‘I am alarmed that one of our closest friends, a democracy dedicated to upholding cherished freedoms, should undertake such legislation,’ US Senator J.D. Vance wrote to the Irish Ambassador regarding the 'hate speech' bill.
This law serves multiple functions. First, it is a tool to silence those Irish who oppose the policy of shipping migrants and refugees into their communities. Second, it allows the government to begin prosecuting the traditionalists remaining in Ireland who oppose the Sexual Revolution.
The sinister infringements on freedom of speech comes at a time in Scotland when the police force is already stretched due to Scottish National Party budget cuts.
'I believe one of the reasons that Ireland has become so authoritarian in recent years is that the Government and the so-called Opposition are simply on the same page on many issues.'
The use of these enhanced surveillance techniques extend beyond major social media platforms, by granting the Army access to 'CCTV feeds, radio stations, news outlets, personal records, hacked information, webcams, and – perhaps most invasive – cellular location data.'
How could Ireland – one of the most solid Catholic nations in the world – so completely lose its way? The island of saints and scholars is becoming a place where the mention of Christian morality is a crime.