Well that Aontú and SF result for agreement with the protests says it all really.
Willing-Departure115 on
Interesting that a solid majority of people believe that immigrants are good for the country, while agreeing that we have taken in too many people in the past year. You can hold two ideas in your head at once. Gives some hope that the people we’re seeing on our screens spouting purely racist hate are the vocal minority, while putting it up to government to better control and manage immigration.
qwerty_1965 on
The right hand column conflates refugee and other immigrants in its questions but that aside the responses are still heartening given what’s been happening and the narrative peddled by the agitatiors.
Ok-Package9273 on
Therein lies the conflict, the vast majority who come here do so for a better life for their families. The problem is many people then see these people doing so at a cost to themselves rightly or wrongly.
With limited resources, unless someone coming here is very well educated, it’s debatable how much they contribute versus what they get in return from state supports.
TheStoicNihilist on
An SF/FF government.
To borrow a phrase, I would rather guide my father into my mother.
litrinw on
Well there you have it we are basically getting the 2016 government again.
LordyIHopeThereIsPie on
Any guessing on the election date based on this?
SassyBonassy on
Love the double entendre of “the state of the parties”
Absolute staaaate of them
Hairy-Balance7004 on
44% of the country are evidently happy with the status quo.. we need a new direction.
Ok_Magazine_3383 on
Seems increasingly likely Sinn Fein will be the opposition party after the next election.
Aside from changing leader, what else do you think they would have to change to actually convince the country to vote them into power?
Anbhas95 on
Well looks like the far-right campaign against SF is working. Which is working out well for FFG. They’ll just continue on being our government unfortunately
Hogy_Bear on
It really surprises me that 53% of people claim that rising house prices make no difference to them.
Given that housing has been a major issue in recent elections, it’s hard to see how this isn’t a concern for most people. Homeowners typically have a significant portion of their net worth tied up in their property, and those who rent are often affected by increasing prices that can make housing unaffordable.
It seems that the only group that might be unaffected could be pensioners (even then if you have kids that still need to live at home would be classified as bad imo) an /or pretty well off people. Everyone else has some proverbial skin in the game.
Temporary_Hall6382 on
Definitely interesting results for younger people to consider when weighing up emigration
No-Teaching8695 on
The sample size was 1300 people for reference
Pick another 1300 people from a different media source and the results could be far different
Just so people are aware
PowerfulConstant185 on
44% for FFG.
FuckAntiMaskers on
53% say rising house prices make no difference to me
Do these people not have children or grandchildren that they want to see be able to afford to rent and buy their own places and achieve independence as early into their adult lives as possible? Many of these probably still have adult children living in their homes
sureyouknowurself on
Do they have the questions? E.g. is that immigration as a whole or illegal immigration?
17 Comments
Well that Aontú and SF result for agreement with the protests says it all really.
Interesting that a solid majority of people believe that immigrants are good for the country, while agreeing that we have taken in too many people in the past year. You can hold two ideas in your head at once. Gives some hope that the people we’re seeing on our screens spouting purely racist hate are the vocal minority, while putting it up to government to better control and manage immigration.
The right hand column conflates refugee and other immigrants in its questions but that aside the responses are still heartening given what’s been happening and the narrative peddled by the agitatiors.
Therein lies the conflict, the vast majority who come here do so for a better life for their families. The problem is many people then see these people doing so at a cost to themselves rightly or wrongly.
With limited resources, unless someone coming here is very well educated, it’s debatable how much they contribute versus what they get in return from state supports.
An SF/FF government.
To borrow a phrase, I would rather guide my father into my mother.
Well there you have it we are basically getting the 2016 government again.
Any guessing on the election date based on this?
Love the double entendre of “the state of the parties”
Absolute staaaate of them
44% of the country are evidently happy with the status quo.. we need a new direction.
Seems increasingly likely Sinn Fein will be the opposition party after the next election.
Aside from changing leader, what else do you think they would have to change to actually convince the country to vote them into power?
Well looks like the far-right campaign against SF is working. Which is working out well for FFG. They’ll just continue on being our government unfortunately
It really surprises me that 53% of people claim that rising house prices make no difference to them.
Given that housing has been a major issue in recent elections, it’s hard to see how this isn’t a concern for most people. Homeowners typically have a significant portion of their net worth tied up in their property, and those who rent are often affected by increasing prices that can make housing unaffordable.
It seems that the only group that might be unaffected could be pensioners (even then if you have kids that still need to live at home would be classified as bad imo) an /or pretty well off people. Everyone else has some proverbial skin in the game.
Definitely interesting results for younger people to consider when weighing up emigration
The sample size was 1300 people for reference
Pick another 1300 people from a different media source and the results could be far different
Just so people are aware
44% for FFG.
53% say rising house prices make no difference to me
Do these people not have children or grandchildren that they want to see be able to afford to rent and buy their own places and achieve independence as early into their adult lives as possible? Many of these probably still have adult children living in their homes
Do they have the questions? E.g. is that immigration as a whole or illegal immigration?