The Green Effect
The Greens say they are proud of their achievements in government.
I have been trying to work out exactly what they did do.
For a start, they propped up the worst, most reviled government in the history of the state. By doing so, they helped bankrupt the country and hand our sovereignty to the EU on a plate. That’s quite an achievement all right?
They brought in an additional and totally unnecessary ‘carbon’ tax on all our fuel. Nice.
They nearly managed to ban light-bulbs. Hah!
They let a company rent out bicycles in Dublin. Big fucking deal.
But there is one achievement that stands head and shoulders above all the above. I didn’t really realise how major an achievement it was until a couple of days ago. My Damascus moment happened when I got a cold call. It was from Airtricity, and they wanted me to switch to their service. At least, I assume that was what they wanted because Yer Wan on the phone only got as far as mentioning the name of the company before I told her to fuck off and slammed down the phone. It was only after that that I realised why I had slammed down the phone. It wasn’t the fact that it was a cold call. It was because the mere mention of Airtricty conjured up an image of windmills despoiling the countryside, and worst of all, I had a vision of Gormless and The Grinner Ryan float before my eyes.
Yes. That is their achievement. After a short time in government they have managed to turn me into a rabid anti-eco-terrorist. I am now willing to do anything that would annoy Gormless and his pals. I know it is illogical but it just shows what a profound effect they have had. I will have nothing to do with anything ‘green’ If it’s bad for the planet, it’s good for me. Every night I stick needles in an effigy of Duncan Stewart. My green bin contains all my household waste, and the brown bin contains all my recyclables destined for landfill. Most of all, I collect all my toxic waste, like batteries and refrigerators, and I dump ‘em in the landfill myself, just to be sure no eco warrior waylays them.
I am now going to spend the rest of the afternoon cutting down trees and burning tractor tyres.
The Greens certainly had a profound effect on me.
“I know it is illogical but it just shows what a profound effect they have had. I will have nothing to do with anything ‘green’ If it’s bad for the planet, it’s good for me.”
Sorry old chap but this is more than illogical it’s plain fuckin’ petty and stupid. I despise petty more than I do stupid. Now that’s illogical.
And buy a big fuel guzzling 4 x 4 preferably diesel, about 20 years old, that emits exhaust fumes in large quantities.
TT – Blame the Green Party [and Duncan Stewart].
Mossy – Nah! That would cost money. I might build myself a steam car though, that runs on coal?
I don’t know how it is over there, but over here if you can manage to get your car running on coal it’s exempt from road tax. I’ve been pondering a conversion for a while. Maybe with a trailer to carry the coal.
TT,
If you had had to put up with our Green Party for the last four yaers you would stick needles in your own eyes if you thought it would annoy them! It’s that bad.
Bugger! No coal here. Wonder if I could get ‘Himself’ working on a vehicle that runs on olive wood? We’ve had to change our 3.5 litre Hyundai for a Toyota Yaris as the road tax would have been over 900 euros! We’re feeling a bit claustrophobic in it.
Good on ya, you’re saying what a lot think. What ever the truth about the worldwide fashion that is the Global Warming and Green Movement, the Irish ‘Yella’ party have done it irrepairable here. I’m looking forward to the expressions on Gormless and Postman Pat Ryan’s kissers when the election results are in!!
Green’s I also hate them with a passion all they want to do is make people pay more taxes, another way to extort money from the taxpayer. They like Gormless are the biggest hypocrites going like he cycles to the Dail but then claims €14000 for turning up. He goes to London by Ferry but has a car travel to Holyhead to drive him to London. Does not stay at a Budget Hotel but at the £500 a night Dorchester taxpayer paying of course. Hypocrites the lot of them lets hope after this election they are never heard of again.