I have the liberty of writing this blog at 10am due to the fact I was told to strike and join a picket from midday. 250,000 people are protesting against inevitable pay cuts and the union movement behind these workers are ready for the mother of all public fights!
As I see it we had this property scam in Ireland which I'd compare with the fear instilled into the American people by the Bush Administration. The scam was all consuming. If you didn't buy a property you were seen as a Muppet and a pauper. If your loved one bought a property it was seen as a great achievement paralleling the birth of a child or an engagement. We felt deadly signing away our money to banks for forty years! These people need their wages to pay for their house and will do everything possible to keep their house! These people are angry!
Owen Brady - Angry
Today Ireland comes to a halt out of sheer anger. To air an opposing feeling is not trendy. We hate the smug bankers living in their parallel fantasy world. We hate them politicians who flirted with that fantasy world. Our only hope is that this strike today influences the plastic politicians on this country.
Phil Lynott - Ode to Liberty [The Protest Song]
I went to Stephen James Smith's The Glor Sessions last night where a whole host of amazing talent gathered to live life the way it should be. Performing were Elder Roche, Jinx Lennon, Fiach, Enda Reilly, Pearse McGloughlin, Garry O'Brien and poets Marty Mulligan, Kalle Ryan and Colm Keegan and many many more. These people represent real life in the now and was the most enjoyable night I've had in ages. The people I'm joining at 12 am are disillusioned!
Sinéad Lohan - Disillusioned
Here's a music video which reflects what I'm talking about;
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