Conor McGregor

[theskull1]

All lovers of Israel ..... like the rest of our leaders in the West

Ignore that pattern in the clouds

[theskull1]

[Truthsayer]

We're in trouble now! McRapist has given Ireland 12 days to sort itself out out or he's taking action!..
https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1902464305666388075?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Eamonnca1]

Is there a housing crisis?

Of course. But the roots of that are not in immigration. It's got a long list of causes, such as the planning system, the oversized power of the NIMBY lobby (it only takes one person to get a court injunction to block a housing development that would have added hundreds of housing units), etc.. Immigrants are not the cause of that.

Is there an immigration crisis?

Certainly not.  A country like Ireland needs more immigrants, who skew towards working age, to support the growing number of dependents who are now living longer. Occupations like nursing are labour intensive and very hard to automate, so I can't think of any way of filling those roles without immigration.

Is there a healthcare crisis?

Yes, but see above. There are many issues with the way the Irish health system is managed, but it's hard to see how immigrants are at fault for that.

Is there a law and order crisis in certain parts of Ireland?

Local people commit crimes. Immigrants commit crimes. I've yet to see any evidence that immigrants commit crimes at a higher rate than locals. But an immigrant committing a crime will get many more acres of news print and generate far more outrage than a local doing the same or worse.

Is the housing crisis, the healthcare crisis, the law and order crisis caused or exacerbated by immigration?

It's a clever argument that immigrants are putting pressure on the housing market, but there are many factors feeding into it. Local people having children are also increasing demand for housing. Do we blame people for having children? I would argue that local NIMBYs who block construction of new housing are far more culpable in separating housing supply from demand, but it's ultimately the system that empowers them that needs to be reformed.

For healthcare, I would suggest that inept management is the biggest factor, and immigrants who can increase the supply of labour in that sector are part of the solution, not part of the problem.

For crime, the question is a bit loaded in that it presupposes that there is a law and order crisis. Crime comes in many categories, some of which will show increases and some will show decreases. Easily-accessible CSO stats on their website go back to 2003. Homicides seemed to peak in 2007, and haven't shown a discernible increasing trend since. Sexual offences seem to be increasing, but it's hard to know if that's down to increased incidents or increased reporting as people feel more free to speak out about it. It wasn't so long ago that church-run institutions were hell-holes in which today's sex offending stats would probably be dwarfed, but it all went unreported for years. Child abductions seem to be holding steady. Ditto for robberies.

Adjust it all for population and we're probably looking at a steady decrease in crime, which tracks with the rest of the developed world. ... Yup, just checked it. Overall per-capita decrease since 2007. I'd feel pretty confident in saying there is no "law and order crisis," to say nothing of anything we could blame on immigrants.

[Wildweasel74]

Whos that w**ker thinks he is? If he stood for office he be laughed out of it. Only thing the Govt didn't do, was to get his civil conviction reviewed in the criminal courts again to see if they could get a conviction.

[Tony Baloney]

Whos that w**ker thinks he is? If he stood for office he be laughed out of it. Only think the Govt didn't was to get his civil conviction reviewed in the criminal courts again to see if they could get a conviction.

He must be on the sniff again. Another puppet for Musk and Trump thinking he's in control. A pure w**ker.

[Substandard]

Anyone else have 'You'll do fookin nuttin' in the back of your mind?
I think this will be an Icarus outcome for McGregor.  He's a useful tool for the time being, and they'll cash in on his status and following for as long as required (in a lot of social media pages outside of Ireland,  the Hand case is barely registering).
When they feel they have gotten whatever they want or can from this transaction,  he'll be dropped like a stone.  If he tries to bite back, he'll get hit with some backlash.
Senior hurling...

[onefineday]

We're in trouble now! McRapist has given Ireland 12 days to sort itself out out or he's taking action!..
https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1902464305666388075?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Could anyone think for one millisecond that the lad who struggled to string a coherent sentence together the other day in the White House penned that tweet - it starts off with 'ad hominem' ffs.....
(Which I looked up and appears to have been used in the right context).

[armaghniac]

We're in trouble now! McRapist has given Ireland 12 days to sort itself out out or he's taking action!..
https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1902464305666388075?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

12 days being around 1st April.

[Banks of the Bann]

The fascists in the White House have picked the wrong horse to back in Ireland, if they think anyone will listen to McGregor.

It's clear they are intent on causing division and stirring up trouble across Europe.
 

[theskull1]

Every horse is hobbled .... it's clear they are intent on causing division and stirring up trouble across Europe.

Who are "they" is the question.

In other news ... our western leadership supports Zionism.

[Blowitupref]

The fascists in the White House have picked the wrong horse to back in Ireland, if they think anyone will listen to McGregor.

It's clear they are intent on causing division and stirring up trouble across Europe.
 

Steve Bannon openly admitted in Trumps first term that they want to destroy the EU and destroy it from the inside. This time Trump has a team of Bannon like figures surrounding him and no surprise himself and McGregor get on so well.

[Milltown Row2]

On average, people who believe in pseudoscience, suffer from paranoia or schizotypy, are narcissistic or religious/spiritual and have relatively low cognitive ability, are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.

Anyone falling into this category?

[red hander]

Whos that w**ker thinks he is? If he stood for office he be laughed out of it. Only think the Govt didn't was to get his civil conviction reviewed in the criminal courts again to see if they could get a conviction.

He must be on the sniff again. Another puppet for Musk and Trump thinking he's in control. A pure w**ker.

This

[armaghniac]

On average, people who believe in pseudoscience, suffer from paranoia or schizotypy, are narcissistic or religious/spiritual and have relatively low cognitive ability, are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.

Anyone falling into this category?

Half the people on this board believe that referees are out to get their team.