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| [LaughingWolf] Part of my family is from Ireland, and I appreciate Irish contributions to the world. Heck, the enclosed Catholic confessional came from the Irish I’m told (by an Irish priest no less). However, there comes a time when you have to let rubbish go; and, to call the current leadership and government of Ireland rubbish is to insult every midden heap and landfill in the world. They are a disgusting lot, and you should pay attention to the ethnic and religious makeup (and how few generations they’ve been in Ireland) of many of them. As I noted in the previous post, the despicable fascista midget serving as president had Jews removed from the Holocaust Memorial service yesterday, with his goons dragging a pregnant Jewish woman out by the arms. My understanding was that he has been asked by the Jewish community not to attend, but did anyway just to be the largest anti-Semitic ass he could possibly be. Suspect he’s more than happy that many Jews are fleeing Ireland (and I strongly suggest they do as this guy would be right at home in the Third Reich and I suspect he mourns that they no longer exist). Made the decision a few weeks ago to stop buying Irish products, but decided to go public with it after yesterday. Kerrygold butter? Not any more. Plugra is as good, costs a little less, and is made here in the US I think. Alcohol? On the stout front, America as a large abundance of good stouts, not to mention craft beers, that are flat-out better than Guinness. It may be heresy to some, but Guinness mostly coasts on reputation. Diageo is the owner and is not Irish, but promotes it as an Irish brand. Had just been introduced to an independent Irish distiller, but Irish whiskey is off the list. Frankly, lots of small independents to explore here, and I would offer that Scotch was the better choice usually. Again, easy choice to make and I won’t suffer for doing without. Irish wool and fabrics? Eh, check out this U.S. company that I’ve heard good things about. Again and again there are a lot of good options here to check out, and you would be helping small U.S. businesses. Seriously, it may not make a huge difference but it is something I can do. I don’t have to support Nazi-loving politicians. I can instead invest in American products and small American businesses. Hope you join me in so doing, as if enough of us do, it might help make a difference. |
| Posted by:Grom the Affective |
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… by the tiny Irish Jewish community not to attend and defile this event, seeing as he is an obsessed anti-Zionist who never found an antisemite he wouldn't mourn or embrace. He came and lectured Jews anyway. Some who objected to his trivialization of the Holocaust and his conflation of it with the (fake) "famine" in Gaza, were dragged out. Free tip: Antisemitic nations fail. Don't bet on Ireland. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-01-29 20:13 |
| #4 Falfurrias has been our butter of choice. From Texas. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2025-01-29 15:51 |
| #3 Leaders of feared Kinahan drugs cartel face being deported from the UAE to Ireland to face murder, drug-smuggling and firearms charges |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-29 07:44 |
| #2 Some are working around it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-29 07:31 |
| #1 I started drinking Tullamore Dew just a couple of months ago and buying Kerry's for a few years now..used to be $4.69 and in some places now it's $6.29..and that increase only in a little more than a year. I had Plugra before and it ain't Kerry's. Plugra is a Texas company. |
| Posted by: Ulailet+Thud3602 2025-01-29 07:02 |