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Living in a sick society

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Saturday July 26, 2003 15:09

by rooster

LAST year our Department of Health spent more than £300,000 on the Irish language. Now that's what I call really sick. But this was a policy instigated by a Sinn Fein Minister.

Therefore, for any of the rest of us to suggest it is a complete waste of good money which could be better spent on the needy would mean being labelled a bigot.

Which is why the media and our political representatives are so coy about condemning it. How sick is that?

Spending Health Service money on Irish is just another symptom of how badly our community is gripped by terminal symbolism.

It's not even a question of "think of all the operations £300,000 could have paid for."

Just think of all the Irish text books it could have bought for schools. At least then it wouldn't have been such a shameful, sickening waste.

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#	Title	Author	Date
1	How	How	Sat Jul 26, 2003 15:16
2	and horror	oh shock	Sat Jul 26, 2003 15:26
3	oops	and horror	Sat Jul 26, 2003 15:29
4	living in a Sick and Old and Weak Society	iosaf	Sat Jul 26, 2003 16:26
5	Not really IOSAF	rooster	Sat Jul 26, 2003 17:01
6	ROOSTER!	iosaf	Sat Jul 26, 2003 17:56
7	Many people	Seáinín	Sat Jul 26, 2003 21:18
8	Re. Forced to speak English	mr. aggro	Sun Jul 27, 2003 00:20
9	Re. Many people	mr. aggro	Sun Jul 27, 2003 00:23
10	You just have to look at mr.aggro's reply	Seáinín	Sun Jul 27, 2003 02:40
11	Re. Forced by economic circumstances	mr. aggro	Sun Jul 27, 2003 12:00
12	Re. stormont health dept. is "your" health dept.	sir edward carson	Sun Jul 27, 2003 16:11
13	I agree that it's a waste Rooster,	Badman	Sun Jul 27, 2003 19:42
14	Seanin	Dr at large	Mon Jul 28, 2003 01:33
15	The language	Seáinín	Mon Jul 28, 2003 02:21
16	prefer the C of I.	iosaf	Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:22
17	For Mr aggro	Seán	Mon Jul 28, 2003 16:58
18	Who is the blinkered one?	guess who	Mon Jul 28, 2003 23:37
19	Re. psychological damage	mr. aggro	Mon Jul 28, 2003 23:40
20	Spondeen's Point is that ...	BlackPope	Tue Jul 29, 2003 18:56
21	Black Pope seems too far gone	Seáinín	Tue Jul 29, 2003 23:05
22	Fake Pious Concern Does NOT suffice, Spondeen!!	BlackPope	Thu Jul 31, 2003 02:47

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