White Nationalist Party/ Combat 18

by Anti Fascist Mon May 03, 2004 17:01

Great work

keep it up

NO PASARAN

by notocapitalism Mon May 03, 2004 19:07

The "Freedom" Institute seems to be another Irish fascist group.

They want to get rid of the minimum wage, get rid of the smoking ban, ban women from golf clubs and amoung other things get rid of development aid for third world countrys.

by Maratist - Galway Grassroots Tue May 04, 2004 17:36

"Freedom" Institute ...err no they are not Fascist, right wing, silly kids judging by Waghorne, but Fascist no - err it supports state intervention in the economy for starters...- don't abuse the term.

by one of imc irl Tue May 04, 2004 22:55

Almost a decade ago, my grandfather died from lung cancer. For a man who smoked since he was five, reaching the age of 78 was quite an achievement. Had he given up in time, little seemed to be in the way of him living many more years. I, myself, do not smoke, and I never have. Very few of my friends do. I am not that fond of pubs or clubs, and I am no friend of the LVA or IVA cartel. I have no problem admitting that an environment in which breathing is easier, and one does not smell of someone else's smoke, is appealing. However, I am ardently opposed to the incoming smoking ban coming into pubs in January. The idea of fighting legislation that in no way directly affects them comes as a surprise to most people. It makes even less sense to people the fact that they dispute something that would appear only to benefit them. Some might kick up a fuss (key: rant about it in a pub) when legislation arrives that is set to impinge on their enjoyments, but the Rosa Parks in them ends there. This ideology is best challenged by the Rev. Martin Niemoller. He wrote, in 1945, "First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me." It is a simple statement to understand, but it takes a certain view of the workings of the State to put into practice. While there appears to be little support in Ireland for a limitation of the power of the State, few could disagree that State-intervention - particularly in our social lives - has grown dramatically in the last decade. The Rev. Niemoller's statement serves as a perfect argument for those who are wary of this growth. It is especially salient for those who believe that this trend is continuous, rather than, in some way, about to plateau. The idea that a State agency will cease to operate at some point defies all history. As Ronald Reagan said, "a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth." That there will ever be a point when its job will be done is naïve. What has been so remarkable since news of this ban broke is the malicious streak in so many Irish people. The sheer joy in which so many discuss this ban or that, one new tax or another, smacks of a underlying desire to control those around them. Not all on the "Banned Wagon" are quite so spiteful, but just think they are genuinely "doing good". Returning to the Rev. Niemoller's warnings, it makes little difference in the end: disinterest and agreement both count as endorsement. Still, it appears that the ability to inflict such laws upon those that irritate us is too good to resist. But why resist? Why not hand our ministers more and more power to enact laws that will make our lives safer? But, the hope that society will ever be "safe" is quite impossible. There will always be unnecessary deaths and pointless accidents. There will always be misfortune and pain brought on by bad decisions and poor luck. For the decades leading up to the late-80s, there was fantastic ground made in record-setting for the 100 meters dash. Olympians of 1896 would have been destroyed by schoolboys in the 1986. But then things calmed down: the strides made in training, diet and psychology had pretty much peaked, leaving the athlete to fight over 1,000's of a second thereafter. And that is where we are in Health and Safety initiatives. Where house fires and per-vehicle road deaths are at levels scarcely believable a few decades ago, whatever gains may be made from now on will be minute. And yet, the Nanny State would have us believe things have never been so nasty. You can be sure they will stop at nothing to plunge shocking amounts of money - as with the sprinter, desperately attempting to shave 3/1,000's of a second off his best - to "improve standards of safety".

by Peter Nolan - Freedom Institute Sat Jul 09, 2005 01:53 peter.nolan at freedominst dot org

Try having a look at our site for yourselves and see if were fascists, so that you don't have to rely on the slanders posted here by cowards who won't even dare put their names to their brain turds.