There's no doubt that not so long ago Irish-Americans had it bad and confronted much of the same anti-immigrant, nativist rhetoric which still exists today among the nastiest factions of the extreme right-wing.
However, this formerly local artist with a blog that has a great many worthwhile KCMO Irish references offers this important perspective on the culture of victimization now sweeping the planet . . .
Irish KC: Stop, Stop, For The Love of God, Stop, With the Irish Slaves Nonsense
Money line . . .
"There are many forms of slavery, and we use the term today often in a general sense, but if we’re going to compare peoples in the same time period and the same places, like the white Irish with the black Africans, in colonial times, there was no comparison. Being a servant, an indentured one, Irish and white, was far better than being a chattel slave, African and black.
"So by all means, and on this day, remember this horrible dark time in history for the Irish - but do not use that to play down the greater suffering and oppression of Africans and their descendants, nor the racial significance of it."
You decide . . .
The Cherokee's descendants skulls shrank after Andrew Jackson moved them to Oklahoma.
ReplyDeleteIn certain areas in certain towns the Irish are still trash talked about. It becomes lesser of an issue the more the bloodline of Irish immigrants who came to America in the 1700 and 1800's is mixed. But I will say a true Irishman is very dedicated to their ancestry.
ReplyDeleteAnd I will say you are one dumb POS. Stay inside today dummy.
DeleteWhen will there be reparations for those who had their lucky charms stolen???
ReplyDeletePoor Irish. I mean Custer and Little Big Horn and all....
ReplyDeleteMEH....too fucking cold outside
ReplyDeleteInside the whole weekend
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Tales of group-identity persecution is an old tradition used by group leadership to maintain control and authority over their flock.
ReplyDeleteEven today, just look at the following:
Jewish community -- perhaps no other group has been more successful enforcing this tactic than the Jewish community. Jews are indoctrinated with the notion that if they don't stick together tightly, society will kill them off. They're encouraged to self-segregate, inter-marry, give preferential treatment to other Jews, maintain their own schools, patronize their own businesses, etc.
Their religion and holy books teach that non-Jews are no better than animals.
Remember African slavery started with Africans selling Africans, and it contines to this very day. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_contemporary_Africa
ReplyDeleteSo, that makes America's role, okay?
ReplyDeleteBullshit. A white man doesn't believe in the existence of White Privilege?
ReplyDeleteYou don't say.
Look, a retard is explaining the races to us in gross general terms.
ReplyDeleteIf you're white, & an idiot, how do you explain that?
12:44 you forgot to hoist your tie on the rafter again.
ReplyDeleteFuck you, asshole.
ReplyDeleteRacists are fundamentally cowards.
And you're what ya jackass?
ReplyDeleteI'm not telling you to go hang yourself, jackass.
ReplyDeleteYou're the one be a fucking little bully.
11:43, but you are no better than an animal.
ReplyDeleteSlave hunting cops are not working class, they are shills of the English,
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