I watched my entire peer group leave and never return. This isn’t
just a technical matter. It touches the heart and soul of a nation, like a war.
It means the constant hemorrhaging of idealistic and energetic young
generations, who normally rejuvenate and reimagine a society.
In Ireland, as in
every high-emigration country, there have always been anti-emigration campaigns
and movements, led by the Left, demanding full employment in times of recession.
But they’re rarely strong enough to withstand the forces of the global market.
Meanwhile, the guilty and nervous elites in office during a period of popular
anger are only too happy to see a potentially radical generation scatter across
the world.
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