Still hope for the sinking ship

Recently this blog has heard many people compare Ireland to a sinking ship. Its true that our economic woe, resulting in mass unemployment and savage cuts, has left the majority of us feeling that this allegory is true. With more and more people being forced to "choose" to emigrate, it leaves us all wondering should we desert this sinking ship.

This blog has the greatest of sympathy for those people who have been forced to emigrate. No one can blame them, and they have been left with little option. In fact, at certain moments, even this blog wonders is there any hope for this nation.

There is still hope. It does not rest with the likes of Mary O' Rourke, who flirts with the idea of a national government to try and save her own hide. It does not lie with the Fianna Fail/Green governments plans to introduce a series of harsh budgets over the coming years, which they claim might "save" our economy. It does not rest with the weak opposition of Enda Kenny, who's party has refused to rule out introducing similar cuts if they were in power tomorrow.

What hope is left lies with the people of Ireland. Only they can bring down this government. Only they can prevent the "doomsday" budget. Only they can elect a new Fianna Fail/Fine Gael free government.

Sinn Féin is the only party committed to not introducing savage cuts against the ordinary citizens of Ireland. But Sinn Féin are nothing without the support of those ordinary citizens.

There is still hope, and it rests in you.