Independent socialist Catherine Connolly’s coolness to Brussels and hostility to Donald Trump put her at odds with the Irish government.

Independent socialist Catherine Connolly’s coolness to Brussels and hostility to Donald Trump put her at odds with the Irish government.

She’s slammed NATO, voted against EU treaties, been accused of offering propaganda boosts for dictators from Russia to Syria — and now she’s on track to become Ireland’s next president.

Catherine Connolly, a former mayor of the western city of Galway who’s spent the past nine years as an opposition socialist lawmaker in Ireland’s parliament, has built a commanding polling lead ahead of Friday’s election versus her only challenger, former government minister Heather Humphreys from the center-ground Fine Gael party.

The latest opinion poll, published Wednesday night, put Connolly on 55.7 percent support compared to Humphreys’ 31.6 percent. Results will be announced Saturday, but the surprisingly fleet-footed 68-year-old Connolly acts and talks like she’s already won.

  • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    1 day ago

    These are ridiculous statements in context of NATO’s primary goal

    They are facts. Opposing NATO doesn’t necessary mean not supporting Ukrainians. Countries has signed international conventions that gives right to support the occupied like Ukraine and Gaza without being in NATO.

    Do you still trust the USA what the rest of NATO will do if the USA goes full Russian supporter?

    NATO is a supporter of Israel which shouldn’t has anything to do with the area that they try to protect

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–NATO_relations

    https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_21331.htm?selectedLocale=en

    A new Palestinian state would need help in disarming Hamas and other terrorist groups, while Israel would need reassurance that it would not have to bear the burden of protecting its citizens alone. And NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer’s openness to a NATO mission in Iraq bodes well both for bolstering a new Iraqi government and for rebuilding Alliance unity.

    Look at how Nato can’t even condemn Israeli occupation and backing of settlements and violent settlers

    I

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      33·
      1 day ago

      The US is a bigger military force (qualitatively and quantitatively) than all other NATO members combined (although UK/France are no slouches and some smaller countries like Poland, Sweden, Finland hold their own). This is a critical issue in holding back the russians.

      You denying this (and ignoring that russia is currently occupying 3 non-NATO members, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia), says everything we need to know.

      The real irony is that I lean much more towards the Palestinian side, but that doesn’t mean I am going to buying into “DATO forced poor putin to invade1!”

      • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        1 day ago

        You made yourselves dependent of the USA. The USA was never a trusted ally they can stab you whenever they feel

        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-alleges-executive-sold-secrets-to-russia-for-13-million/ar-AA1P6kSM

        I am going to buying into “DATO forced poor putin to invade1!”

        You are assuming that I am one of those. I am the one who want all countries to respect international laws and not supporting occupiers whatever it is Ukraine, Palestine or any other not you

        You denying this (and ignoring that russia is currently occupying 3 non-NATO members, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia), says everything we need to know.

        Read my comments again . I said that the countries that risks to be occupied again by Russia former controlled area . Maldova and Georgia was both part of the URSS and shouldn’t be part of Russia or occupied by it again