You are making some points that I've honestly never heard before, and it's really interesting. I distinctly remember the GFC, and the exodus out of Ireland that ensued. Anyone that I knew personally, was interested in making some money and coming home. You're making the point that there were stay behinds that somehow altered the political environment? I've never heard that argument before. When did you first notice this?

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6-7 years ago. We got Irish embeds inside “Aussie companies” (in my case, US Companies setting up Aussie presence under local PTY LTDs). They married locals and got PR/Citizenship and had the same work rights as the rest of us but were heavily embedded in recruitment. That’s a job that makes $200k here no sweat. $300-$400-$500k in good years. Take 50% in tax it’s still top 10%. They became champagne socialists in Aus. Received all the benefits as they got established, lived comfortable with good wages, then wanted more socialism from the rest of us once they had roots in country. They avoided your shitshow and demand we go down your path. Not working well for any of us.
So Austrailia was decidely less socialist before the Irish arrived after the great financial crash? You said yourself that they benefitted from socialism when they got off the plane, so was it the case that these particular Irish made it even worse. Who was responsible initially for the socialist conditions that led to this? I think a clearer idea of what we mean by 'socialism' would be helpful if I'm to understand your points fully. Do we mean the money printer and central banking? Do we mean the welfare system, or do we mean the social justice woke shite and all of the garbage ideaologies that are associated with that side of things.