Comments on: “THIS GOVERNMENT BETTER LISTEN TO US: WE ARE THE CEOs OF THE FUTURE” http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Thu, 24 May 2012 09:15:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73377 Conor McCabe Sun, 30 May 2010 18:44:08 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73377 Oh it was a joke alright. Oh it was a joke alright.

]]> By: Anna http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73375 Anna Sun, 30 May 2010 17:40:05 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73375 Really I thought it was a joke, the passage about the "future CEO's". Im pretty sure it was. Really I thought it was a joke, the passage about the “future CEO’s”. Im pretty sure it was.

]]> By: Shane http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73368 Shane Sat, 29 May 2010 17:22:46 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73368 I might be missing something, but what's the deal with the complete lack of the Jiggins and the Socialist Party? Are their members present as the Canal Communities or something? I might be missing something, but what’s the deal with the complete lack of the Jiggins and the Socialist Party? Are their members present as the Canal Communities or something?

]]> By: Jimmy McNulty http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73345 Jimmy McNulty Thu, 27 May 2010 20:32:10 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73345 The strangest thing about the last demo was Kieran Allen striding around in front of the speaker's platform with his arms behind his back like Stringer Bell, smiling, saying 'here, here' and occasionally clapping away to himself. Over on the SWP site he is saying he is surprised by the Garda presence on the marches: funny, there was fuck all of them on the first demo, until 10 toolboxes tried to run into the Dail carpark. Mind you, they'll be back to single figures in a few weeks because I can't see these demos getting any bigger unless Cowan and Seanie Fitz are caught robbing the poor box out of a church or something. The strangest thing about the last demo was Kieran Allen striding around in front of the speaker’s platform with his arms behind his back like Stringer Bell, smiling, saying ‘here, here’ and occasionally clapping away to himself. Over on the SWP site he is saying he is surprised by the Garda presence on the marches: funny, there was fuck all of them on the first demo, until 10 toolboxes tried to run into the Dail carpark. Mind you, they’ll be back to single figures in a few weeks because I can’t see these demos getting any bigger unless Cowan and Seanie Fitz are caught robbing the poor box out of a church or something.

]]> By: LeftAtTheCross http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73336 LeftAtTheCross Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:36 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73336 Yep, he was an eejit alright. But we were all young once and sometimes enthusiastic beyond our oral capabilities. Not all the speakers were eejits though, some of them over the past few weeks have been spot on. Have to say I'm not a huge fan of the "They say cutbacks, we say fightback" chanting. There were a lot of people amost foaming at the mouth during that part of the thing. It awoke a childhood memory of the robotic mass repetition of prayers during mass. Yep, he was an eejit alright. But we were all young once and sometimes enthusiastic beyond our oral capabilities.

Not all the speakers were eejits though, some of them over the past few weeks have been spot on.

Have to say I’m not a huge fan of the “They say cutbacks, we say fightback” chanting. There were a lot of people amost foaming at the mouth during that part of the thing. It awoke a childhood memory of the robotic mass repetition of prayers during mass.

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73334 Conor McCabe Thu, 27 May 2010 07:59:02 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73334 I don't think surprise is the tone of the post Seán. I do find it hilarious that the SWP - sorry the "right to work campaign" - thought it a good idea to let the muppet speak in the first place. It is pro forma for the SWP, though - students are radicals, 1917 Russia is the only logical blueprint for dissent in the 21st century, the Irish working class needs to be patronised with tabloid explanations of what is going on and gaudy posters, lots of zombie metaphors, etc, etc, etc. In the workers' party, Gilmore and Rabbitte were known as the "student princes", and were never really trusted. Gilmore and Rabbitte, however, had the good sense to mask their CEO ambitions in front of the party faithful. No such cop-on here! I don’t think surprise is the tone of the post Seán. I do find it hilarious that the SWP - sorry the “right to work campaign” - thought it a good idea to let the muppet speak in the first place. It is pro forma for the SWP, though - students are radicals, 1917 Russia is the only logical blueprint for dissent in the 21st century, the Irish working class needs to be patronised with tabloid explanations of what is going on and gaudy posters, lots of zombie metaphors, etc, etc, etc.

