Paul O Mahoney
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Theres a whole industry now , they call themselves " influencers " and its a multi billion industry.
Theres a whole industry now , they call themselves " influencers " and its a multi billion industry.My friends parents are grandparents to numerous children. Very frightening to think society now places more value on the influence that people on TV have on young people. Sure why don't we just rich famous people teach our kids values.
I’m not sure that “role model” is the correct description, fame would probably be a better one. Fame influences. This shouldn’t be surprizing; it always has done.Nurses are role models. Doctors are role models. Politicians are role models. Parents are role models. Teachers are role models. Anyone that has any interaction with a young person can be a role model. Yet we are not asking any of them that chose not to get vaccinated to explain themselves and to be judged.
There is concern because the media created concern. Started with the news that a few England players were not getting vaccinated and might have to miss the world Cup. Thats what the concern was. Missing football rather than the betterment of society. It spread from there to the media using every press conference to quiz managers and players on their vaccine status and their views on vaccines because the media smelled a story. They are footballers who it now seems are to be blamed for vaccine hesitancy or are responsible for making decisions in the hope that it will influence young people. If a young teenager is not getting vaccinated because an Irish footballer says he is not, the issue lies with the parents of the child not with the footballer
Yep, so the solution isn't to try to overcome genetics and a baked-in bad attitude. The solution is to find better role models.Agreed. Nonetheless it is a fact.
In fairness it's not that long ago that most people were afraid of thunder and believed it to be a display of divine anger. Even today people who are ill-informed or poorly educated fear things the majority know to be harmless.Anyone who ‘chooses’ not to get vaccinated is a coward and selfish.
If you ‘choose’ not to then you must be scared of something? Therefore a coward.?
If they’re not scared then they are simply selfish. It really is as simple as that.
Some people still think there's a magic man in the sky who made everything, I know, crazy innit?In fairness it's not that long ago that most people were afraid of thunder and believed it to be a display of divine anger. Even today people who are ill-informed or poorly educated fear things the majority know to be harmless.
Shhhh, he might smite you!!Some people still think there's a magic man in the sky who made everything, I know, crazy innit?
To paraphrase Ricky Gervais, he's too busy giving AIDS to all those kids in Africa.Shhhh, he might smite you!!
That's right and he is showing the same selfish , uncaring and irresponsible to others.The irony of Mr Robinson's situation is that he has had Covid twice and recovered. I don't get his "We're so fit, we don't do the vaccine" caper. I know 16 year old hurlers that are fitter than him and they've taken the vaccine. Mr Robinson is nothing short of being selfish, uncaring and irresponsible.
I think they are stupid. There's no logical reason not to take it. People who think there are valid reasons are just wrong. And stupid.I don't think that people who do not get vaccinated are cowards
I think they are right, I mean the modern game now rarely sees two players within 2 metres and a hint of a foul will render the player useless and will simply roll/ dive or simply run away flapping their arms in disgust crying while redoing their hair. Don't forget the socks extra protection.I think they are stupid. There's no logical reason not to take it. People who think there are valid reasons are just wrong. And stupid.
Ah feel you're bein' terribly cynical Paul the gaffa had us re-awe-sin the national an-hem earlier and said we should ‘ave got the vax before we came out to Azer – Azer – Azer wha’ ever country we’re playin’ in and I sed to ‘im whilst tryin’ to get my lipsinkin’ lips around the song that my biggest fear as usual is we’d be miming to the wrong an-hem music. Bu’ I would like to fank my grandfaw-der for makin’ this day possible and I’m proud to represent my country although given ‘alf the chawnce I’d be wiff Garret Southgate in Spine against Andorra.I think they are right, I mean the modern game now rarely sees two players within 2 metres and a hint of a foul will render the player useless and will simply roll/ dive or simply run away flapping their arms in disgust crying while redoing their hair. Don't forget the socks extra protection.
It's the physios I feel sorry for, rubbing legs not injured, and the stretcher bearers.....
They do put people at risk by not being vaccinated but they need the media too.
And you call me cynical, in fairness Keane and Denis Irwin did a lot of good work for a lot of stuff at home too, despite the persona of Keane in particular.Ah feel you're bein' terribly cynical Paul the gaffa had us re-awe-sin the national an-hem earlier and said we should ‘ave got the vax before we came out to Azer – Azer – Azer wha’ ever country we’re playin’ in and I sed to ‘im whilst tryin’ to get my lipsinkin’ lips around the song that my biggest fear as usual is we’d be miming to the wrong an-hem music. Bu’ I would like to fank my grandfaw-der for makin’ this day possible and I’m proud to represent my country although given ‘alf the chawnce I’d be wiff Garret Southgate in Spine against Andorra.
And you call me cynical, in fairness Keane and Denis Irwin did a lot of good work for a lot of stuff at home too, despite the persona of Keane in particular.
Denis a fine hurdler, and I had to take his legs a few times in the Tank field, that wasn't yesterday either.
I didn't bring up the GAA, I was simply sharing a memory.Actually now that you bring up the GAA, why hasn't the Tyrone football teams attitude towards vaccines garnered the same response? And their attitude wasn't unique while the Championship was being run. I don't remember seeing a thread on it. Of course a black footballer who doesn't speak 'proper' English says something that wasn't even anti-vaccine and he is accused of being too thick to understand and of endangering the young people in society....