Can Life Prevail?

Little known outside of Scandinavia, Pentti Linkola is a voice that deserves a wide audience. Revered amongst radical environmentalists for his uncompromising stance on a variety of issues and for his works that show the breadth of his vision. Linkola shows that "progressive" and humanistic dogma in collaboration with aggressive capitalism is leading the whole planet toward inevitable destruction. Greed and consumerism, the opiates that (for many) mask the sheer ba...

Is leatsa é? Na labhair gaeilge linn!

yourcountryyourcall.com It's not open to everyone. Yes folks you don't have to be Irish and you don't have to be living here. You don't have to have much interest in the past or future of Ireland either. despite the vigourous use of the Irish language in advertising this grand quest you had better not submit a suggestion in Irish. Now you might think that since Ireland has its own native language you might be able to make a suggestion in it. Since the government (which 'supports' YCYC) decla...

The Big Freeze: Community comes in from the Cold

This cartoon appeared in today's Irish Times. Apart from its humorous take on recent government ineptitude during the cold snap it also serves as an apt reflection of modern Irish society – hopelessly dependent upon systems that have failed them. Inherent weakness and fear within the Irish people have prevented the national will from properly being asserted. We state our wishes clearly in constitutional referenda only to cower in intimidation after reprimands from our ruling oligarchy. We subj...

Global Warming and Mass Immigration

“[T]ackling climate change is a key element of Ireland’s programme for Government” - Michael Kitt, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Environment (1 September 2008) If Ireland sees any real change resulting from this ‘Global Warming’ - apart from carbon taxes being imposed on ordinary citizens from May 1st - it will be the very likely degradation of our country to that of a Third World economy and a Third World society. As it will become increasingly less profitable to do business he...