The Green Party (1 Viewer)

[Keeror]

Arethe Greens deliberately trying to screw things up in the wake of their best election result ever?

- John Gormley speaking at an SWP rally in a few weeks.
- Chaining themselves to trees, long after the time had passed to influence the O'Connell St. plan.
- Siding with the Nazis, the ultra-Catholics, the SWP (again) on Nice.

I get the feeling they'd be happier writing cranky letters to the editor of the Irish Times than dealing with some modicum of real power.

 

[billygannon]

I'm in the Greens, and I have to admit I'm disillusioned. They've got a terrible party structure.

 

[Keeror]

But Billy, you're a professional capitalist!

 

[billygannon]

Exactly.

I'm winning friends with my new slogan for the Greens: "Commies, cut your hair and get a job"

 

[IFF]

is it me or does trevor sergeant remind anyone else of a gnome with the way he looks and sounds

 

[potlatch]

Billy, you didn't get one of those Green Party jobs what were advertised in the paper did you?

 

[silo]

Originally posted by potlatch
Billy, you didn't get one of those Green Party jobs what were advertised in the paper did you?

 

[InsidePoint]

I voted for the Greens in the last election. Quite down the list I must admit - about 5th or 6th choice, but I have to say that yer wan Patricia McKenna has made me think twice about ever voting for them again. I would hope that the Green Party are not a left/right party, but rather a party that would support economic progress and development, while supporting "green" issues. Alas, it seems that they're almost as far left as (spit) Sinn Féin, with Patricia McKenna leading the charge.

Their No Fúcking No stance on Nice was also quite annoying - they got a large vote from the Dun Laoghaire consituency in the last election, yet it was in that constituency that the Yes vote was largest in the country. I imagine a large number of their members voted Yes to Nice...
http://www.unison.ie/features/nicetreaty/stories.php?ca=268&si=851652
According to the Western People , the "‘No’ campaign is only attracting 27% of the Green Party supporters". Also, didn't a prominent Green Party member break ranks before the referendum and complain about the parties stance on Nice. Not to mention the fact that every other European Green Party was pro-Nice...

Personally, I believe the Greens were mainly anti-Nice for publicity reasons.

 

[Keeror]

Originally posted by InsidePoint
Personally, I believe the Greens were mainly anti-Nice for publicity reasons.

Yeah, they haven't quite figured out that getting your picture in the paper and being an effective politician that people will vote for aren't exactly the same thing.
Especially if you've got Patricia McKenna's eyes.