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Shane Coleman: One wrong word and you’re toast – politicians are running scared of social media
Our elected representatives are afraid to call out right from wrong through fear of an ensuing social media pile-on
Politicians have always had to tread a fine line between straight talking and getting re-elected. Sometimes the latter involves defending the indefensible. While it can be frustrating from the ‘national interest’ perspective, at least there is a justifiable defence of electoral self-preservation.
But in recent times, politicians’ Jesuitical approach has gone well beyond rule one of Irish politics – ‘Mind thy seat’ – to the extent that it points to a collective loss of nerve ...
