This guy:

More pre-election stoking as @MichaelC_IND_TD
joins Casey & co with a pathetic attack on migrants. Says we're 'losing our culture' & need to help 'our own.' Interesting how those who do most to help 'our own' & promote Irish culture rarely preach division. https://t.co/oEh5f3hNBl

— Ruairí McKiernan (@ruairimckiernan) September 17, 2019

It’s like that episode of Father Ted, where the farmer shouts at the priest: “Should we all be racists now?”

There’s an election coming. Ireland has multi-seat constituencies. Candidates who appeal to fewer than 15% of their constituents regularly get elected. To parliament.

It all sounds great in theory. And then they discover that racism is a dog whistle for around…I don’t know…maybe 15% of the population.

Yikes.

Do we really have to have elections? (Asking for a friend.)