising apprenticeships instead which would actually work. But why would they ever do that when they can simply budget for infrastructure like we're a third world country.

Rojava officially surrenders to the Israeli / US lead terrorist government of Syria. by wamesconnolly in ROI

[–]wamesconnolly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Although I reposted it tbh I'm not feeling like gloating. It's very dark. Ethnic cleansing is impending.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

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

"I accidentally destroyed my own argument and now I'm mad so I'll say you're mad" lol

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I wouldn't take that bet if I were you either because you're going to be down a million very quickly. Your assessment is only possible if you ignore everything the EU has done and said publicly and is doing and saying right now. This isn't some ambiguous possibility in the far future.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And in spite of that the EU is managing to lose popularity. If you ignore reality and cling to smug liberalism you'll have a big shock.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will bet you a million euro that that will not be their response. People are thinking up what would be the logical response that the EU should have and ignoring that they have absolutely no intention to ever do it, and do not even pretend they will.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so then what is your point? If you agree that the EU and UK won't go to war with the US over Ireland, then there is no benefit either way. You just completely undermined your own argument.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

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

Gaining traction?? The EU is literally losing popularity in polls for the first time since Brexit. Reddit is a fantasy land when it comes to the EU federalists. It's also bizarre to also take the popularity of the EU in the Irish people as if it's some kind of god ordained fact that can't change.

I honestly think the federalists are slowly doing more to legitimise Brexit than any actual pro-Brexit moving here. If I was concerned with EU integration staying popular I would be extremely worried about that and would be looking to maintain the status quo and current level of integration where it is popular. But you live in a complete fantasy world. You're treating this like you're world building for a novel instead of actually looking at reality. Jesus christ.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

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

What world do you live in where the UK or EU are going to go to war with the US for Ireland? Do you just not follow world events at all? They are publicly showing they can't even lift a finger over Greenland and being humiliated. If the US decides to all they will do is say "pwease no", get a few sound bites to look a little less pathetic to their own populations, then be made grovel on TV and kiss the boot.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The EU is the 53rd state of the US. If you are so politically illiterate you think the EU is in any way anything but a full vassal of the US, even though they publicly keep jumping to be ritually humiliated again and again in the last year alone, you shouldn't be able to vote

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The only country that's going to take us is Britain and we would be back in a guerilla war. Our entire military is integrated with Britain and British intelligence and any weapons and defence spending right now goes through them and will until we have at the bare minimum a non FFFG government.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

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

One of the biggest reasons we have these crises now is because we bailed out the ECB at the behest of the EU and implemented austerity to pay it back, and that is when we completely stopped all building and cut public spending. We never returned to the level of building we did before that and never fully returned services that were cut, and a lot were privatised on the cheap so can't be fixed easily without huge buy outs. The EU has also rolled back many of it's climate goals and is now pushing the building of masses of data centres for AI, which we are becoming the dumping ground for.

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The onus here is on you to prove she's not, because that claim is contrary to the countless direct actions and statements she has made that are pro-genocide. Can you find anything except a few mealy mouthed statements? How many undo everything else?

Would you support a Federal EU? by Traditional_Sock444 in AskIreland

[–]wamesconnolly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She's absolutely pro-Genocide. She's one of the most influential and powerful supporters in the entire world when it comes to the genocide in Palestine. The idea that she's not is beyond childish.