Irish former UFC champion Conor McGregor is now under investigation by authorities in his home country for allegedly committing an “online hate speech” crime for comments he posted on social media criticizing Irish authorities for how they handled an Algerian immigrant who stabbed a total of five people, three of which were kids, just a week ago. So apparently, in Ireland, you aren’t allowed to criticize the powers-that-be for how they do their jobs. That’s scary.
McGregor is partially in trouble for stating on his X/Twitter platform and Instagram — have 60 million followers — “Ireland, we are at war,” after the assault took place. I guess that’s a pretty controversial statement.
via The Daily Wire:
Violent riots erupted in Ireland’s capital, Dublin, on Thursday after the alleged assailant stabbed five people, including two adults and three children as young as five years old, near a school in the city center. All but one of the victims in the attack reportedly continue to receive medical treatment.
The night of violence resulted in the arrest of at least 34 of the reported 500 rioters — some of whom set a bus and police car ablaze and damaged multiple buildings as officials suspended all public transport in the city.
Irish Garda commissioner Drew Harris labeled the Dublin riots as “disgraceful scenes” caused by a “hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology.” But the police commissioner’s remarks were met with harsh criticism from UFC superstar.
“Innocent children ruthlessly stabbed by a mentally deranged non-national in Dublin, Ireland today,” McGregor stated. “Our chief of police had this to say on the riots in the aftermath. Drew, not good enough. There is grave danger among us in Ireland that should never be here in the first place, and there has been zero action done to support the public in any way, shape or form with this frightening fact. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Make change or make way. Ireland for the victory. God bless those attacked today, we pray.”
Not long after making his first remarks on the attack in Dublin, McGregor stressed that he did not condone the actions of those involved in the riots taking place in the city, including the theft and destruction of property and assaults on first responders.
“Last nights scenes achieved nothing toward fixing the issues we face,” he added. “I do understand frustrations however, and I do understand a move must be made to ensure the change we need is ushered in. And fast! I am in the process of arranging. Believe me I am way more tactical and I have backing. There will be change in Ireland, mark my words.”
Hey, you know what’s funny? If riots erupted over a white man committing this crime, it would be considered a form of activism and a release of stress and pressure. Just pointing out a very inconvenient truth that the Black Lives Matter riots taught us several years back.
But as authorities organized to confront rioters, McGregor’s comments echoed across the Internet as reports swirled that the suspect was a foreign national, sparking the large anti-immigration protest to flood the streets of Dublin.
McGregor’s comments instantly made the mixed martial artist a leading voice in Ireland as the nation deals with an influx of immigrants, which reportedly has risen to its second-highest level in recent months and among the highest per capita in the European Union.
Irish authorities are now launching an investigation into McGregor for his comments because that is apparently far more important than finding out the reason behind the attacker’s ambush on innocent children. This comes hot on the heels of efforts to help pass a radical bill into law that would place massive restrictions on public speech. In the past this legislation has lacked the amount of support it would need to pass, but at this point, it could be edging ever closer to becoming law.
Leo Varadker, the Irish prime minister, is all on board for the bill, telling local media outlets that the legislation should be passed as soon as possible in order to take down those who post “messages and images that stir up hatred and violence.”
The problem, of course, is who gets to determine what the criteria is for message that convey “hatred and violence?” It’s the folks in charge, of course. And they happen to be radical progressives. This law is authoritarian in nature and is exactly what liberals want to do here in the United States. Take a good look at Ireland, folks. It could be your future.
The Sunday World reported Minister for Foreign Affairs Tanaiste Micheál Martin said that speaking against mass immigration in Ireland is “essentially inciting hate” and such remarks “of that type” are “absolutely disgraceful.”
Although Martin did not specifically name McGregor in his remarks, he claimed that voices like McGregor’s are “isolated and “are inciting hate and to some degree incitement is unacceptable.”
McGregor responded to Martin’s comments saying, “Blame anyone but themselves. Typical. Worthless you are Michaél. Worthless and spineless. Ryan Casey called you all out last week grieving the love of his life, stolen by pawn scum, and nothing but waffle from you all since. Zero action!”
He then called for the Irish people to stand up against the country’s current immigration policies.
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