John Robson: Canada Should Take a Lesson From Dublin Riots and End Massive Immigration

Published on November 27, 2023

Commentary Riots are dangerous, undemocratic, and corrosive of trust and order. So when they become a significant form of political action, they warn that your system is falling apart. If you’re willing to listen. Consider recent riots in Ireland. They seem surprising despite Ireland’s long troubled history because, outside Ulster, the Emerald Isle has over the last century been more dormant than explosive. But what isn’t surprising is the complacency of the political elite. Oh sure, they were shocked and appalled. But smugly. The Commissioner of Ireland’s Garda Síochána, Drew Harris, called rioters a “complete lunatic hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology.” And we all hate far-right ideology. Down with Trump....