More than a fifth of Irish citizens think the “establishment” is replacing white Irish people with non-white immigration, which worries Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman, reports Breaking News.
This is supported by a recent public opinion study on immigration that was conducted on behalf of the Electoral Commission.
Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast, Mr. O’Gorman said that the figure was derived from “an online dialogue” that started in the US and has since moved to this country.
“I think that’s hugely, hugely concerning. And I think it stems from the fact that there are large chunks of the population now who, I suppose, are sucked into rabbit holes on social media and don’t get the opportunity to hear other sides of a particular debate. And I think that is concerning. And I think when we see some of the protests that have taken place in terms of refugee accommodation, we see these conspiracy theories trotted out as fact. It’s very hard to refute that when someone is so convinced that anybody who has an alternative view is themselves kind of somehow corrupted by it,” reports Breaking News.
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