2009 to be the BNP's breakthrough year?

[Lord Deputy of Listowel]

I think you must be confusing me with someone else - have you got a Link for that?

Yes, you’re correct, I apologise vehemently,
It was in fact ‘DSYMTHE’ that made those remarks.
I shall be more careful in the future.

[Kev408]

Well its clear as day that there are far more Poles here in this State than British.

'Secondly, who cares who lives here...British, Chinese, African, East European'

We do!

No, they're aren't. Brits far outnumber immigrants from anywhere else. I'd like to know who you refer to when you say 'we do'. Is that an imaginary lil group you're part of? You are a selective racist and you always have been. In your small mind white Brits are ok but the darker the skin colour the worse you feel. The further the distance they are away from Ireland the more upset you become. The closer to the Equator the more it hurts your simple mind.

You're a racist, Catalpa. Sue me. You won't because you know I'm absolutely spot on. I think everyone else knows that too.

[Staropramen]

No, they're aren't. Brits far outnumber immigrants from anywhere else. I'd like to know who you refer to when you say 'we do'. Is that an imaginary lil group you're part of? You are a selective racist and you always have been. In your small mind white Brits are ok but the darker the skin colour the worse you feel. The further the distance they are away from Ireland the more upset you become. The closer to the Equator the more it hurts your simple mind.

You're a racist, Catalpa. Sue me. You won't because you know I'm absolutely spot on. I think everyone else knows that too.

You are some tulip. So, because Catalpa opposes mass immigration that makes him a racist?

Tighter immigration policy favoured by 66% - poll - The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Are they all racists too?

[Pastradamus]

I wouldn't consider the British to be our biggest group of immigrants - far more Poles here these days than Brits.

And most of those 'Brits' who move over here either have Irish roots or an Irish spouse/partner.

Since 2004 Polish Immigrants have accounted for our largest Influx of Immigrants but Brits still remain our largest immigrant group most of whom have intregrated into Irish society spectactularly well. Even getting Irish accents so they're less easier to point out. That fact that you stated they have Irish roots have nothing to do with the argument, they're still immigrants which should be welcomed regardless of roots or spouse.

[Thranduil]

No, they're aren't. Brits far outnumber immigrants from anywhere else. I'd like to know who you refer to when you say 'we do'. Is that an imaginary lil group you're part of? You are a selective racist and you always have been. In your small mind white Brits are ok but the darker the skin colour the worse you feel. The further the distance they are away from Ireland the more upset you become. The closer to the Equator the more it hurts your simple mind.

You're a racist, Catalpa. Sue me. You won't because you know I'm absolutely spot on. I think everyone else knows that too.

Is there not an argument that the more 'like us' potential immigrants are, the better it is for Irish society overall? The issue of the adaptability of certain cultures to Ireland is a valid one for anyone to raise. Personally i hate the mere thought of multiculturalism (multiple cultures), all incomers should leave almost all of their culture at the door - certainly the state must not accomodate foreign cultural edifices if they have a macro transforming effect on Ireland. If there is a movement of people into Ireland it must become integrated into Irish ways completely. This happens to be a lot easier for say... Brits (Dublin for example is on a global scale.... indistinguishable from say... Liverpool) than it is for people living close to the equator which you mention. There are also practical reasons, the flow of people between Ireland and the UK is a two way flow, Irish people found work in Britain when times were bad here before and today there are Irish people benefitting from living in Britain... I am not sure the same applies to many of the other nationalities that have a huge presence here.

[Tiernanator]

You are some tulip. So, because Catalpa opposes mass immigration that makes him a racist?

Tighter immigration policy favoured by 66% - poll - The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 10, 2008

Are they all racists too?

I have to agree. While I don't agree with all that Catalpa says on the issue of migration. There is no way that he could be described as racist Staropramen. Throughout the globe indigenous populations are expressing similar views to Catalpa. It is called being concerned for your own nation. I personally reject all racism, racist attitudes and all types of discrimination against people who have settled in Ireland. They are here now and we must accomodate and assimilate them into our society. However would I have invited them here in the first place? The answer is a resounding no.