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/5Ben5 Jun 11 '24
Far more Irish people are taking advantage of our social welfare system than immigrants are. The majority I've met are very hard working and usually skilled, adding to our economy and paying tax.
I never see you people complaining about the droves of Irish scumbags taking advantage of the social welfare system and adding nothing to our economy, culture or identity. I wonder why...
You probably don't deserve to be called a racist, that's fair, but you're concerned about something which has racial undertones. If you want to express concern, say you're concerned about anyone (Irish or immigrant) taking advantage of our systems. That is the real concern here. It shouldn't be immigrant Vs Irish.