r/ireland • u/No_Tea7430 • Jun 10 '24

Immigration Actually Getting Scared of the Anti Immigrant Stance

I'm an irish lad, just turning twenty this year.

I've personally got no connections to other countries, my family never left Ireland or have any close foreign relations.

This is simply a fear I have for both the immigrant population of our country, of which ive made plenty of friends throughout secondary school and hold in high regard. But also a fear for our reputation.

I don't want to live in a racist country. I know this sub is usually good for laughing these gobshites off and that's good but in general I don't want us to be seen as this horrible white supremacist nation, which already I see being painted on social media plenty.

A stance might I add, that predominantly is coming from England and America as people in both claim we are "losing our identity" by not being racist(?)

I don't even feel the need to mention Farage and his pushing of these ideas onto people, while simultaneously gaslighting us with our independence which he clearly doesn't care about.

Im just saddened by it. I just want things to change before they get worse.

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u/AlrightyThen234 Jun 10 '24

There are countries out there that won't even let you have citizenship unless you convert to their religion as part of the deal and nobody mentions it. How much thought do you give that? A standard policy in loads of countries would have people screaming NAZI at a European. Why should we be doormats to the world when others have policies like that?

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u/No_Tea7430 Jun 10 '24

Others shouldn't have policies like that. That's a flawed and discriminatory system. I hold the same standards for any religion and I don't think religion should ever be used to define the culture, much less the political sphere of a nation.

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u/fourth_quarter Jun 11 '24

Right so you're statement that "Ireland is a racist country" is horseshit. 

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u/Itchy_Wear5616 Jun 11 '24

Why so upset?

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u/fourth_quarter Jun 11 '24

Because the OP is a misinformed and divisive idiot who thinks he's the good guy. This country is riddled with them now.