Comments on: In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain. – Pliny The Elder http://blog.catholicireland.net/2009/01/08/in-these-matters-the-only-certainty-is-that-nothing-is-certain-pliny-the-elder/ CatholicIreland.net Blog Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Mike http://blog.catholicireland.net/2009/01/08/in-these-matters-the-only-certainty-is-that-nothing-is-certain-pliny-the-elder/comment-page-1/#comment-7860 Mike Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:49:37 +0000 http://blog.catholicireland.net/?p=1139#comment-7860 I agree with you Ronan, but you know as well as I do that people can be very insular no matter what and as self preservation they will look to put "their own house in order", literally, first. So by that I think there is every chance that the charities will suffer and i think a lot of them have come out and said so recently. I agree with you Ronan, but you know as well as I do that people can be very insular no matter what and as self preservation they will look to put “their own house in order”, literally, first.

So by that I think there is every chance that the charities will suffer and i think a lot of them have come out and said so recently.

]]> By: Ronan http://blog.catholicireland.net/2009/01/08/in-these-matters-the-only-certainty-is-that-nothing-is-certain-pliny-the-elder/comment-page-1/#comment-7859 Ronan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:42:29 +0000 http://blog.catholicireland.net/?p=1139#comment-7859 Mike, While I agree with you about not getting ahead of ourselves when it comes to job cuts I really do disagree when it comes to "put(ting) the more poverty stricken countries to the back burner while we become a bit more selfish". We are selfish enough as it is. I shudder at the thought of a more selfish Ireland. There are some extraordinary characters working hard in this country for the less fortunate but the prevailing view in the post-celtic tiger days is one of unbridled greed. Anyway I will write a proper response in a later blog but for now I'll just say that the weakest amongst us should not be the ones to loose out because of the stupidity of billionaires. Mike,

While I agree with you about not getting ahead of ourselves when it comes to job cuts I really do disagree when it comes to “put(ting) the more poverty stricken countries to the back burner while we become a bit more selfish”. We are selfish enough as it is. I shudder at the thought of a more selfish Ireland.

There are some extraordinary characters working hard in this country for the less fortunate but the prevailing view in the post-celtic tiger days is one of unbridled greed.

Anyway I will write a proper response in a later blog but for now I’ll just say that the weakest amongst us should not be the ones to loose out because of the stupidity of billionaires.

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