Ireland branded 'the ultimate defence freeloader in report
Ireland branded 'the ultimate defence freeloader in report
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accuses the country of failing to uphold its responsibilities in safeguarding Europe’s northwestern borders.
Who do these military industrial complex shills expect to attack Europe from the northwest? Greenland? The fucking ocean? 🙄
Do I honestly have to tell you that many nasty things can indeed pop up from beneath the waves? That nuclear-powered submarines can travel vast distances without surfacing?
Ireland is nr. 3 in the EU in raw GDP per capita, bested only by Switzerland and Luxembourg. Yes there's a lot of letterbox firms, it's a tax haven, but even if you'd have to halve their number to correct for that, they're still just as rich as the UK and France.
How has the invasion of Ukraine not woken you up yet? Do you live on a different continent?
Do I honestly have to tell you that many nasty things can indeed pop up from beneath the waves? That nuclear-powered submarines can travel vast distances without surfacing?
Nope, but it's still bullshit shilling for the MIC to demand that neutral to semi-neutral Ireland waste a shitload of resources on military conflicts that have nothing to do with them.
Yes there's a lot of letterbox firms, it's a tax haven, but even if you'd have to halve their number to correct for that, they're still just as rich as the UK and France.
Yeah, that's absolute horseshit. Ireland is NOWHERE NEAR as rich as the likes of France and the UK. The latter did their best to make sure of that for hundreds of years. National generational poverty from colonialism sucking a country dry doesn't just happen in Africa, you know..
How has the invasion of Ukraine not woken you up yet? Do you live on a different continent?
The invasion of Ukraine, while of course awful and a cavalcade of war crimes, is NOT a reason to aggressively militarize the entire world.
I know that your establishment media is spinning it like it does (which is the case here in Denmark too), but a world already suffering from increasing inequality due to continuing rightwards political drift and the resulting robber baron since the turn of the millennium does NOT become more secure or more prosperous by everyone wasting more much-needed resources on their militaries.
“Neutral” to what, precisely? Ireland is one of only 8% of countries on this planet that are still considered full democracies, a number that’s rapidly dwindling as the authoritarians gain political ground. And you think Ireland should be “neutral” to the piecemeal extirpation of democratic civilization because, what, Russia and China and the fascists in the US and Europe will just leave Ireland alone?? That we shouldn’t have active deterrents? Nobody is asking Ireland to go to war. They’re asked to be able to defend themselves.
“Neutral” to what, precisely?
The saber rattling of imperialist hegemonies.
democracies, a number that continues to fall as the authoritarians gain political ground
Authoritarians are the ones driving the remilitarization of Europe ffs!
“neutral” to the piecemeal extirpation of democracy
On the contrary. The authoritarianism, increasing profiteering, and militarism of the richest countries in the world is a MUCH bigger threat to democracy than a country that had an economy the size of Italy's BEFORE they decided to demolish it by going all in on an unwinnable proxy war against the entire Western world.
As for China, they're nowhere near as much of a threat to other countries as Western authoritarians and their fanboys such as yourself keep pretending. Their economy is wholly dependent on trade with the west and as such, they're constrained from becoming the existential threat warmongers and xenophobes keep painting them as.
As for US fascists, they're the ones that started the whole militarization frenzy and also, along with the corrupt Neoliberals on the other side of the aisle who are also taking bribes from the MIC, the ones who benefit from it the most.
Portraying "the others" as an existential threat and focusing heavily on military strength is exactly how fascists gain and retain power.
Russia and China and the fascists in the US and Europe will just leave Ireland alone?
With the exception of the latter, yes. They will. You're falling for xenophobic gaslighting meant to make you compliant by first making you paranoid.
Are you actually this stupid or just shilling?
I could ask you the same but I already know the answer. Whether on purpose or as a useful idiot, you're aiding the fascists you claim to oppose with your fearmongering and militarism.
It sounds like Ireland isn’t producing any munitions or weapons and only has one boat in its navy that’s currently operational. Even if an attack isn’t expected in the NW side it’s clear that Ireland would be of no help to the EU in the event of an attack. Which unfortunately is becoming more of a reality. I think it’s safe to ask for some defense support, but obviously we don’t want countries to over militarize. There’s a fine line between a defensive military and an offensive military.
Even if an attack isn’t expected in the NW side
Understatement of the year!
Ireland would be of no help to the EU in the event of an attack.
They wouldn't be of much help if penguins mobilize to conquer Argentina and Chile, which is about as likely.
Which unfortunately is becoming more of a reality.
Nope. That's not going to happen. You've fallen for the military industrial complex PR fearmongering.
I think it’s safe to ask for some defense support
Sure, it's safe to ask, but it's also wise for Ireland to say no. They have enough problems without wasting resources that are desperately needed elsewhere on unnecessarily enriching arms dealers.
obviously we don’t want countries to over militarize
Except that's exactly what you've been arguing for until now and I suspect you'll resume doing so in your very next sentence.
There’s a fine line between a defensive military and an offensive military.
Not really that fine, no. A defensive military is what's needed to defend your own country and any vulnerable and undermilitarized country that you might be allied with.
Ireland, not being in danger itself and only being allied with overmilitarized countries, has already slightly exceeded that and is under no real obligation to provide for imperialist saber rattling.
This guy must be trolling.
Hope he is at least getting paid for it. Otherwise it is even sadder.