In the workers’ party, Gilmore and Rabbitte were known as the “student princes”, and were never really trusted. Gilmore and Rabbitte, however, had the good sense to mask their CEO ambitions in front of the party faithful. No such cop-on here!

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73333 Conor McCabe Thu, 27 May 2010 07:43:45 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73333 Sometimes the SWP is like the kid in the school band who has the one note to play on the tuba in the end of the school year concert, and manages to hit it flat. "da da da da da da da PHRRFPTT." 200 parents all grimace and go "ah, well, at least they gave him the tuba." Sometimes the SWP is like the kid in the school band who has the one note to play on the tuba in the end of the school year concert, and manages to hit it flat. “da da da da da da da PHRRFPTT.” 200 parents all grimace and go “ah, well, at least they gave him the tuba.”

]]> By: Sean Baite http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73332 Sean Baite Thu, 27 May 2010 07:43:21 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73332 I also see there's a rather tall spy from evil multinational corporation Exxon (Texaco) on the right of your first photo. I also see there’s a rather tall spy from evil multinational corporation Exxon (Texaco) on the right of your first photo.

]]> By: Sean Baite http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73331 Sean Baite Thu, 27 May 2010 07:41:28 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73331 You sure he didn't say the 'ELOs of the future' Conor - as that certainly looks like Mr. Blue Sky in the background. Seriously though, are you really surprised that somebody putting their foot on the first rung of the 'politics' (left, right, centre or arseways) stepladder would eventually be foreseeing themselves in a position where they can bully, manipulate, abuse their power and generally make other people's lives a misery ?? I seem to vaguely remember talking to ye fairly often about this cliché back in the day - probably while arguing with ye over who got to use the loudhailer (or whatever they call those yokes) You sure he didn’t say the ‘ELOs of the future’ Conor - as that certainly looks like Mr. Blue Sky in the background.

Seriously though, are you really surprised that somebody putting their foot on the first rung of the ‘politics’ (left, right, centre or arseways) stepladder would eventually be foreseeing themselves in a position where they can bully, manipulate, abuse their power and generally make other people’s lives a misery ??
I seem to vaguely remember talking to ye fairly often about this cliché back in the day - probably while arguing with ye over who got to use the loudhailer (or whatever they call those yokes)

]]> By: Hugh Green http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73328 Hugh Green Thu, 27 May 2010 07:06:01 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/05/26/the-government-needs-to-listen-to-us-we-are-the-ceos-of-the-future/#comment-73328 Hilarious. Last year I was at an anti-NAMA demonstration organised by the usual suspects and they had some fella from something called the Irish People's Union speaking. And one of the first things he said was 'A lot of people ask me what the Irish People's Union is about. And I say: that's exactly what it's about: Irish! People's! Union!'. Then he started to talk about how he employed 7 people and he was proud to be an employer, which didn't seem to go down too well. Then he said he was sorry someone (Dave?) couldn't be here, because he was 'the brainchild of the Irish People's Union', at which point I imagined some sort of Frankenstein figure. Then he started going HRROOOAARGHH! into the mic a few times, which went down a bit better. I could have the chronology wrong here. Hilarious. Last year I was at an anti-NAMA demonstration organised by the usual suspects and they had some fella from something called the Irish People’s Union speaking. And one of the first things he said was ‘A lot of people ask me what the Irish People’s Union is about. And I say: that’s exactly what it’s about: Irish! People’s! Union!’. Then he started to talk about how he employed 7 people and he was proud to be an employer, which didn’t seem to go down too well. Then he said he was sorry someone (Dave?) couldn’t be here, because he was ‘the brainchild of the Irish People’s Union’, at which point I imagined some sort of Frankenstein figure. Then he started going HRROOOAARGHH! into the mic a few times, which went down a bit better. I could have the chronology wrong here.

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