Ireland has done a weird dash left from being an extremely hardcore catholic liberal state to legalising abortion and gay marriage by an overwhelming referendum. I think a lot of Irish people are much further left than the state
I think a lot of Irish people are much further left than the state
The people are much further left than the state in lots and lots of places. That's just the way things are when you live in a dictatorship of capital where the ruling class actively works against and aims to deepen divisions between the people.
I think a lot of Irish people are much further left than the state
Like @AcidSmiley also said: that's the case everywhere. For example, check out this study in Nature about the difference between actual support for climate policies, and the perceived support for it among Americans.
Ireland has done a weird dash left from being an extremely hardcore catholic liberal state to legalising abortion and gay marriage by an overwhelming referendum. I think a lot of Irish people are much further left than the state
The people are much further left than the state in lots and lots of places. That's just the way things are when you live in a dictatorship of capital where the ruling class actively works against and aims to deepen divisions between the people.
Like @AcidSmiley also said: that's the case everywhere. For example, check out this study in Nature about the difference between actual support for climate policies, and the perceived support for it among Americans.
The release of two big reports in Ireland about the Catholic church broke the back of catholicism as a political force in the country.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Secours_Mother_and_Baby_Home
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases_in_Ireland