Heyday - Call for a General Election in Ireland - Saturday 24/04/2010 @ 12 Noon

[donwan99]

shittey little signs



[homer091]

I'm saying that one persons company would eventually expand and grow so much that it would own 80 percent of irelands business. worst case scenario, this person is a tyrant and has us all working in sweat shops for 10 cent and hour.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 That's just paranoia, an intellectually facile way of puttng obstacles in the way, competition would stop that from happening anyway, do you think one tyrant would even be capable of going against every employees wishes. It wouldn't be in his interests. It's hard enough getting people on the dole off of it to work.

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

1913 Lock-out

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 I know, didn't last did it? and eventually ended up being very bad for business and made unions stronger and less likely to be broken. Now they are just bought out withing capitalist democracy.

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

There's a reason that laws are put in place to stop employers and business owners doing whatever they want. Those laws are for the good of the people and have been around long before the boom. It is unbelievably naive for you to think that companies wouldn't exploit Ireland for cheap labor. The same ass holes who are fucking up the world now are still going to exist in a minarchist society.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 There are still laws in a Minarchist society. 

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

Barely. It's anarchism for pacifists and when all the major gangs and mafias make it there headquaters because of the unregulated sex and drug trades you'll see the peace go right out the window. Just look at the drug war in Mexico.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

So when you elect the next set of gombeens and you're unhappy with them, what then? The problem is we've been fooled into thinking that marking an X beside someone's name every 4 years is actual and genuine "choice" or "change" and acts as enough personal responsibility to run a society. Democracy is dead, time to look at other options to the establishment.

This is the true change that needs to happen. Stand up for yourself, stop looking for personalities to lead your country and yourselves.

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

Thats called anarchism. Countries that practice anarchism; Chad, Somalia and a handful of other shitty, war torn, African countries.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 If you think there are no other alternatives to democracy other than anarchism and any other "ism", your more in the dark than ever.

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

What do you think is a better alternative to democracy?

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 Minarchism, we're a small country, we don't need a gigantic leviathan government that employs half the workforce indirectly. If democracy -which doesn't actually exist or work in the majority of western countries, certainly not our own, because of a rich elite with the politicians in their back pocket- is all anyone has been educated to know, how can they criticise and say an alternative can't work?

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

Minarchism would never pass. Basically all the people who are unemployed now would be taken off the dole. Crime sky rockets. Police state. Revolution. Back to square one.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 You don't automatically change a political system overnight, it takes at least 2-3 generations for a new one to take hold, have you not studied history? You don't think that "democracy" was freshly delivered early on a Monday morning? Your attitude is typical of a calcified belief in no alternatives, you continually put obstacles in the way of any new ideas. I'm not saying Minarchism is the right way but we need to try something else cos democracy has gotten us nowhere, it doesn't suit

[homer091]

@THEFRANKLINFILM

There's just no way it would be sustainable. My mind floods with reason why it wouldn't work whenever I think about it. By privatising everything a monopoly will eventually own the country. There'll be no system in place to help the desperate. The sex and drug trades will blow up. Hundreds of thousands if not millions will immigrate. Private schooling and healthcare. It's completely regressive and it's the perfect environment for the likes of Brian Cowen. Undiluted capitalism.

[THEFRANKLINFILM]

@homer091 are you saying a monopoly "doesn't" own the country?, a monopoly that gives you less power to change it.

[D3CKY09]

See the guy in the backround at 1:15

[pmann12345]

a boy willie darcy's

[peadar087]

Whats happening in Ballina??

[peadar087]

Whats happening in Ballina??

[cunobelinusX31]

Anything in Wexford? I admire what you doing, If I can help I will!

[ribeirodemenezes]

Please join the Facebook group

People who think this government should resign

Thank you!

[ribeirodemenezes]

Please join the Facebook group People who think this government should resign

[GrittyMcCheese]

Didn't know ye were videoing us. Thought ye were takin photos.

SLYBALLS.

[Croga15]

@GrittyMcCheese absolute slyballs

[cathalfurey1]

@GrittyMcCheese I though I told everyone that I was shooting video. Took some photos too. My apologies if there was any misunderstanding!

[sushidagr8in2kaii8]

Me at 1:49 ^^ Whooooo :L

[MyLolaD]

If you think we need a revolution, please start one. Failing that, this looks great. I know the opposition doesn't look too attractive but they cannot be worse. We NEED change, for our spirits, for our hope of any prospect of staying in this country without feeling disgusted with ourselves and resentful of everyone else.

[cathalfurey1]

That's the spirit Colm!!

[jack6224]

@cathalfurey1

Is there anything in on in Cork?? where??

[cathalfurey1]

@jack6224 Yes Jack, 12 noon on Saturday on Patrick's Street, near the Father Matthew statue. The taxi drivers seem to be on board so should be plenty of noise!

[colmbrazel]

car horns, house alarms, drums, music! We need an election NOW!

[ThomasB1944]

A general Election is the First Step in correctiong the corruption and injustice that has ruined this country. A fresh mandate for a new government will help the stability of the coutry and the economy, we are in Limbo now.

Everyone is wondering will the newest scandal bring forward the election, and these are getting more frequent/

[iEffluo]

Political instability is not what we need right now

[10jnott]

Ireland needs a social & political REVOLUTION...! An election will change nothing, FG & Labour will only deliver the same Neo-Liberal Imposed austerity that FF have because they will also be subservient to the 'Markets' and the International Money Masters...

I understand people's anger and enthusiasm to do something, but an election which will deliver a right-wing pro market, pro capitalist, neo-liberal coalition of Labour/FG will sadly change nothing...

Re-think my friends...

[jack6224]

@10jnott

To quote a great Irish man: People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

[neilwe]

A good follow-on protest, on financial reform, to this one is taking place at 2.00pm outside Anglo-Irish Bank, Stephen's Green, organised by Labour Youth and PES Activists. Would be great if anyone attending this protest could make it along.

[sep78]

Very good video!