Is there a better explanation for all the parties but Sinn Fein continuing to support austerity and debt repayment than their being packs of careerist politicians dependent on financial sector financing? I know all give lip service to 'honor' and 'being good Europeans' and similar crap, but do they really believe this or are they simply making pragmatic calculations on what will be most likely to keep their party at current or better levels of influence in the country?

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."