David Conde's Blog

Giant Douche Vs Turd Sandwich – Here We Go Again

With the population of Ireland going to the polls last Thursday we were faced yet again by the big question "Do I vote for a giant douche or a turd sandwich?". In fairness to the previous government they did keep the Irish economy stable but I just keep asking myself what did they actually change for the good. House prices are way to high, the cost of living in Ireland matches the house prices, the countries infrastructure is a disgrace, the health service is in shambles and certain parts of the country don't even have clean water. The answer "not alot" always springs to mind. When I look back specifically at the communications manifesto of the two largest irish political parties it is very evident why Ireland always comes up close to the bottom of the E.U. communications tables. With both the Green Party and the Labour Party offering very viable alternatives i'm very surprised that they did not perform better at the polls. One attitude that I did find with quite a few people was that they did like what some of the smaller parties were offering but would only view them as a second option as the two main parties are so big that for their vote to count they must first support one of larger parties. With attitudes like this we'll always be faced by the age old question "Do I vote for a giant douche or a turd sandwich?". This is why for the country to change for the good we must first ask ourselves "What did I do personally to foster an attitude towards change for the good?".