LET TERS Liberals need to look in the mirror after big No vote
WHILE it was satisfying to see ‘modern/liberal’ Ireland have its nose put out of joint by the recent week’s referendums, a number of issues arise.
In general terms the result highlights the sinister influence of a ‘far left/liberal’ mentality in sections of our society.
Firstly, in a classic case of the tail wagging the dog, the majority of NGOs (supposedly there to exert a degree of independence from government and represent all of the people) quite blatantly canvassed strongly for a Yes vote in the referendums.
This would indicate that these entities are in fact totally unrepresentative of society and have been infiltrated by ideological left-wing zealots.
We have also been subject to quite a degree of pompous lecturing by many in the legal establishment, in long-winded, condescending letters to the editor, seeking to bore us into submission post referendum, chiding us for our stupidity.
Not unexpectedly, some of Ireland’s leading female journalists haven’t taken the result at all well and are not best pleased with their sisters who betrayed the cause. Hell hath no fury...
Sadly, though predictably, the only part of Ireland to toe the establishment line and do as they were told were the good citizens of Dún Laoghaire. Must be something in the water out there.
Maybe the result will lead to a degree of introspection by the left/liberal ideologues who seem to pull the strings in Ireland, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
The post-referendum reaction is not promising.
Expect more of the same. ERIC CONWAY, by email.
ERIC Conway’s admiration for Marjorie Taylor Greene (Letters) is bizarre.
This is a woman who repeats absurd conspiracy theories.
Emily Maitlis asked her a valid question, as Taylor Greene actually did make lunatic remarks about Jewish space lasers. She also went on video and called Joe Biden vile names. She behaves appallingly in the House, and grandstands but achieves little. She is not a woman who deserves admiration from anyone.
SEAN HEALY, Waterford.
THE link between animal cruelty and violence against humans was highlighted again recently by the shocking case in the UK of a woman dubbed the ‘cat killer’.
She live-streamed the torture and killing of a much-loved family pet just months before she randomly killed a man who was out walking.
Studies over the decades have shown that those who subject animals to deliberate torment for pleasure are at serious risk of switching their attention to humans at a later stage.
Recently Sky News highlighted how young children in parts of Britain routinely kill birds and animals and upload footage of their actions online, gloating about the cruelty.
One hears about similar depressing trends in Ireland. Cats, dogs, donkeys, and birds of all sorts are targeted. One wonders what effect this behaviour will have on the perpetrators. And where are the parents of these children? They need to rein in their errant offspring and wean them off this horrific proclivity.
We need to take the protection of animals more seriously. Recreational cruelty poses a threat to all of us, apart from the distress and undeserved suffering it causes to creatures that have done us no harm and in fact enrich our lives in so many ways, whether as domestic pets in our homes, or just by getting on with their humble existence in the wild. So let’s give the red card to the mistreatment of animals. It’s a disease that infects human society and diminishes all of us. JOHN FITZGERALD, Callan, Co. Kilkenny.