Irish Politics Thread

A debate he had with Peter Hitchins on drug policy from 2014 is worth watching to see how Brand engaged debate in the early days of his 'political career.'. He just keeps talking and interrupting and talking over Hitchins. By speaking clearly, and at speed Brand can convince some that his argument is intelligent and coherent, when it is actually rambling and wrong.

Yeah it’s kinda mad looking back at what they were let away with before the line was drawn. 

Brand & Fielding riding Geldofs teenage daughters, no wonder he called him a **** on stage. 

This is how we ended up with Trump and Brexit. You put an articulate or charismatic person with dangerous views in front of the public and they lap it up. The average member of the general public is a gullible simpleton.

Like these nutters going on about UFOs and claiming its an aviation safety issue.  Once you let them in they would start bringing up US Government cover ups, etc...

For the protestors its always paedophilia or "think of the children" types.

And the UFO conspiracy theory has unsurprisingly made a comeback. The fact that UFO's can be traced back to the 1950s, at the same time science fiction stories about UFO's were first written, should give people a clue. But that wouldn't be politically useful for them. 

Since having kids, I have been interested in the fact that any time vaccines are made available (flu etc), there will always be at least one person on the class Whattsapp group that will ask who is consenting. Several years ago at a pre-natal class during the AOQ part, one couple started asking about whether we would be discussing vaccinations (the course leader said she wasn't touching it with a barge pole). But it does seem like vaccine skeptics go out of their way to try and start arguments, or pick fights if they can over the issue. I can only assume that their groupthink leaders tell them to find ways to 'educate' even if it means creating confrontation. 

What sort of answer is that?

Question: Do you have kids and would you want that content pushed at them?

My comment was slightly sarcastic. 

I don't have kids - So many people will tell me that my opinion on this particular topic isn't valid.

But some teenagers will still be gay even if nobody is allowed to acknowledge that fact. 

And learning about how minorities are oppressed I would consider part of any rounded education. 

Yes of course they will be gay. but 12 year olds are kids. So I don't think it's appropriate for certain content to be in their reading section. 

It is akin to porn mags in the sweet section.